Thanks so much for tuning in. This is Andy with the Poor Proles Almanac.

Following up with last week's episode on the relationship between the microbes in the soil

and nitrogen available for plants, we're joined by the man responsible for many, many people

getting fascinated with soil science, Jeff Lowenfell.

If you're not familiar with Jeff, he describes himself as an, unquote, reformed lawyer,

who also happens to write the longest running garden column in North America, having never missed a

week in 41 years. The combination of garden writing and law earned him the moniker of America's

dirtiest lawyer. He is the former president of the Garden Writers of America,

a GWA fellow, and in 2005 was inducted into the GWA Hall of Fame, the highest honor

garden writer can receive. Jeff is also the founder of a now national program that started as

Plant a Row for Beans, the Soup Kitchen in Anchorage, and is now plant a row for

the hungry. The program is active in all 50 states and Canada and has resulted in millions of

pounds of produce being donated to feed the hungry every year. As of this recording, Jeff has just

released his newest book of the Teaming with Series.

You might be familiar with teaming with microbes, teeming with nutrients, but his newest book,

Teaming with bacteria sheds an entirely new light on some of the most cutting-edge soil science

research, and that's what we're here to talk about today.

But please, before we jump in, if you've been listening to this podcast for a while, hit pause and give us a review on the podcast service you stream from.

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We'll be right here when you're done.

I hope you all enjoy this conversation.

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