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At Native Biota
Everything begins beneath our feet.
Healthy food does not start in the kitchen or the marketplace—it starts in living soil. Soil is not an inert growing medium; it is a complex, dynamic ecosystem made up of billions of microorganisms working in relationship with plants. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, and countless other life forms form the soil microbiome—the true engine of fertility, resilience, and nutrition.
Soil health - Planetary health - Human health
Healthy soil food webs support plants naturally, stopping the need for fertilisers, pesticides, and fungicides.
Healthy soils grow nutrient-dense, antibiotic-free food that nourishes the human microbiome.
Well-functioning microbiomes are essential to both human and planetary health.
Nutrient-dense food and shared purpose help people work together for planetary health.
Going deeper
​When soil life is healthy and diverse, plants are able to form natural partnerships with these microorganisms. Through these relationships, plants gain access to minerals, trace elements, water, and biological protection that cannot be provided by synthetic inputs alone. In return, plants feed the soil microbiome with sugars, enzymes, and organic compounds created through photosynthesis. This living exchange is how nature has grown healthy plants for hundreds of millions of years.
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Modern agriculture has largely broken this relationship. Chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and excessive disturbance simplify soil ecosystems, reducing microbial diversity and fungal networks. While crops may still grow, they often do so without the biological intelligence that produces real resilience, flavour, and nutrient density. Food grown in biologically degraded soils cannot fully nourish the plants—or the people who eat them.
We believe that healthy plants depend on healthy microbiomes, and healthy people depend on healthy plants.
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Ecological and natural growing practices work with biology rather than against it. By fostering fungal-dominant soils, diverse microbial communities, and intact soil structure, we support plants in expressing their full genetic potential. This results in crops that are more nutrient-dense, more resilient to stress, and more aligned with natural systems.
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Our commitment
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Our commitment to ecological growing is not just about yield—it is about regeneration. Regenerating soil life restores carbon cycles, improves water retention, protects biodiversity, and reduces the need for external inputs. It is one of the most powerful tools we have for healing ecosystems while producing abundant, truly nourishing food.
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This is why our work focuses on both education and physical products. Knowledge empowers growers to understand the living systems they are stewarding. Practical tools and biologically aligned inputs make it possible to apply that knowledge in real soils, with real plants, in real conditions. Together, they help rebuild the microbial foundations that agriculture—and life—depend upon.
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Native Biota exists to support this transition: from extractive growing to ecological growing, from simplified systems to living complexity, and from short-term solutions to long-term health.
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For soil.
For plants.
For people.
For the planet.
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Environmental conservation through agriculture.
