Keeping Soils Healthy Through the Winter

ABOUT EPISODE 3 - Keeping Soil Healthy Through The Winter
Soil microorganisms are not only good for a healthy environment, they also help farmers and gardeners grow better crops with fewer inputs.  In this episode, your host (Mary Lucero) offers simple tips you can use to keep soil microbes alive and well through the winter. 

ABOUT THE CORNERSTONES OF HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS
The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems podcast is produced by End-O-Fite Enterprises LLC (endofite.com) and is typically hosted by Dr. Mary Lucero.

This podcast strives to raise awareness of actions each of us can take to increase food security by building healthy food systems within our area of influence.  You can support the podcast when you buy any of our online courses or make purchases from any of the affiliates in our online marketplace.

ABOUT END-O-FITE ENTERPRISES LLC
End-O-Fite Enterprises LLC is a small business that provides information, products,  and services to: 

• build healthy soils.
• support healthy microbiomes (from the soil to the gut)
• complement good nutrition.
• learn about the cornerstones of healthy food systems.

The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems Podcast Introduction by David Lucero.
Theme music by Zakhar Valaha 

This version was updated in summer, 2023, when we decided to remove the cornerstones.endofite.com website reference.  The only change was to remove the word cornerstones from the website reference. 

This podcast is created and produced by End-O-Fite Enterprises LLC.

The podcast is supported when you purchase our products and services, or when you purchase products from our affiliates. Affiliate links may be found in the show notes and on our virtual marketplace.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Are You Tending Your Soil Microbes as Winter Approaches?
• 1:40 Keep Your Soil Moist Throughout the Winter
• 2:59 Feed Microbes With Living Roots or Crop Residues and Mulches
• 4:21 Winter is Rarely the Best Time to Analyze Soil Biology
• 5:24 Living Soil Helps You Grow More Food With Fewer Inputs
• 6:00 Keeping Soil Microbes Healthy is Good For the Environment
• 6:55 Living Soil Supports all Four Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems
• 7:07 Winter Irrigation
• 9:16 Winter Soil Stewardship Requires Only a Little Effort