Dirt Matters - A journey into the mycobiome
Location
Carters Mill Picnic Area
About
We now know there is a greater biomass of living microorganisms within than above the soil. Modern industrial agriculture with its intensive use of chemicals, fertilisers and mechanical disturbance has largely eliminated these organisms. However, innovative biological farmers are turning things around through 'ecological intensification' – that is, by fostering the microbes within soils with the aim to reduce fertiliser, irrigation and tilling practices. Central to this is an understanding of ho