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coco coir, organic gardening, Organic Soil, peat moss, sustainability - November 26, 2024

Episode 140: The Sustainability of Peat and Other Substrates with Dr. James Atland

My guest this week is Dr. James Altland. Dr. Altland is a Research Horticulturist and the Research Leader for the USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit also known as the ATRU. Although the role of the ATRU has historically been to develop new pesticide application technologies, it has shifted its focus in the last 5 years to developing CEA technologies. While leading a team of 10 scientists in various aspects of CEA from entomology, plant pathology, engineering, and horticulture, Dr. Altland’s expertise encompasses the development of substrate technologies for containerized plant production. With collaborations at Ohio State University, this has recently...

Episode 12: Biological Horticulture Consultant Jaya Palmer

Our guest this week is not only an awesome grower and passionate gardener, but also a good friend. Jaya Palmer is a biological horticulture consultant with a passion for sustainable human settlement and cognitive liberty. His mission is to excite and inspire people to utilize cannabis as a fulcrum to raise consciousness. Jaya believes we can realize the genetic potential of plants with organic, regenerative methods that focus on feeding and diversifying biology in soil. I met Jaya back in 2011 literally on the day I was mixing one of my first batches of our KIS Soil. At the time...

Podcast 11: Dr. Faust of BioAg on Humic & Fulvic Acids

In this episode, we interview Dr. Robert Faust, President of Bioag. Robert Faust attended the University of Delaware College of agriculture. His major was entomology and applied ecology. Later he received a B.S degree from the University of the State of N.Y, an accredited university in Albany, N.Y. His Masters of Science is in Agronomy where his thesis was field research on the use of ecological and organic methods for crop production and the use of humates and bio-based fertilizers in large-scale production in Idaho. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia Pacific University. Dr. Faust lived in California for many years...

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