Jenny Smith of Atiamuri with her happy cows fed on diverse pasture crops and seaweed. Photo / . When Miah Smith returned from hearing an Australian woman talk about supporting microbes instead of using synthetic fertiliser on his Atiamuri farm, wife Jenny thought he'd joined a cult. A farmer down the road told Miah he built topsoil through the root system by focusing on the soil biology, and suggested he attend Dr Christine Jones' talk. He received – for the first time - an understanding of how soil functions.

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