a microbiome of the soil, or a microbiome of a body of water. Indoor spaces like homes, offices and hospitals also have distinct microbiomes, as do all the surfaces and objects within. And most ...

But not all organic practices are equally beneficial for soil microbes, and it's important to understand farmer motivations in order to encourage the adoption of microbiome-supportive efforts.

They found that farming coffee as a monoculture alters the soil microbiome in both community composition and species diversity. But not all shade-grown coffee farms were the same. The soil ...