Unlock the power of the microbiome. Transform your plants into medicine.
Plants as Medicine
Many people, in this day and age, through the advent of industrialized farming, have lost sight of the fact that our food and herbs (and other plants) ARE the original medicine. We have been given EVERYTHING we need for perfect health, in the plants that populate the earth.
However, with the increased use of industrial farming practices it is difficult to find much nutritional value, let alone medicinal value, in the crops produced today. Industrial farming management and salt fertilization practices have destroyed the microbiome of the soils, of which plants rely HEAVILY upon for mineral and nutrient acquisition, as well as production of secondary metabolites.
When our plants are deficient in secondary metabolites they are no longer medicine. When our plants are deficient in minerals they are no longer food, but rather a farming commodity sold on biomass alone.
When we grow our crops in soils RICH in fungal and bacterial biomass they tend to be healthier, more disease and pest resistant, higher yielding, AND full of minerals and secondary metabolites. These crops qualify as nutritious FOOD, AND they qualify as medicine!
Developing a Rich Microbiome
Follow these four essential steps to build a disease-suppressive microbiome
01
Attenuate the Soil
First address soil issues – flocculate heavy clay, add organic matter to sand, improve drainage. The soil must support extensive microbial life.
02
Healthy Seed Stock
Acquire healthy seed from healthy stock with a good microbiome. We can only push genetics as far as they can be pushed – start with microbiome rich seed!
03
Build the Microbiome
Use bottled inoculants, indigenous inoculants, or both. Biostimulants are KEY – they direct microbial activities and improve strength and resilience.
04
Consistent Upkeep
Maintain the soil environment, apply disease suppressive microbes, and replenish mineral nutrition. Evaluate with each season change.
Health is vertical from the microbiome to us — from the soil to the plants, to the animals that eat the plants, and the humans that eat the plants and animals.
Product Line
Mycogasm Products
Biostimulants are KEY — they direct microbial activities and improve strength and resilience
A natural bio-stimulant that uses the tools nature has already provided to call microbiology to your soil and plants, driving that microbiology to increase in number and diversity.
A foliar-applied micronutrient containing key minerals in specific ratios needed for improved photosynthesis. Armor increases plant brix immediately upon application, creating natural pest and disease resistance.
A naturally fermented extract from Russian thistle, harvested in fall for maximum calcium and oxalic acid content. Delivers remarkable fruit firmness, explosive juiciness, extended shelf life, and improved frost resistance.
Why Biostimulants Matter
When we buy lab-grown microbes they tend to lack vigor and direction once in the wild. Biostimulants help direct their activities and improve their strength and resilience outside of the perfect lab conditions they were grown in. Indigenous microbes also greatly benefit from biostimulants, as they can need a little prodding when pushing them to associate with plant species outside of their ‘norm’.