What
Dirt is dead. Soil is brimming with life.
Traditional soil testing offers chemistry analysis. A Soil Biology Report provides a comprehensive picture of the microorganisms making that chemistry available in the first place. A complete Soil Food Web ensures optimal nutrient cycling, water retention, disease and pest resistance, and carbon-holding capacity. Using shadowing microscopy techniques, we qualify and quantify the beneficial and detrimental bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes in your soil. This is the clearest way to assess root zone health and resiliency.
Why
When we repair a soil microbiome, we work with nature to restore degraded lands and nutrient-poor soils. A Soil Biology Assessment tells us what’s missing and allows us to monitor improvements while we rebuild the soil microbiome, reduce input costs, and create lasting solutions for gardeners, growers, and landholders.
Who
Andrea is a certified Soil Food Web lab tech who wants to help everyone from local gardeners to large municipalities discover the human and environmental benefits of healthy soil. She was a student of organic farming techniques at FarmShare Austin, and served as the board chair for the Multicultural Refugee Coalition, which runs New Leaf Agriculture. She specializes in soil microscopy, building living compost systems, capturing and utilizing indigenous mycorrhizal fungi, and making liquid inoculants. Andrea has a BA in Journalism, and is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute. She spent ten years as a professional pastry chef and has called Austin, London, and Shanghai home. She now lives surrounded by trees and water on the magical Orcas Island.
Soil Food Web Certified
GroundWork is certified by the leading soil biologist Dr. Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web.
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