Promessa Soil

10/06/2024

Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth, from tiny microorganisms to large animals and plants. It includes the differences within species, the variety of species themselves, and the different ecosystems they form. It all starts with genetic diversity within organisms, which helps species adapt and thrive.

As a Groundsman, I have a choice: use products that harm biodiversity by controlling through eradication, or use products that make the soil healthier for the grasses that keep horses and riders safe. Applying beneficial microbes after a race helps control undesirable species, weeds, and soil compaction.

Let's protect our biodiversity for a healthier planet and safer racing!

24/05/2024

Mesmerized by the benefits of working in harmony with nature to make more sustainable. Who else can come home buzzing after watching a pair of c**k pheasants race up the training track after the horses had left, (the looser flew off) while dozens of house martins darted across the mixed sward, and a pair of marsh harriers circle their prey in the middle of the most southerly racecourse?

All this is possible because has taken the leap to become more resilient to the inevitable impacts of climate change by focusing on soil health, biodiversity, and improved water management.

Come and experience the wonder of a -centric on Sunday, June 2nd, for the .

21/07/2022

Government put warnnings on high sugar food for the damage they do to our health.
Should governments put warnings on bags of synthetic fertilizer for the damage they do to soil health/ our health, through nutrient deprivation?

The manufacture of synthetic fertiliser is highly energy intensive. One kg of nitrogen fertiliser requires the energy equivalent of 2 litres of diesel. Energy used during fertiliser manufacture was equivalent to 191 billion litres of diesel in 2000 and is projected to rise to 277 billion in 2030. Th...