Modern agricultural technology aims to achieve controlled environmental farming. To this end, it seeks to eliminate that old troublemaker: the soil. Conversely, the modern farmer is looking for ways to harness soil life – the edaphon – to his advantage. In the topsoil, fungi use their fungal threads, the mycelium, to create a dense network, also known in forests as the ‘Wood-Wide-Web’. (45)

by Udo Pollmer, April 14, 2025

Within this network, plants pass on their pest warnings, so to speak, via a mass email. Fungal mycelia also transport toxins to...

Agriculture is being strangled by politics, the countryside destroyed and food production thwarted. At the same time, the belief is gaining ground that farmers are generally dispensable; after all, we buy our food in the supermarket. Soon there will be burgers made from mealworms with lab-grown meat patties fresh from the broth of a bioreactor. So why do we still need fields, why do we need farmers?

by Udo Pollmer, April 02, 2025

Organic is not an alternative; it has turned out to be a dead end. Despite well-meaning ideas, yields often reach only half that of conventional crops. Humanity would therefore...

The good old B12?

by Udo Pollmer, December 28, 2025

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