A healthy food web ensures that nutrient cycling speeds along giving the plants exactly what they need and through symbiosis the plant is providing the soil food web the food resources and overall niche for their proliferation.

via Soil Food Web Intro | A Permaculture Design Course Handbook.

In lieu of the upcoming soil food web workshop i thought i would move into the soil chapter for the EDU online book. More to come soon.http://treeyopermacultureedu.wordpress.com/chapter-8-soils/soil-food-web-intro/