Resources Tagged: Em

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  1. Maize Biomass and Soil Microbial Respiration with Indigenous (IMO) and Effective (EM) Microorganisms

    2018-11-20 Natural farming techniques have been heavily promoted in ECHO’s Asia network. The aim of these techniques is to reduce reliance on chemical inputs by enriching soils with beneficial microorganisms. Soil microbes break down organic matter, releasing nutrients for uptake by crop roots. They also...
    biomass IMO EM Effective Microorg... Indigenous Microor... Natural Farming Microbial Respiration

  2. Multiplication and Use of Soil Microorganisms

    2011-01-20 EDN 96, published in July 2007, featured an article by Danny Blank called “A Fresh Look at Life below the Surface.” The article, written after Danny attended a week-long workshop by Dr. Elaine Ingham, discussed composting and the importance of using it to build up the Soil Food Web—the community...
    Natural Farming Composting Effective Microorg... Indigenous Microor... EM IMO Fermented Plant Juice Microbial Inoculants Microorganisms

  3. Bokashi

    2011-01-20 Keith O. Mikkelson, executive director of an orphanage and children’s home called Aloha House in the Philippines, shares some of the ways EM is used on their farm in his book A Natural Farming System for Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics. On his farm, EM is used in the form of bokashi...
    Natural Farming Sustainable Agricu... Bokashi Fermentation EM Effective Microorg... Anaerobic

  4. Highlights from Higa and Parr’s Document: “Beneficial and Effective Microorganisms for a Sustainable Agriculture and Environment.”

    2011-01-20 Higa, Teruo and James F. Parr. 1994. “Beneficial and Effective Microorganisms for a Sustainable Agriculture and Environment.” International Nature Farming Research Center, Atami, Japan. Because the approach outlined by Higa and Parr in this paper is so different from what I (DRB) have previously...
    Microbial Inoculants Soil Microorganisms Soil organisms Microorganisms Soil Classification EM Effective Microorg... Beneficial Microo... Fusarium

  5. Ongoing Experimentation with Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO) and Effective Microorganisms (EM) at ECHO

    2011-01-20 Andy Cotarelo shared, “Recently we obtained some recipes of EM and IMO from network members in Thailand and in the US, all of whom are using the soil organisms and have seen positive results in their gardens and farms. Some network members are using EM, a purchased product, while others are...
    Microorganisms Soil Microorganisms Effective Microorg... Indigenous Microor... EM IMO Soil organisms