Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Most growers think they need to rebuild their soil every season…
But that’s not how healthy systems work.
In this advanced segment, Stewart Lundy explains how to maintain soil fertility long-term using a small, strategic “maintenance dose” of compost.
👉 Once your soil is alive… you don’t need to start over.
You just need to support the system.
🌱 What You’ll Learn
• Why soil fertility should be maintained — not constantly rebuilt
• How to use a small compost application for ongoing results
• When to apply compost (and when NOT to)
• How biology sustains fertility over time
• Why over-applying compost can actually reduce efficiency
⚡ The Big Shift
Most growers think:
❌ Add more compost every year
But the real approach:
👉 Build soil once → maintain it with small inputs
🧑🌾 Practical Takeaways
To maintain soil fertility:
✔ Apply small, targeted compost doses
✔ Focus on supporting microbial life
✔ Avoid overloading soil with inputs
✔ Let biology do the work
🔥 Why This Matters
With rising input costs:
❌ Constant rebuilding = expensive + inefficient
✅ Maintenance approach = lower cost + better results
👉 This is how regenerative systems become profitable and sustainable
🌿 Pro Insight
Healthy soil doesn’t need more inputs…
👉 it needs consistency and support
🔔 Subscribe to Heart & Soil TV @HeartandSoil
Learn practical, proven strategies for:
• long-term soil fertility
• regenerative farming
• composting that works
• reducing input costs
👉 Subscribe and grow with confidence.
🌱 Explore More
📖 Heart & Soil Magazine
heartandsoilmagazine.com
🌱 Growers Circle
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🌿 LEARN more from Stewart Lundy @brujodinamico
Stewart has been working with the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics since 2022 where he is the Director of Operations. He has been farming since 2010 at his own biodynamic operation, Perennial Roots Farm, where he and his wife raise cattle, sheep, and hogs, as well as run a market garden and CSA.
💚 With love, Heart & Soil
We help you farm and garden better... and live in health and wholeness
#heartandsoilmagazine #soilhealth #biodynamicfarming #composting #soilfertility
Most growers think they need to rebuild their soil every season…
But that’s not how healthy systems work.
In this advanced segment, Stewart Lundy explains how to maintain soil fertility long-term using a small, strategic “maintenance dose” of compost.
👉 Once your soil is alive… you don’t need to start over.
You just need to support the system.
🌱 What You’ll Learn
• Why soil fertility should be maintained — not constantly rebuilt
• How to use a small compost application for ongoing results
• When to apply compost (and when NOT to)
• How biology sustains fertility over time
• Why over-applying compost can actually reduce efficiency
⚡ The Big Shift
Most growers think:
❌ Add more compost every year
But the real approach:
👉 Build soil once → maintain it with small inputs
🧑🌾 Practical Takeaways
To maintain soil fertility:
✔ Apply small, targeted compost doses
✔ Focus on supporting microbial life
✔ Avoid overloading soil with inputs
✔ Let biology do the work
🔥 Why This Matters
With rising input costs:
❌ Constant rebuilding = expensive + inefficient
✅ Maintenance approach = lower cost + better results
👉 This is how regenerative systems become profitable and sustainable
🌿 Pro Insight
Healthy soil doesn’t need more inputs…
👉 it needs consistency and support
🔔 Subscribe to Heart & Soil TV @HeartandSoil
Learn practical, proven strategies for:
• long-term soil fertility
• regenerative farming
• composting that works
• reducing input costs
👉 Subscribe and grow with confidence.
🌱 Explore More
📖 Heart & Soil Magazine
heartandsoilmagazine.com
🌱 Growers Circle
heartandsoilmagazine.com/membership
🌿 LEARN more from Stewart Lundy @brujodinamico
Stewart has been working with the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics since 2022 where he is the Director of Operations. He has been farming since 2010 at his own biodynamic operation, Perennial Roots Farm, where he and his wife raise cattle, sheep, and hogs, as well as run a market garden and CSA.
💚 With love, Heart & Soil
We help you farm and garden better... and live in health and wholeness
#heartandsoilmagazine #soilhealth #biodynamicfarming #composting #soilfertility
