At the beginning of the twentieth century scientists made incredible progress discovering the hidden functions and relationships of the soil’s ecosystem. After World War II, however, the world of agriculture and horticulture became convinced that crop production could transcend nature with the use of magical nitrates left over from the production of bombs and bullets. The farmer learned how to make greater profits by eliminating rotations that would allow the soil to rebuild itself and restore the nutrients lost from crop removal. Unfortunately, they also found they needed to compliment their menu of synthetic nutrients with deadly biocides to combat any of nature’s objections to their strategies. Eventually, it became another war. Click Empty Harvest Excerpt for an excellent discussion on this subject.

Agriculture remains important to each of us, supplying most of the food for modern civilization, so when agriculture fails, it can perpetuate disasters like famine or even war. We are continually being challenged to re-evaluate the management and implications of mandkind's most important activities. Ecological disaster zones, such as increased erosion, the destruction of humus and ecosystems, water pollution, greenhouse warming, use of chemical fertilizers / pesticides, irrigation, seed stock and ozone depletion are staring back at us, forcing us to evaluate our current practices and farming methods.

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MicroSoil is a nitrogen-fixing, microbial formulation combined with natural enzymes, polysaccharides and polypeptides. Its intended use is to assist the growth of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms and beneficial "native soil microorganisms," to enhance and optimize the decomposition process of animal and plant residues and aid in the building process of organic matter in the soil. It is totally natural, safe and nontoxic.

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Soil bacteria are of special interest because of their many varied activities. In addition to the group of bacteria which function in decomposing organic materials (heterotropic bacteria), there is a smaller group (autotropic bacteria), which obtain their energy from the oxidation of mineral materials such as ammonium, sulfur and iron. This latter group is responsible for the nitrification process (oxidation of ammonium to nitrate nitrogen) in the soil, a process which is vitally important in providing nitrogen for the growth of agricultural crops.

None of the constituents of MicroSoil are known to be pathogenic under any circumstances. In fact, MicroSoil ingredients promote increased biological activity within the soil ecosystem resulting in: