Regenerativepracticesforthefarm,garden,orchard,forest,andlandscapeMycorrhizalfungihavebeenwaitingalongtimeforpeopletorecognizejusthowimportanttheyaretothemakingofdynamicsoils.Thesemicroscopicorganismspartnerwiththerootsystemsofapproximately95percentoftheplantsonEarth,andtheysequestercarboninmuchmoremeaningfulwaysthanhuman“carbonoffsets“willeverachieve.Pickupahandfulofold-growthforestsoilandyouareholding26milesofthreadlikefungalmycelia,ifitcouldbestretcheditoutinastraightline.Mostofthesesoilfungiaremycorrhizal,supportingplanthealthinelegantandsophisticatedways.Theboosttogreenimmunefunctioninplantsandcommunity-widenetworkingturnsouttobethetruebasisofecosystemresiliency.Aprofoundintelligenceexistsintheundergroundnutrientexchangebetweenfungiandplantroots,whichinturndeterminesthenutrientdensityofthefoodswegrowandeat.Exploringthescienceofsymbioticfungiinlayman’sterms,holisticfarmerMichaelPhillips(authorofTheHolisticOrchardandTheAppleGrower)setsthestageforpracticalapplicationsacrossthelandscape.Therealimpetusbehindno-tillfarming,gardeningwithmulches,covercropping,diggingwithbroadforks,shallowcultivation,forest-edgeorcharding,andeverythingrelatedtopermacultureistohelptheplantsandfungitoprosper...whichmeansweprosperaswell.Buildingsoilstructureandfertilitythatlastsforagesresultsonlyoncewecomprehendthenondisturbanceprinciple.Astheauthorsays,“Whatagrowerunderstands,agrowerwilldo.“MycorrhizalPlanetaboundswithinsightsinto“fungalconsciousness“andofferspractical,regenerativetechniquesthatarepertinenttogardeners,landscapers,orchardists,foresters,andfarmers.Michael’sfungalacumenwillresonatewitheveryonewhoisfascinatedwiththeunseenworkingsofnatureandconcernedaboutmaintainingandrestoringthehealthofoursoils,ourclimate,andthequalityoflifeonEarthforgenerationstocome.
