Promessa Soil

10/06/2024

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth, from tiny microorganisms to large animals and plants. It includes the differences within species, the variety of species themselves, and the different ecosystems they form. It all starts with genetic diversity within organisms, which helps species adapt and thrive.

As a Groundsman, I have a choice: use products that harm biodiversity by controlling through eradication, or use products that make the soil healthier for the grasses that keep horses and riders safe. Applying beneficial microbes after a race helps control undesirable species, weeds, and soil compaction.

Let's protect our biodiversity for a healthier planet and safer racing!

24/05/2024

Mesmerized by the benefits of working in harmony with nature to make more sustainable. Who else can come home buzzing after watching a pair of c**k pheasants race up the training track after the horses had left, (the looser flew off) while dozens of house martins darted across the mixed sward, and a pair of marsh harriers circle their prey in the middle of the most southerly racecourse?

All this is possible because has taken the leap to become more resilient to the inevitable impacts of climate change by focusing on soil health, biodiversity, and improved water management.

Come and experience the wonder of a -centric on Sunday, June 2nd, for the .

21/07/2022

Government put warnnings on high sugar food for the damage they do to our health.
Should governments put warnings on bags of synthetic fertilizer for the damage they do to soil health/ our health, through nutrient deprivation?

The manufacture of synthetic fertiliser is highly energy intensive. One kg of nitrogen fertiliser requires the energy equivalent of 2 litres of diesel. Energy used during fertiliser manufacture was equivalent to 191 billion litres of diesel in 2000 and is projected to rise to 277 billion in 2030. Th...

01/12/2019

The next burial service soon to open.

From flesh and bones to nutrient-rich soil.

02/11/2019

Contrary to popular belief, most of the carbon that is sequestered in northern boreal forests is due to fungi that live on and in tree roots, rather than dead needles, moss and leaf matter.

Makes a stronger case for soils importance in sequestering carbon, while above and below ground biomass provides a vital conduit.

(Phys.org) —A new study undertaken by a diverse group of scientists in Sweden has found that contrary to popular belief, most of the carbon that is sequestered in northern boreal forests comes about due to fungi that live on and in tree roots, rather than via dead needles, moss and leaf matter. In...

13/08/2019

Should we be thinking this way to keep sewage out of our sea?

01/05/2019

This is not ideal, but it was inevitable. There are potentially better ideas available let’s hope ideas progress into processes, sooner rather than later.

Over 30 days, microbes can turn a human body into a cubic yard of topsoil.

30/03/2019

Food waste + technology + biology = soil improver in 24hrs.

14/03/2019

Not sure about this approach, but it says something about the time being right to reconsider the current options.

The legislation, if signed, would see the state become the first in the US to legalize the alternative to cremation and burial

27/01/2019

How microbes are key to conservation / holistic nutrient cycling.

Lawmakers are considering whether Washington should be the first state to permit human remains to be reduced to soil through composting, or “recomposition.”

16/12/2018

Institutional “wickedness” comes in many forms.
A 15 year old girl puts the world to rights and challenges the most powerful institutions head to head.
MAGNIFICENT
https://grist.org/article/call-the-cops-this-swedish-teenager-just-wrecked-u-n-climate-negotiators/

https://grist.org/article/call-the-cops-this-swedish-teenager-just-wrecked-u-n-climate-negotiators/

Greta Thunberg is sick of political BS. She wants action on climate change STAT.