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Ecology of Mind

Your Old Friends

The 'old friends' hypothesis
Your Old Friends

The 'old friends' hypothesis: we evolved alongside the microbes in healthy soil, and researchers are increasingly curious about what contact with living ground does for us. One more reason we build soil up instead of spraying it dead. 🌱

We co-evolved with the microbes of healthy soil. Researchers are increasingly interested in what contact with living ground — digging, compost, bare feet — does for us.

Living soil may be doing more than feeding your plants.

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