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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Biologic Crop Solutions in Santa Rosa, California to share with you the secrets to growing high quality crops at your farm or in your garden. You will discover what sets Biologic Crop Solutions apart from other "soil yards" or nurseries that sell organic soil amendments. First, John will take you on a tour of Biologic Crop Solutions, and show you the greenhouse, the soil yard, the warehouse, the office. Next, John will share with you how you can get 3 gallons of free compost tea every tuesday! In the Soil Yard, you will learn about the high quality bulk soil products they offer, including organic certified compost, a fungal dominated compost and a worm casting compost. Next John shares with you some of his favorite bagged soil products that they have in the warehouse at Biologic Crop Solutions including Rock Dust, Soil Humates, and more. John will also talk about soluble kelp powder vs whole extract kelp liquid and the differences. Next, John will head into the office and share with you how growing with microbes and biology works and some of the microbes and creatures that should be in your soil. John will also share the specific testing you will want to ask for when you go to purchase bulk soil products to ensure you are getting good stuff. You will also discover some good books and magazines that are dedicated to teaching you about growing the best beyond organic crops. Finally, John interviews Jasmina about growing in a biologic way and why its better than just growing organic or using conventional fertilizers to grow your crops. You will learn the following answers: 30:45 How did you get into Biologic / Regenerative Agriculture? 32:00 What is the difference between dirt and soil? 32:40 How can someone turn dirt into soil? 33:08 Is compost enough to make your garden flourish? 34:03 If growing Biologically do you need to ever buy fertilizer again? 36:38 What are the best products to build your soil biology? 37:38 Why do we want to use low NPK fertilizers at all? 38:45 Is it true the Biology breaks down complex nutrients (rock dust, compost, etc) into water soluble nutrients in the soil? 39:51 What are the benefits of growing biologically? 41:12 What results from using biologic growing have you seen? 43:17 Why is properly made compost tea important? 45:04 How can growing biologic prevent certain plant diseases? 47:35 How important are Trace Minerals to Growing Biologic? 48:55 Will you have a wider diversity of microbes if you have a wider spectrum of trace minerals in your garden? 50:38 Why is it important to use organic inputs when growing crops? 51:06 Where are you located and what are the hours? 51:38 Do you have online ordering? 52:15 What is your Website and Phone Number, Email address? Subscribe to Growing Your Greens at: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Watch all 1100+ GrowingYourGreens Episodes at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Visit Biologic Crop Solutions Web Site at: http://livebiologic.com/