Obituary for Dr. Elaine Ingham

RIP Dr Elaine Ingram. #soilfoodweb

Cold outside, busy underground 🦠
Biochar creates a home for microbes while winter does the charging for you.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/springiscoming2026

#SoilFoodWeb #Biochar #GardenGoals

“Microbial Murmurs” #Hallowern

In graves of leaf and bone they hide,A billion mouths that never died.They hum and churn beneath the loam.The soil’s dark choir calls you home.

#SoilFoodWeb
#RuskinsTreesandSoilBiology

"Beneath our feet, a microbial symphony hums—quietly recycling, healing, and thriving. #MicrobialMonday"
#SOILFOODWEB

"Taken together, this study demonstrates that selective predation by nematodes reorganizes energy flow within soil micro-food webs, offering mechanistic evidence that predator-driven shifts in energy flow underpin biodiversity-function relationships in agricultural soils." #SoilFoodWeb #SoilScience

Drainage tip: Worms are nature’s plumbers. Invite them in with mulch and organic matter. Your garden’s not a swamp unless you want frogs. Aerate, amend, and let water flow! #LetLeaveLay #SoilFoodWeb
#SpongeGardens

The UK loses an estimated 2.2 million tonnes of topsoil annually due to erosion—enough to fill 200,000 lorries.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/…
#SaturdaySoilSnippits
#SoilFoodWeb

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has stated that, at current rates, 90% of land will bear our imprint (be degraded) by 2050. #SoilHealth #SoilFoodWeb

UNESCO has warned that 90% of the planet's land surface could be degraded by 2050 if current trends continue, posing major risks to biodiversity and human life. #SaturdaySoilFacts #soilFoodWeb

Soil health means higher yields and healthier food. Scaling up should be a priority investment like public infrastructure not a 'nice to have'.

Good to see more studies like this building up the case for intact soil food web and nature-friendly land management. #SoilFoodWeb

#gardening
#compost
#organic
#westcork
#sustainable
#soilfoodweb

Living roots in the soil support soil life and make the succession to a new crop less disturbing to the soil balance. Very powerful when combined with minimal til for the #SoilFoodWeb.

When we started extracting this morning our playlist chose Centerfield by John Fogerty. How appropriate. 🎶 Put me in coach, I’m ready to play today 🎶

#soilbiology #biologicalextract #microorganism #soilregeneration #healthysoil #soilscience #compost #livingsoil #soilfoodweb #chattanooga #tn #garden

Strawberries waking up. We planted these last July, with microbe rich compost. We were impressed they made it through the drought, especially when we planted them so late. We had strawberries through Thanksgiving! We love proof of how amazing biology is 💕

#soilfoodweb #livingcompost #microbes

"Regenerative Agriculture is inevitable. We love each other too much to let each other go." Picture of a human hand clasping hands with a tree/nature-hand as if they were walking hand-in-hand

#regenerativeagriculture #soilfoodweb #climateaction #reciprocity #carbon8

Awesomely accessible book on healthy soil chemistry and biology

When a book stays in your mind like a significant dream. One book per day for 20 days. No reviews, just covers.

#20bookchallenge #4of20 #soilfoodweb #ElaineIngham #JeffLowenfels #WayneLewis #ecological #rhizosphere
#beneficialnematodes #mulch
#mycorrhiza #fungi #compostT

Wood chipper and shredder for making mulch. Cleans up combustible forest debris makes valuable organic soil

I've been thinking about gifting and what makes some especially meaningful.
12 special gifts and why...#3🍁
A gift to myself. Connecting the dots. 🌿+🍄+💧= 🌱 & 🐝 &🦋

#12giftschallenge #mulch #ecologicallandscape
#newroots🌿 #wallenstein #fungi #ramial #soilfoodweb #nativeplants
www.fiddleheaddesigns.ca

Salad of green leaves topped with primrose flowers, green olives, fenugreek sprouts and triangular artisanal cheese wedges, in a Japanese ceramic bowl with fine radiating blue lines and a blue lip.

