Consulting

Soil Consulting

We offer on-site and remote consulting focused on restoring soil biology, improving nutrient cycling, and reducing reliance on synthetic inputs, using direct observation and microscopy to guide every recommendation. This work is especially suited for regenerative farms, homesteads, orchards, agroforestry systems, and livestock operations recovering from disturbance, compaction, excavation, or transitioning management styles. Each engagement begins with site context and baseline assessment, which may include soil history, management practices, visual field indicators, and—where appropriate—soil and compost microscopy. Microscopy allows us to directly observe bacterial and fungal populations, protozoa activity, aggregate structure, and overall soil food web balance before interventions begin.

Areas of support include:

Soil biology assessment and recovery planning

Pre- and post-inoculation microscopy to identify biological gaps, track microbial recovery, and ensure the soil food web is moving toward greater complexity and balance.

Design and evaluation of compost and vermicompost systems using microscopy to assess maturity, fungal:bacterial ratios, and suitability for different crops.

Aerobic compost tea and extract strategies designed to multiply existing beneficial organisms, reintroduce missing functional groups, and deliver biology efficiently to soil and foliage.

Integration of IMO collections, JADAM microbial solutions, and fermented inputs adapted to local conditions and verified through observation rather than assumptions.

Recipes and timing tailored to soil condition, crop stage, and desired biological outcomes, with follow-up observation to confirm effectiveness.

Application strategies aligned with plant phenology, moisture conditions, and microbial activity to maximize biological uptake and minimize waste.

Species selection and termination methods chosen specifically to feed targeted microbial groups and support long-term soil aggregation.

Practices that respect local ecology, climate, and cultural land relationships while enhancing biological function.Rather than prescribing fixed recipes, recommendations are continuously refined through observation and follow-up microscopy, allowing soil biology to compound and improve season after season as the system becomes more self-regulating and resilient.

Indoor Grow Support

Many indoor cultivation systems rely on sterile media and salt-based nutrient programs. While productive in the short term, these systems often suppress biological complexity and lock growers into ongoing chemical dependency.We help cultivators transition toward biologically active systems that support plant health, expression, and resilience while maintaining consistency and yield.

Support may include:

Transition planning away from salts and bottled inputs

Gradual step-down strategies that reduce EC and synthetic inputs while introducing biology in phases, preventing nutrient shock, lockout, or yield loss during the transition.

Custom tea and ferment timing tied to vegetative growth, flowering, and root development to support nutrient cycling, terpene expression, and stress resilience.

Reactivation of living systems using IMO, biologically active composts, inoculated biochar, and humic substances to rebuild aggregation, microbial habitat, and long-term fertility.

Guidance on equipment, recipes, and workflows for clean, consistent brewing in limited indoor spaces without introducing contamination or excess moisture.

Use of beneficial bacteria and fungi to occupy root and leaf niches, outcompete pathogens, and reduce dependence on chemical fungicides and pest controls.This work is tailored for both commercial and small-scale growers seeking deeper alignment between plant health and living soil systems.

Multi-year Soil Health Plans

For landowners and organizations committed to lasting transformation, we develop multi-year soil regeneration frameworks that guide biological recovery, system maturity, and increasing ecological function over time. These plans are built around the understanding that soil health improves cumulatively and exponentially when biology is observed, supported, and allowed to compound year after year. Rather than repeating the same inputs annually, each season builds on the biological gains of the previous one. Every long-term plan begins with baseline soil assessment, including physical observation, management history, and—where appropriate—soil and compost microscopy to evaluate the existing soil food web (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, aggregate structure, and overall balance).

Plans may include:

Seasonal and annual microbial intervention schedules

Carefully timed applications of microbial teas, ferments, fungal inoculants, and organic amendments designed to match crop stages, climate cycles, and soil biology needs for each year of the plan.

Microscopic evaluation before and after major biological inputs to track changes in microbial populations, fungal development, predator-prey balance, and overall soil food web function.

Clear targets for residue management, compost inputs, biochar integration, and root-driven carbon deposition, adjusted annually as soil structure and biology improve.

