Michael A. Fabrizi

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Francesca Cotrufo, a soil ecologist at Colorado State University (and the author of the article on microbial efficiency-matrix stabilization). Soil organic carbon, Cotrufo explained, isn’t all the same. At a minimum, we should understand this heterogenous substance as composed of two separate pools, or “fractions.” Think of these two fractions, Cotrufo told me, like a checking account and a savings account, with plants making the deposits. One fraction is available for meeting day-to-day needs—after all, microbes need to eat too. The other fraction is stashed away in association with mineral ...more
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
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