Remove Compost Remove Orchard Remove Straw
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Fungi Are Helping Farmers Unlock the Secrets of Soil Carbon

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He steeps the compost like a tea, extracting the microorganisms in water, and then runs it through his irrigation system. In addition to applying compost tea, Robb supports fungal life by creating mulch from wood chips, which the fungi help decompose. He mostly grows salad greens across 3 acres of farmland.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

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Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck. He fertilizes with compost tea, a mixture he creates of compost and water.