Compost tea is a method of extracting and multiplying micro-organisms in water. This process was popularized by Elaine Ingham of Soil Food Web fame, truly the mother of soil biology. Elaine has helped thousands of farmers restore and improve their soils through the work she has done and guides people through the process of making compost teas.
The compost tea process involves several components:
Read MoreTesting Brix levels in your pasture, fruits and vegetables is a handy tool for not only giving you a quality assessment but as a management tool for assessing your practices. So, what is Brix?
Adolf Brix was a German chemist in the 1800’s who first figured out how to measure the density of plant juices by floating a hydrometer in them. This was of great value to wine growers as they could then figure out which grapes would make the best wine.
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