Ep. 29 - Bioactive Live Q&A - Compost and IMO Under the Microscope - Understanding Soil Organisms

We have an amazing episode this week with Organic Alexa (http://www.organicalexa.com and @organic.alexa on Instagram) who works at Hypha Grown, a small batch, no-till organic commercial grow out of Northern Michigan. Alexa helps her team by understanding what the soil in their beds is doing on a microscopic level, which enables her to steer what she adds to the compost, teas and other inputs that they produce in-house.Tonight we discussed:1. Introduction to soil organisms such as bacteria, protozoa, nematodes, fungi, actinomycetes, amoebae, ciliates, flagellates, rotifers, tardigrades2. Microbial necro-mass (dead microbes) and how a new study shows it makes up 50% of healthy soil mass3. The differences in microbial life in Aerated Compost Teas, Compost Extracts and even aged, unaerated teas and how it can affect microorganism growth4. Understanding the concepts of Soil Organic Matter (SOM), Particulate Organic Matter (POM and Mineral Associated Organic Matter (MAOM) and why MAOM's are so integral to long term success in organic gardening.5. Anatomical differences between predatory nematodes and those that break down organic matter 6. Camp Compost and what it means for the regenerative communityJoin us LIVE Friday at 9pm EST, 7pm MSTYou can support our show by supporting our businesses:http://www.rubberduckyisopods.comhttp://www.mibeneficials.comhttp://www.okcalyxxshop.com