I'm afraid I also post about the food I grow, make and eat! Sorry. The last 6 years or so we have been inspired by @cdfarmguy.bsky.social to grow following his #NoDig principles: it's made a huge difference to the quality of our food and the quantity of our harvests. #HealthyFood #SoilFoodWeb

"A self-fertilizing relationship between crops and root-dwelling microbes would obviate the need for artificial fertilizer." -from Asparagus Magazine

#soilfoodweb #regenerativeagriculture #regenag #commonsense #permaculture

Piles are waking up! So excited that all of our piles are coming out of the winter chuck full o’ microorganisms and ready to work!

#tardigrade #soilfoodweb #labtech #microorganisms #biologicalcompost #compost #biology #ifuckinglovescience #sciencelife #farmlife #regeneratesoil #saveoursoils

Regenerating the soil building soil life. Building soil life is the beginning of it all: healthy ecosystems, carbon sequestration, nutrient dense foods, resilience in the face of climate chaos! #regenerative #regenag #notillfarming #soilfoodweb

Just living the happy tardigrade life. We find tardigrades in samples in Chattanooga regularly! Especially after a nice rain. They are the cutest!

#microorganism #tardigrade #farm #garden #biology #microscopy #soillife #soilfoodweb #soil #cute #science #ifuckinglovescience

Video feels relevant with all the Irish news today our struggling waterways.

Soil Science Masterclass with Dr #ElaineIngham "How to Build Great Soil" pt1

Growing crops without fertilizers. Restoring the #SoilFoodWeb

These videos are the best primer on nutrient cycling IMO

tinyurl.com/fwu327ab

Genovese Basil and Silver Sage for transplanting into large pots.
We will be shipping offering shipping soon!
We are Arkansas Heirlooms and have a reputation for growing using sustainable, ecologically friendly practices.
#eco-friendly
#organic
#forestsedgeagriculture
#soilfoodweb
#livingsoil

Finally had a chance to listen to this Nature's Archive podcast with Dr Elaine Ingham (one of my personal science heros!). #Composting, microscopes & the #SoilFoodWeb.

Link to #SoilTest resources for testing your soil life ratios if you are a grower (4 available in Ireland): shorturl.at/QmO1B

Packed room today for the Farming for the Future Conference in Cumnock: #RestorationAgriculture, #OrganicDairy #CowCalf #SoilFoodWeb #LocalFood #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #NatureBasedSolutions
With Propagate, GSA Biosphere and NFUS

helping trees by decompacting the soil in a famous london park
#SpilProbe #TerraVenting #SoilFoodWeb

🌱 Diversity is a major focus of my gardening. I try to include as many different plant families in each of my tree guilds as possible. My goal is 16 - this Avocado bed is currently at 15 and does not require fertilizer (only foliar feed). #soilfoodweb in action.
#permaculture

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#RegenerativeAgriculture
#RegenAg
#RegenerativeFarming
#RegenFarming
#SoilFoodWeb
#SoilHealth
#NoDig
#Ecology
#AgroEcology
#AgroForestry
#Biomimicry
#HolisticGrazing
#ForestGardening
#GrowLocal
#GiftEconomy
#WaterHarvesting
#Compost
#Humanure
#ClimateAction
#ClimateEmergency

#39: Dr. Elaine Ingham – The Ecology of the Soil Food Web Dr. Elaine Ingham is perhaps the USA’s leading soil biologist. Elaine tells us why healthy soil is critical to healthy ecosystems, nutritional food, and clean water.

What's the most downloaded Nature's Archive episode of all time?" To my surprise, it was Dr. Elaine Ingham discussing the #soilfoodweb!

I figured it would be a mainstream topic like pollinators or bird migration. Nope! You can check it out here:

naturesarchive.com/2022/02/07/s...

#soilecology