The Story
We believe people want their communities to be successful – and the foundation of communities are the farmers. We work with farmers around the world; large and small, and the story is the same. Farming is hard. There are many variables farmers cannot control, and a few over which they do have control. We give farmers the tools to control another variable: the biology in their soil.
- Save the World.
- Feed People.
- Make Life Better.
In an unmanaged system, such as a forest, fertilizer does not fall from the trees, yet the plants keep growing. The crops are not rotated, yet the soil is not depleted.
The biology in the soil is breaking down organic & mineral components of the soil (sand, silt, and clay) which are contained in their bodies as proteins. They are eaten by protozoa and nematodes, who in turn excrete the excess protein into the soil in a soluble form for the plant to uptake. These microbes cycle nutrients for the plants.
Our practices in managed systems (landscapes and agriculture) tend to beat up the biology limiting their ability to cycle nutrients; this results in the need to feed the plants. When we provide fertilizers to the plants, the only nutrients they receive are the ones provided.
The Earthfort lab processes soil samples from around the world. We measure the microbes in the soil, and consult with the farmer on how to adjust the biology to meet the needs of the target crop.
Earthfort has a proprietary process to extract soil microbes into a stable solution. The base material is naturally occurring – it was considered waste & going into landfills. Our Soil ProVideTM replaces the missing biology and improves the efficiency of fertility programs. The Soil ProVideTM can be transported, stored, and applied with standard equipment. The result of healthy soil biology means fertilizer use can be reduced from 50% to 100%, resulting in better paydays for farmers.
Links
Visit the Soil Foodweb Oregon page for soil biology & testing information
Soil Foodweb Advisors
Compost Teana's Organic Landscape Design | www.compostteana.com
Los Angeles, CA
Sheri Powell-Wolff
Compostwerks LLC | www.compostwerks.com
Mt. Kisco, NY
Peter Schmidt
Cultivating Soil Solutions | www.cultivatingsoil.com
Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island Canada
Kathleen Millar
MIG, Inc. (Landscape Architecture) | www.regenerativelandscape.org
Berkeley, CA
Suzanne Schrift
The Ground Up | www.thegroundup.com
Houston, TX
Andrew Jobe
SweetSoil | www.sweetsoil.com
Petaluma, CA
Dan Mcleod
Policies
Returns and Refunds
We have a 30 day return policy for any products that are not custom manufactured. Large brewers (10 gallon size and up) may not be returned or refunded except in the case of a faulty unit. All sales are final for bulk orders.
Shipping
We will ship any in-stock order within 48 hours during regular business hours. Customer will be notified within 48 hours in the event of a back-ordered item. Shipping policy does not apply to large brewers (10 gallon size and up) or bulk orders.
Privacy & Security
We respect your right to privacy. Your ability to make informed choices about the use of your information is important to us.
Information You Give Us
We
receive and may store any information you enter on our website or give
to our website in any other way. For example, we collect information you
provide when you place an order, register with us, send us an e-mail or
call us. This information may include:
• your name.
• your mailing address.
• your e-mail address.
• your phone number.
• your credit card number.
We do not sell, rent, share or disclose personal information to third parties.
Security Policy: Our Commitment to Secure Connections
This
security statement discloses the security practices for the websites of
Earth Fortification Supplies Company. This security statement will
notify you of the kind of security procedures that are in place to
prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control.
This
website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When
users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is
protected both online and offline.
Our website uses Secure
Sockets Layering (SSL) to encrypt your personal credit information,
including your credit card number, before it travels over the Internet.
SSL technology is the industry standard for secure online transactions.
Warning about Fraudulent E-mails
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do not respond. We will never request your password, user name, credit
card information or other personal information through e-mail.
Links
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time to time, this site may contain links to other websites. We are not
responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by earthfort.com.
Notification of Changes
Any
changes to our privacy policy will be posted on our website so our
users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it,
and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Finally, the servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
If you have questions about the security at our website, please contact us via email.
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