The Power of Silicon To begin I will acknowledge one thing that many others have mentioned in regards to Silicon in the agriculture community. That is concept that silica, although it’s the second most abundant element on the surface of the earth (first is oxygen of course), is Read more…
Due to increasing pressure from consumers and government regulations, a push towards more sustainable and low impact farming techniques have garnered more interest from the agricultural community. Coupled with these ideals are practices that reduce salt based fertilizers, pesticide and herbicide usage, as well as reduce soil erosion and loss Read more…
Natural Cyclic Sustenance approaches the idea of plant production where the whole ecosystem is the goal, not simply the plant that catalyzed the creation of the ecosystem. It focuses on root causes, compounding factors, and cascading effects to achieve its goal, instead of addressing a problem on simply its visible Read more…
Saponins What are saponins? Saponins are a secondary plant metabolite class known as amphipathic glycosides, with diverse biological application found in various plant species. Amphipathic means that these compounds are both hydrophilic and hydrophobic. Specifically, a saponin compound is moiety made of a hydrophilic glycoside and hydrophobic sapogenins (or aglycone). Read more…