Does your food nourish you—
or just claim to?
Labels can say organic, natural, or fresh, but that doesn’t guarantee what your body is actually receiving. The truth is, much of our modern food looks alive but is nutritionally hollow—grown in depleted soil, bred for shelf life over substance. You can’t always see the difference, but you can taste it. And more importantly, your body can feel it.
That’s where the Bionutrient Food Association steps in.
We’re building a new food culture rooted in nutrient density, soil health, and transparency. By supporting growers, educating consumers, and even developing tools to measure real nutritional value, BFA is helping you reconnect to what food is meant to be: nourishing, vital, and alive. Because it’s not just about what you eat—it’s about what that food was fed long before it reached your plate.
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Now more than ever people are harnessing a collective energy to grow food locally, with care and intention, and in a way that harmonizes with nature. We are excited to support gardeners and homesteaders by offering the BFA Garden Kit, a suite of biological amendments that are pre-packed for the home garden scale and are not available in any retail stores. This all-in-one kit provides the essentials for biological growing: a broad spectrum soil mineral amendment, complete liquid feed for foliar sprays, and bacterial and fungal seed inoculant.
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What comes in a Garden Kit?
SMALL GARDEN KIT
5 lbs. of Spring Blend
1 qt. of Liquid Feed
1/2 oz. of Seed Inoculant
LARGE GARDEN KIT
10 lbs. of Spring Blend
2 qts. of Liquid Feed
1 oz. of Seed Inoculant
Mineral Blend
Boost field fertility and vibrancy with this broad spectrum soil conditioner and amendment suitable for all crops. Spring blend tops off the fertility tank and provides a complete crop feed to be applied before planting.
Ingredients: humates, greensand, rock phosphate, carbonite, gypsum, sul-po-mag, Dynamin, humus compost, sea salt, kelp meal, alfalfa meal
Instructions: Scatter evenly around the entirety of your planting area – beds and walking paths alike! Put down in spring anytime at or before planting.
Application rate: 5 lbs per 200 sqft. You can also add 1/2 cup per cubic foot to boost your potting soil!
Liquid Feed
Boost plant vigor and vitality and aid in plant growth, production, and protection as a foliar spray or liquid drench.
Ingredients: sea water concentrate, fish hydrolysate, calcium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, molasses, phosphate rock, magnesium chloride, boric acid, manganese sulfate, kelp, copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, cobalt sulfate, sodium molybdate, fulvic acids, worm castings, humic acid
Instructions: Dilute 1/4 cup liquid feed with 1 gallon of water.
Application rate: 1/4 cup in 1 gallon of water (or more water as needed) covers 200 sqft.
Apply every 5-7 days during the plant’s life, including in the greenhouse. Use mixture within 24 hours.
For a foliar spray: Pour into a hand-held sprayer and spray above the plant so the mist settles on the leaves. Apply only at dawn or dusk as spraying during the heat of the day can burn the leaves. Any extra mix after foliar spraying can be watered out as a soil drench.
For a soil drench: Pour into a watering can and water the holes at transplanting time or the root zone while the plant is growing.
Seed Inoculant
Boost microbial populations with this broad spectrum mixture of bacterial and fungal symbiotes.
Ingredients: seaweed, calcium, humic substances and microbial inoculants
Instructions: Put a pinch of inoculant in the seed packet, and shake to ensure a good coating. Strain contents through a fine sieve with a paper plate below to collect surplus inoculant that can be reused. Store seeds in a cool, dry, dark place, and the inoculant will remain dormant until the seed is planted.
Application rate: 1-2 oz treats 50 lbs of seed, so a little goes a long way!
The seed pores are extremely small, so you may not visibly see any inoculant on the seed.
Note: If you are purchasing seedlings, you can still apply inoculant. Sprinkle a little in a watering can and water your hole at planting time, or alternatively, dunk the entire root zone into the inoculated water.
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The direct soil Electro-Conductivity Meter is an essential tool for the grower to have in their toolbox. Soil electrical conductivity (EC) is a measure of the electrical charge in the soil, where too much or too little can hinder optimal plant growth. The measure of conductivity provides a valuable indicator of soil health and the functioning processes foundational to crop quality and yields, plant nutrient availability, and activity of soil microorganisms. The EC meter provides the grower with a critical snapshot that underpins the health of their soil, and is useful for addressing shortcomings or adjusting strategies in the growing season.
This meter is rugged and reliable, and pocket-sized for easy transport and field application, offering quick and accurate readings. This tool features a stainless steel penetration probe for direct measurement.
Product Specs:
• Waterproof
• Replaceable 4.5 inch penetration electrode
• Automatic temperature compensation
• Manual calibration in an aqueous solution to a single point
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Refractometer, Vise/sap press & Brix Chart
The refractometer in our Brix Kit is currently the most accessible of tools available for discerning quality. While not a measure of nutrient density, it is generally understood that the refractive index, or brix, of a given fruit or vegetable correlates closely to quality and taste. Refractometers are an easy, low-cost test widely used among growers for whom quality is important. But you don't need to be a farmer - you can just as easily use a refractometer on produce you buy from the store to get a better undertanding of what you are eating, or who has the best carrots at the market.
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We work to support growers in changing their management practices to improve the quality of food they produce.
We seek to support, educate, organize and empower farmers, scientists and leaders in building human and planetary vitality through the principles of life and nature.
Together, we are stewards of our food future.
Through founding The Bionutrient Institute, we work with a network of labs to access food, crops & management practices in a survey of the food supply broadly. We understand through this work that massive variation exists in the food supply. We understand science to be a means to understand this variation & improve our practices globally.
The BFA is a membership organization that seeks to support depth of understanding and community through our annual Soil & Nutrition Conference, courses and on-farm consultation. Learn how to become a member of this vibrant community here.
We work to support consumers and growers of food in determining which food is nutritionally superior, and guidance on growing it. To further achieve this, we’ve developed a handheld Bionutrient Meter that, with a flash of light, can offer nutritional information about food, crops and soil. Our job now is to complete the research in order to create a 1-100 scale for food quality. We need the science in order to calibrate the meters. To learn more and support the cause, visit: The Bionutrient Institute - Understanding the Science… From Field to Plate.
