Eliminate the Need For Synthetic Fertilizers with Dr. Kris Nichols

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. Kris Nichols, who has conducted innovative research on soil biology to understand how to regenerate soil health quickly. She is the founder and principal scientist of KRIS (Knowledge for Regeneration In Soils) Systems Education & Consulting Services. Dr. Nichols has also been the Chief Scientist at Rodale Institute and a Research Soil Microbiologist with the USDA. Listen to them discuss how to harness the power of fungi to decrease the use of synthetic fertilizers, the symbiosis between bacteria and water retention, and climate-resilient crops. See the complete show notes at regenerativeagriculturepodcast....

[@tomsshop04]

This stuff is amazing ...this will change the face of human food production in such a good and positive way ...the revelation of .... let food be thy medicine !!!

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

I particularly like how you pronounced particularly

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Another great podcast! Thanks AEA!

[@therealbokla]

👍Thank you for another great conversation.

[@gledegaardred2194]

Absolutely amazing content. We're in Norway and unable to acquire the AEA products, but are working on developing the same results slowly with succession planting, organic fertizlers and inculents. The content here has been vital.

[@AdvancingEcoAgriculture]

Hi Gledegaard RED, we're so happy to hear that you're finding this content useful! Good luck :) - The AEA Team

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

It is a shame that these podcasts aren't getting more views .. if people realized the absolute gold there is to be found here! I am currently growing an agroforestry nursery, utilizing mycorrhizal networks that build a community of Pecan, Hazelnut, Alder, Eleagnus, Pear, Wintergreen, Redbud, Bearberry, and Blueberry (Ecto, Arbuscular, and Ericoid networks, with select species that communicate through multiple mycorrhizal networks) Some other species in there, but those are the big ones. It looks like a forest, it looks like a garden .. and can feed a human being in far less space than is utilized in the modern monoculture farming operations.

[@EdibleplanetOrg]

I agree - this information is pure gold! We are currently doing a similar trial but with fruit trees. - apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, nectarine and cherries and have sown literally tens of thousands of seeds throughout the orchard consisting of over 50 different species of salad greens, spinach, arugula, kale, collards, tomatoes, melons, peppers, cukes, wilflowers, a few grasses, etc...We're expecting a mutually beneficial quorum (Christine Jones word) to be reached which, over time, will lead to greater and greater efficiencies of the nutrient exchanges taking place between the different plant species well as providing a defense network. After seeding we applied a liquid compost extract and mycorrhizae to the area. Overseeding was just two weeks ago but we're pretty excited to see what transpires. Peace.

[@jotapits]

Fascinating!!

[@EdibleplanetOrg]

Is it possible that, over time, there will be a largely diverse population of bacteria, capable of solubulizing a diverse array of minerals, hitching a ride on the mycorrhizae. Since the bacteria consume the photosynthate sugars ('ose) offered by the mycorrhizae, is the byproduct (waste) of the bacteria enzymes ('ase)? Also, are there different bacteria for every different mineral each providing an enzyme waste product that solubilizes a mineral? Peace

[@joepeduzzi8834]

Amazing information. Do you know if using cold processed fish and seaweed hydrolosat will cause the plant to stop feeding the mycorhiza and other microbes or they're still needed to break it down further?

[@JohnKempfVisionBuilder]

Seaweed will not have that effect. Liquid fish can when applied in large amounts, more than a few gallons per acre.

[@cyrilperret]

Please listen to this at x1,25 speed ! :)

[@inigomontoya8943]

“We have the ability to feed up to 14 billion people nutrient dense food and at the same time enhance out ecosystem services.” Mic drop

[@Pilotcarsvc]

Excellent

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[@monkeymanwasd1239]

Sooooooooooo much double speak, like it all sounds political tons of stuff librals/people high in openness say even the less risk thing at the end was super typical I'm planning on listening to this a few times just to learn how polite people think

[@ronriehle1337]

Perhaps you should listen to what people think instead of how they think ?

[@monkeymanwasd1239]

@@ronriehle1337 i did like half the time but during the other half you could hear how carefully she was phrasing stuff and she even talked about how she doesnt want to fight people instead she is just suuuper polite. like compared to a lot of libs she is really chill and she doesnt seem like a socialist nor a vegan so i dont dislike her, but when she was carefully phrasing things in a politically correct way i was so distracted by how dishonest it felt that it detracted from what results her research actually got. like i dont read books to listen to folks political fantasies im reading as i just want to hear about whatever rare info they got. she provided some of that info but im pretty sure i could learn more from her about how to be polite rather than stuff about regen ag or permaculture.

[@monkeymanwasd1239]

@CB BC "I would love to take your observation to departments of social sciences to properly place or even better articulate your observation" im pessimistic about the state of the usa that i think i would get doxed and receive death threats if you tried that but she would likely be good at getting far left folks into permaculture. i appricate the effort and skill you put into your response but as i wrote the comment like 4 months ago i found your formal speaking capabilities to be very abrupt.

[@monkeymanwasd1239]

@CB BC it seems like she did a really good job of replacing her vocabulary with words phrasing and the like that protect her and grants her opportunities in a us college environment which when paired with her apparent fluency with permaculture allows her to easily build relationships with her similarly political peers.

[@wildrangeringreen]

here's a guy that blurts out the first thing that comes to mind... and doesn't know what it's like to actually take a pause to think up an articulate/accurate way to express ideas lol.