How to make the BEST soil?

You do NOT need traditional soil tests.

You do NOT need to add minerals to your soils.

You do NOT need to buy inorganic fertilizer.

You do NOT need to spray pesticides or fungicides.

All you need to do?

Feed your soil, NOT your plants.

What does this mean and why is it the MOST IMPORTANT distinction you need to understand to grow beautiful vegetables?

Well first, what is soil? Seems like a dumb question right? But really think about it. What actually IS soil?

Soil isn’t a thing. It’s a process.

Soil is the trillions of microbes, fungi, arthropods, nematodes, worms and other soil creatures engaged in a complex cycle of birth and decay. As these creatures consume each other, they make nutrients and minerals bioavailable to your plants.

Soil isn’t a thing. Soil is a living ecosystem.

Conventional agriculture uses synthetic fertilizers to feed plants directly, but doing this makes the plants lazy and it disrupts the entire soil food web. Think about it. If your plants are receiving all their nitrogen from an inorganic fertilizer, why would they bother forming symbiotic relationships with bacteria who would normally give them nitrogen?

Instead of treating soil like a dead medium to pump with fertilizers and pesticides, we instead view it as a vast ecosystem of complex interactions. Supporting these creatures becomes our #1 goal as a gardener or farmer.

Healthy active soil means:

🤗 Less watering: higher organic matter levels store more water in the soil

🤗 Less disease: diverse bacterial and fungal populations fight disease and pests

🤗 Bigger vegetables: nutrient cycling and symbiotic relationships feed your plants WHAT they need WHEN they need it

🤗 Easier: significantly less mineral or nutrient deficiencies