Meet Soil Food
Soil Food is OrganiLock's flagship - a dry, organic soil amendment you mix into your soil or sprinkle on top. Instead of feeding your plants for a few weeks like a synthetic fertilizer, it feeds the living biology in your soil, and that living soil feeds your plants all season long. We call it "regenerative ag in a bag." It's OMRI Listed for organic growing.
What's in it
Whole, pre-compost poultry (a complete, whole-animal source of nitrogen, not a stripped-down meal), woody biomass, and biochar, with a full package of beneficial soil microbes, made through our patented N.I.S.T. process. Its guaranteed analysis is 4-2-1 (4% nitrogen, 2% phosphate, 1% potash) plus 2.2% calcium - gentle, balanced numbers on purpose, because the goal is a living soil, not a quick chemical hit. Most of the nitrogen is slow-release, which is why it feeds steadily and won't burn your plants.
Why feeding the soil works
Healthy soil is alive. Soil Food brings that life: both kinds of mycorrhizal fungi (the good fungi that extend your plants' roots and trade nutrients with them) plus beneficial bacteria - and, importantly, the food source that keeps that biology alive and multiplying. A lot of "biology" products give you a sprinkle of spores with nothing to eat; Soil Food gives the microbes a home (the biochar) and a meal, so the living system actually takes hold. Because it carries both kinds of fungi, the same bag works for vegetables, flowers, trees, and houseplants.
What it does for your garden
- Healthier plants and bigger harvests, season after season - and it gets better with repeat use as the soil biology builds.
- No burn risk - safe around food, kids, and pets, even if you're generous with it.
- Stronger starts and less transplant shock.
- Better soil structure and water retention, thanks to the biochar.
- One simple product instead of a shelf full of single-purpose bottles.
How to use it
- New beds or planting: mix 1 lb into every 50 sq ft of soil before planting.
- Established plants: sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons per square foot around the base, about once a month.
- Water it in - you'll often see the fungal threads bloom in the soil within 24-48 hours.
- Forms: granular for gardens, beds, and containers; pellets for larger areas; a handy shaker for houseplants.
- Not sure how much? Use the OrganiLock calculator.
Does it really work?
In OrganiLock's own field trials, Soil Food beat synthetic fertilizer - for example, +65% on yellow squash and +17% on cucumbers - and an 8-acre soybean field came in above the state and national average yields. These are our own documented trials, and the results compound as your soil's biology establishes.
Good to know
- OMRI Listed for organic growing (the OMRI program - not the same as USDA Organic certification).
- Shelf life is years if kept dry and sealed - the biology stays dormant until you water it in, so it won't arrive "dead" like some living-soil products can.
- Works with what you already do - it can't be over-applied and won't burn, so you can add it to your current routine.
Common questions
- Is it a fertilizer? It does a fertilizer's job, but it feeds your soil's biology, which feeds your plants - building your soil instead of depleting it.
- Is it just chicken manure? No - whole, pre-compost poultry combined with wood and biochar through our patented method; not raw, not manure.
- Will it burn my plants? No - the nitrogen is released slowly by soil microbes, so there's no burn risk.
- What can I use it on? Vegetables, herbs, flowers, trees, turf, and houseplants - in the ground, in raised beds, in containers, or indoors.
