It uses volcanic soil that's loaded with the elements your plants need to thrive: iron, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, just to name a few.
Not exact matches
Thanks to the rich and fertile
volcanic soils in the area, they don't
use fertilisers or other inputs.
The 157 - hectare property of rich, red
volcanic soil has been tilled for more than a century, with synthetic fertilisers first
used in the 1960s.
They incorporated three basic ingredients in a solution of water and hydrogen peroxide: mycelium mushroom roots; perlite, a glassy
volcanic mineral
used by farmers to aerate
soil; and recycled paper.
Modern scientists identify and measure past eruptions
using layers of
volcanic debris found in ice cores, lake sediments, and other undisturbed
soils.
Instead of
soil, a lightweight substrate of
volcanic rock was
used to improve drainage.
From fresh vegetables and exotic fruits grown in the
volcanic soil beneath Mount Agung, to poultry reared in the resort's free range farm in Jasri village, the kitchen at Amankila
uses only the finest, locally sourced ingredients to create a menu of traditional Indonesian delicacies