The food source for these organisms and, you know, this huge portion of biodiversity that exists underground. And so it has like all these really important critical functions for humans. So if you want to build organic matter, you have to build up your microbes. We see that in organic systems and increasingly in regenerative systems that you have higher microbial biomass or activity.
Jessica Chiartas (@soil.life), founder of Soil Life, is a postdoctoral scholar and educator focusing on the long-term impacts of agricultural practices on soil health, with an emphasis on soil heterogeneity and the development of region-specific soil health indicators.
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