<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode we return to one of my favourite topics - that microscopic life that lives in the soil. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After recognising the significance of soil life for supporting the climate, Daniel Tyrkiel set about exploring solutions that would support farmers to support and work with the biology in soil. The desire was to create a plug and play solution; something easy and accessible that allows farmers to shift from chemicals to biology without a need for heavy learning or investment. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Daniel's company Soil Ecology Laboratory are becoming recognised for their innovative products which are continually being developed and explored further.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;It was a pleasure to chat with Daniel and learn about the mindset behind the products and his determination which seems to have been inspired by his mentor Dr Elaine Ingham.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talk about:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The significance of soil life&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The barriers to supporting soil life on farms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The products &amp;amp; evolution of Soil Ecology Laboratory&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;----&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources Shared by Daniel:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.farminguk.com/News/-goop-boosts-soil-life-on-welsh-farm-in-no-input-trial_66709.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recent news about Soil Ecology Laboratory&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="https://www.farminguk.com/News/-goop-boosts-soil-life-on-welsh-farm-in-no-input-trial_66709.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.farminguk.com/News/-goop-boosts-soil-life-on-welsh-farm-in-no-input-trial_66709.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soil Ecology Lab website:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://soilecologylab.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://soilecologylab.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consumer product website: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://soilsmiths.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://soilsmiths.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more about Soil Ecology:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Teaming With Microbes &lt;em&gt;(book by Jeff Lowenfels &amp;amp; Wayne Lewis)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Google Scholar - look up Dr Elaine Inghams' Ecological Monograph from 1986&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;----&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn more with We Are Carbon:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soil Life - &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Decoding Soil Biology &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;with Adrian Ferrero &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/soil-biology-transition-to-regenerative-farming/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/soil-biology-transition-to-regenerative-farming/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soil; Living Support for Plants &amp;amp; Climate &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;with Christo Miliotis &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/soil-microorganisms-plants-climate/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/soil-microorganisms-plants-climate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farming Transition - &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Weather Proof Farm &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;with Niels Corfield &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wearecarbon.earth/weatherproof-farm-niels-corfield/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.wearecarbon.earth/weatherproof-farm-niels-corfield/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Can Regenerate!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;with Finian Makepeace &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/finian-makepeace-we-can-regenerate/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/finian-makepeace-we-can-regenerate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Holistic Management &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;with Shiela Cooke&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/holistic-management-transition-mindset-farming/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.wearecarbon.earth/podcast-episode/holistic-management-transition-mindset-farming/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode Timestamps:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Intro &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;06:12 - Why learn about soil life? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00 - The barriers to support soil life on farms...</description>

We Are Carbon

Helen Fisher

Innovating with Soil Biology - Daniel Tyrkiel [Soil Ecology Laboratory]

JUN 26, 202552 MIN
We Are Carbon

Innovating with Soil Biology - Daniel Tyrkiel [Soil Ecology Laboratory]

JUN 26, 202552 MIN

Description

In this episode we return to one of my favourite topics - that microscopic life that lives in the soil.

After recognising the significance of soil life for supporting the climate, Daniel Tyrkiel set about exploring solutions that would support farmers to support and work with the biology in soil. The desire was to create a plug and play solution; something easy and accessible that allows farmers to shift from chemicals to biology without a need for heavy learning or investment.

Daniel's company Soil Ecology Laboratory are becoming recognised for their innovative products which are continually being developed and explored further.

It was a pleasure to chat with Daniel and learn about the mindset behind the products and his determination which seems to have been inspired by his mentor Dr Elaine Ingham.

We talk about:

  • The significance of soil life
  • The barriers to supporting soil life on farms
  • The products & evolution of Soil Ecology Laboratory

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Resources Shared by Daniel:


Learn more about Soil Ecology:

  • Teaming With Microbes (book by Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis)
  • Google Scholar - look up Dr Elaine Inghams' Ecological Monograph from 1986

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Learn more with We Are Carbon:

Soil Life -


Farming Transition -


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Episode Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

06:12 - Why learn about soil life?

10:00 - The barriers to support soil life on farms

15:45 - The products & evolution of Soil Ecology Laboratory

33:14 - Recommendations for learning about soil life

38:16 - Making compost at S.E.L

41:13 - Taking steps for regeneration