The Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative in 2021 is offering a new service – large lot mowing for health of people and pollinators. This practically means having the people and equipment to mow grasslands from 5 to 50 inches high in zones around a house. In some small areas this includes the use of, yes, we […]
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What can be so hard about burning grasslands? Well in our experience a lot. There is the heat and there is the smoke. Both are useful. How much heat do you need? For how long? How much risk are you comfortable with? We have come to the place where we work with our friends at […]
Perhaps COVID will provide some greater awakening on the interdependence of biodiversity and human health. Our contracting services SoilKeepers and the Virginia Wildlife Habitat Cooperative enhance soil, plant, and animal biodiversity for residential, estate, and agricultural clients in the mid-Atlantic region. https://www.sciencealert.com/daycares-in-finland-built-a-backyard-forest-and-it-changed-children-s-immune-systems
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Years ago I gave a talk at UMass Ecological Landscape Conference showing multi-year soil test results from some of our projects. The results portrayed substantial soil organic matter (SOM) increases from 3-4 years of compost + soil biology inoculants. Lots of discussion about whether its really possible to substantially improve soil chemistry and biology in […]
See new photos of our pollinator and regenerative lawn projects.
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Organic Lawn Care Service
SoilKeepers serves customers concerned about the value, health, beauty, and ecologically friendliness of their properties as we are all part of the same ecosystem. We are one of the few organic lawn care companies that service the area between Charlottesville VA, Warrenton VA, and Fredericksburg VA. With our office located in Orange VA, the seat […]