Christina Ek

I sent samples of both fertile and degraded soil to a lab; the results indicate that they are quite different. The fertile soil is less acidic and much richer in organic matter and minerals. I am a...

I will also used degraded soil to compare to healthy soil that is typically used by gardeners.

I am ordering supplies, gathering relevant information, and will soon be ready to plant my first set of crops. After a couple of weeks, I will do the other set as spinach is more cold-tolerant.

I am thinking about studying beets as they are a major crop for sugar as well as roots and leaves. That way, I have greens and root vegetables as representative of a diverse array of crops.

Based on prior research and setbacks caused by COVID-19, I am reconsidering my crop choices to be spinach and collards. Both are commercially important, commonly consumed leafy greens that will gro...

I am expanding my literature review. I have found multiple articles that were recently published earlier this year about algae and crops. I am comparing and contrasting the parameters studied, the ...

I am continuing to gather material for my literature review and am researching a Chlorella processing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. I am researching nutrient content of Chlorella and conditi...

I am researching prior studies on competition (allelopathy) among microbial species. I found that Chlorella can compete with algae species that can produce harmful blooms; many of these algae are r...

I started a book called Unwelcome Harvest, about agriculture and pollution. It contains a wealth of information about fertilizers, pesticides, and other factors that render industrial modern agricu...