It’s All About the Soil Food Web with Jeff Lowenfels

Jeff Lowenfels
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 ¦ 7:00 PM ¦ UAA Fine Arts Recital Hall
We used to say we know more about space than the soil beneath our feet. I’m not sure that’s true anymore as this talk will spread some light on what actually does go on beneath our feet.
About Jeff Lowenfels
Jeff Lowenfels is an international leader in the organic gardening/sustainability movement as a result of his best-selling books known as the Teaming Series.These books have been translated into a dozen languages ranging from Italian, French, Spanish and Dutch to Korean, Romanian and Turkish.
Jeff is known for his highly entertaining lectures which have converted tens of thousands of gardeners to organics at venues throughout North and South America, Europe and even Iceland.
Lowenfels also pens the longest running garden column in North America, having never missed a week in over 49 years. He is a retired member of the 鶹 Bar. The combination of garden writing and law earned him the moniker of “America’s Dirtiest Lawyer.” The trilogy made him “Lord of The Roots,” a moniker he keeps even though he has a tetralogy.
The Teaming Series:
“Teaming With Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide To The Soil Food Web,”
“Teaming With Nutrients: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition,”
“Teaming With Fungi: The Organic Growers Guide to Mycorrhizae,”
“Teaming With Bacteria:The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Endophytic Bacteria and the Rhizophagy Cycle.”