The Podcast: S4
Episode 7
June 26, 2025

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In Conversation With:

Daniel Tyrkiel
Founder: Soil Ecology Laboratory
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In this episode we return to one of my favourite topics – that microscopic life that lives in the soil.
After recognising the significance of soil life for supporting the climate, Daniel Tyrkiel set about exploring solutions that would support farmers to support and work with the biology in soil.

The desire was to create a plug and play solution; something easy and accessible that allows farmers to shift from chemicals to biology without a need for heavy learning or investment.

His company Soil Ecology Laboratory are becoming recognised for their innovative products which are continually being developed and explored further.

It was a pleasure to chat with Daniel and learn about the mindset behind the products and his determination which seems to have been inspired by his mentor Dr Elaine Ingham.

We talk about:

  • The significance of soil life
  • The barriers to supporting soil life on farms
  • The products & evolution of Soil Ecology Laboratory

Use the timestamps below to identify who’s speaking when, and you can find further information about the work of all of our guests by browsing the references.

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Resources Shared by Daniel:

Learn more about Soil Ecology:

  • Teaming With Microbes (book by Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis)
  • Google Scholar – look up Dr Elaine Inghams’ Ecological Monograph from 1986

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00:00 – Intro
06:12 – Why learn about soil life?
10:00 – The barriers to support soil life on farms
15:45 – The products & evolution of Soil Ecology Laboratory
33:14 – Recommendations for learning about soil life
38:16 – Making compost at S.E.L
41:13 – Taking steps for regeneration

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