PREBIOTICS TO KEEP YOUR MICROBIOTICS HEALTHY, why not do it for the soil too?

PREBIOTICS TO KEEP YOUR MICROBIOTICS HEALTHY, why not do it for the soil too?

• what are prebiotics?

Substances in the diet that stimulate the growth of gut-dwelling micro-organisms causing great direct and indirect health benefits.

We have all heard about the importance of increasing the daily intake of fibre in the diet (hence the outbound boom of multiple fibre-rich products populating supermarket shelves), as well as the fact that a wide variety of fruits are rich in pectins, among many other examples. But did you know that “feeding” prebiotics to the soil can help plants in the same way that our microbiota helps us?