My current focus is on soil ecology, regeneration and exploring better ways of growing nutritious food in harmony with nature.
Soil Ecology
Exploring the Soil Food Web and the tools we can use to better understand the quality of our soils and composts
Composts and amendments
Making effective use of garden and kitchen wastes to create high quality composts and other amendments
Regenerative Growing
Adopting growing practices which enrich the soil, enhance plant nutrition and work in harmony with nature
My Current Project
This year I will be conducting a Compost Diary project, sharing some basics on what makes soil healthy, how to make good compost, charting the evolution of a hot compost pile over the period of several weeks and much more.
Here are some of the things I’ve shared so far…
Coming soon – watch out for my upcoming article on protist soup and compost teas…
Resources
Here you will find some useful resources to get you started on each of the topics.
Microscopy Image Gallery
Visit the microscopy gallery for some of my own images of soil food web beings.
Microscopy Videos
View a series of videos showcasing soil food web members commonly found in soil and compost.
Soil Ecology
- Explore the Soil Food Web with Dr Elaine Ingham
- Find out more about Soil Microscopy with Eddie Bailey from Rhizophyllia
- The plant health pyramid with John Kempf
Composts and Amendments
- Hot Composting – a how to guide with Dr Elaine Ingham
- Johnson-Su Compost method to create your own soil biology – video
- Vermicomposting – a how to guide with Rhonda Sherman
- How to compost kitchen waste – the Bokashi method
- Making garden amendments – Nigel Palmer
- Korean Natural Farming approaches – the basics
Regenerative Growing
- Permaculture – sharing practices for growing better together
- Living with the Earth series from Bec Hellouin
- Miraculous Abundance with Perrine from Bec Hellouin
- Organic Growing with Eliot Coleman
- Six Inches of Soil – film
- FarmEd – regenerative agriculture approaches in practice
Heather Comina 