How do EM's work?
What makes EM unusual is the combination of aerobic and
anaerobic micro-organisms.
The meaning of aerobic is living with oxygen and
anaerobic means living without oxygen.
The scientific world has always accepted
that these two groups could not possibly live side-by-side because the conditions
for survival are completely opposite.
Both groups, however, naturally
occur in the soil. Before the discovery of EM, the natural assumption was that
aerobic micro-organisms were the "goodies" and anaerobic the "baddies". This,
however, is a misconception as both contain elements of both causatives and suppressors
of diseases.
Effective micro-organisms control the disease causatives.
The
aerobic and anaerobic micro-organisms both have in common the ability to change
substances into antioxidants. These substances hinder the process of oxidation
such as occurs in rust and rotting and are therefore beneficial for improving
the health of soil, plants, humans and animals.
In the West, many effective
micro-organsims are used traditionally to produce food products with new valuable
properties such as: sourdough bread, cheese, yoghurt, wine, cider, sauerkraut,
and alcohol.
Different groups exist in the world of micro-organisms
including those of a small group of dominant "effective" micro-organisms and a
small group of dominant "harmful" micro-organisms.
The largest group is the
group of followers that can go either way (see below).
The
two groups of effective and harmful organisms are engaged in a constant battle
with each other.
The millions of other micro-organisms wait on the sidelines
to see which group will win.
They then adjust themselves in order to follow
or imitate the winning group.
Harmful micro-organisms are currently dominating
as much as ninety percent of culture grounds. This is due to many reasons including
monocultures, too little crop rotation, an abnormally high use of artificial fertilizers
and chemicals, bad or faulty tillage, the use of too heavy materials and exposed
and unprotected soils.
Harmful substances coming from industry traffic or
from households also account for the growth in the number of harmful micro-organisms.
Together, all this is unfavourable for the condition of soil, the quality
of food and the health of humans and animals.
If the effective micro-organsims
are allowed to have the upper hand, then they will begin to activate their accumulative
and disease-suppressing properties in all kinds of areas such as: soil, air, water;
plants, trees; agricultural and horticultural crops (meaning food); health of
humans and animals.
The correct use of EM in agriculture, horticulture, homes and gardens will encourage the environment to increase the number of effective micro-organisms!