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Fantastic Fungi: The Forbidden Fruit

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Abundance

Robust soils are the essence of any healthy garden. My interest in the microbiology of soil is rooted in the fact that the health of our plants begins and ends with the level of microbial diversity in the soil.

Organisms live in the microscale environments within and between soil particles. Shifts in soil vitality occur on a microclimate level; moisture, pH, pore size, and the types of organic matter available create a broad range of habitats. Dirt doesn’t turn to soil overnight; compacted soils transform over time and with proper care and restoration.

By choosing gardening methods that allow for beneficial soil microbes to be present and abundant, we create the opportunity for healthy, rich soils. Providing the opportunity for abundance through my work with clients is my passion.

Jae Koenig

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seasonal fertilizing programs

compost tea

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those websites I recommend

  • Accupuncture / Dr Chady Wonson
  • All Edibles / East Bay
  • Artist / Jennifer Perlmutter
  • Artist / John McCoy
  • Artist / Marcia Barrow Taylor
  • Biomimicry Institute
  • C&D: Future Visioning of the Urban Landscape
  • Cagwin & Dorward Landscape Contractors
  • California Land & Natural Resources links
  • California Water Ordinance upcoming 2011
  • Chiropractic / Mark Locker D.C.
  • City Dirt
  • CIWMB report on Composting 2007
  • Columnist, Amy Greacen
  • Community: Cafe Reconcile, New Orleans
  • Consulting, Andrew Crawford
  • Design, Community & Environment / Sarah Sutton
  • Detritivore according to Wikipedia
  • Dr Carole Ann Rollins, Ph.D., Nature Technologies, Inc.
  • Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Food Web, Inc.
  • Dr Temple Grandin / humane treatment of animals
  • Ecological Society of America
  • Edible Schoolyard, Alice Waters
  • Encyclopedia of Earth
  • Environmental Alliance
  • eOrganics Soil & Fertility Management
  • Feral Kevin
  • fertilizers / Peaceful Valley Garden Supply
  • Fungi: Arbuscular mycorrhiza
  • Geotechnical Consulting / John Campbell
  • glossary to organic materials management
  • GM / genetically modified food and crops / watchdog
  • Hendrikus Group: soil genius
  • Ideas Worth Spreading
  • Install your own grey water system (Berkeley)
  • Jake Voit
  • Just Cause It
  • Low Impact Development Practices for Storm Water Management
  • Lyngso Garden Materials
  • Mycorrhiza according to Wikipedia
  • Native American Rights Fund
  • Natural Sustainable Agriculture Information
  • Nursery: Emerisa Gardens
  • Nursery: GardenNatives.com
  • Nursery: Orchard Nursery, Lafayette
  • Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply
  • Permaculture Marin
  • Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
  • Permaculture: Regenerative Design Institute
  • Phosphorus cycle
  • photography / John Campbell
  • photography / Joseph Schell
  • Pie Ranch
  • Robert Paterson's Weblog
  • Shelly Roche, BreaktheMatrix.net
  • Soil Foodweb: Its Importance in Ecosystem Health / Dr Ingham
  • Sudden Oak Life
  • Sustainable Contra Costa County
  • Sustainable Lafayette
  • The Society for Ecological Restoration Int'l
  • The World Cafe
  • Thorn Architects
  • Transition movement / Rob Hopkins
  • Watershed: Stillwater Sciences
  • Wendell Berry wisdom

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