Species selection and sequencing chosen specifically to feed targeted microbial groups, encourage fungal dominance where appropriate, and increase system resilience over time.

Year-by-year plans for collecting, expanding, and deploying Indigenous Microorganisms that are increasingly adapted to the site as conditions improve.

Clear explanation of what is being applied, why it is being used, what biological function it supports, and how it fits into the larger multi-year trajectory.

Periodic field observation and microscopy-informed check-ins used to refine inputs, reduce unnecessary interventions, and allow biology to self-organize more efficiently each season.Over time, these frameworks shift management away from reactive inputs and toward biological momentum, where healthier soil requires fewer corrections, greater nutrient self-regulation, and increasing productivity with lower external dependency. These frameworks support farms transitioning away from synthetics, land trusts, sacred land projects, and long-term stewardship efforts focused on deep, lasting land repair.

Consulting Formats

Consulting Formats

1:1 Virtual Sessions

Remote consulting sessions that include live discussion, screen-sharing, and review of soil data, images, and video. Clients can send soil or compost samples ahead of time for microscopy-based analysis, allowing us to visually examine the soil food web together. Sessions may include before-and-after comparisons using microscope photos and video clips, interpretation of biological indicators, and clear explanations of what is present, what is missing, and how management choices are influencing soil life. These sessions are ideal for troubleshooting, planning next steps, and understanding how biology is responding over time.

In-person soil walks, sampling, regenerative soil microscopy, and ecosystem assessment. This also includes hands-on field work and earth-based interventions where appropriate—such as bed preparation, soil decompaction, compost and biochar integration, mulch layering, and initial inoculation during or after earthworks. Findings are used to develop or refine custom microbial inputs, compost tea strategies, garden layouts, and management plans aligned with site conditions (travel fees may apply).

Ongoing collaboration for multi-season projects, remediation efforts, institutional partnerships, garden and landscape installations, and participation in broader regenerative agriculture and land-healing movements seeking long-term cultural, ecological, and economic transition. This format may include repeated site visits, pre- and post-inoculation microscopy, photo and video documentation of soil biology changes, and adaptive adjustments to inputs and practices as the soil food web matures and stabilizes.

Customized group instruction for farms, schools, tribal programs, and community organizations. Trainings may include live microscopy demonstrations, interpretation of soil biology images, hands-on garden design and soil-building activities, on-site brewing of compost tea extracts and microbial ferments, and guidance on building long-term biological monitoring and land-stewardship skills within the group.

Our Approach

We combine microbial insight, ecological literacy, Indigenous land‑based philosophy, and practical tools to help clients move from extractive or input‑dependent management toward biologically self‑organizing land systems.

In practice, this means:

Reducing external input costs 

By rebuilding complete soil food webs that cycle nutrients internally, reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers, purchased amendments, and corrective treatments over time

Increasing biologically driven fertility through targeted microbial inoculation, compost tea extracts, fungal integration, and residue management verified through regenerative soil microscopy

By re‑establishing microbial and fungal functions that stabilize contaminants, rebuild aggregation, and improve buffering capacity

Where soil structure, plant health, and nutrient availability improve cumulatively rather than requiring constant intervention

Combining Indigenous relational perspectives with direct observation, monitoring, and adaptive managementFrom an Indigenous standpoint, this approach honors soil as a living community with memory, agency, and limits. From a scientific standpoint, it aligns with well‑documented ecological principles showing that diverse, well‑balanced biological systems are more resilient, productive, and efficient than chemically driven ones.Every consultation is delivered with a commitment to ecological sovereignty, biological diversity, and respect for the living intelligence of soil systems, supported by observation, measurement, and long‑term accountability.

Contact Us

Every landscape has its own history, biology, and challenges. Our consulting process begins with observation—understanding what is actually happening in your soil before making recommendations. This form helps us learn about your land, current practices, and goals so we can determine the most appropriate type of support, whether that’s soil regeneration, garden or landscape design, remediation guidance, microscopy-based analysis, or long-term biological planning. Please share as much detail as you can; the more we understand your site, the more precise, effective, and land-specific our guidance can be.