New experiments are here!

ONfungi is a group of volunteers who do citizen science experiments that help explore soil restoration and carbon storage.

It works as folks like you apply our “mud” or Fungal Dominant Compost (FDC) to your lawn, garden or farm field. When you report the results using one of our experiments; you become the planets soil hero!

Your joy, time, money and hard work are used to do neat science. Plant, Observe and Report! Its fun, its easy, and it adds to the very real science required to address climate change.

To restore the planet, go play in the mud

 

Get the kit, get growing

ONfungi’s citizen science experiments are designed for ages 10-100. You get

• a balanced kit of Fungal Dominant Compost (FDC) or "mud."
• Experiment instructions.
• And its all mailed to you no worries!

The new 2022 Experiment cycle starts shipping Feb. 03, 2022. Order now to join in. We have seed starting, garden prep, lawn support and farm field experiments! Pick one and grow, learn, regenerate.

How it works

You pick your experiment. Plant seeds/bulbs of your choice in your home soil; or, spread the FDC over your lawn; or, spray your no-till field — you decide what works best for your situation.

Whatever your choice: you add the FDC enhancer and you record the result. Finally, you upload your data to ONfungi and we share your data so everyone can learn!

So far we're proving that beneficial fungi will grow and spread down into the soil; adding carbon to the soil, and helping plants help each other! This network, taken care of, will grow year after year after year. Or so we hope. Let’s find out!

This is where you come in

 

To return this balance to the soil we are using a citizen science experiment designed for ages 10-100. You get a balanced kit complete with fungi trigger. You add this material to your home garden, lawn or trees; and you record the result. You upload your data to ONfungi and we share your data so everyone can learn!

Once reintroduced, the fungi will spread down into the soil; adding carbon to the soil sure, but also helping the plants help each other! And the network, taken care of, will grow year after year after year. Or so we hope. Let’s find out!

Are you ready to get started?

Donate to get kits to more kids. We have 500 kits to start.

PLUS, free shipping for the first 500 kits.

What other benefits are there for you?

Lots.

Further benefits of project participation should include a massive upgrade for your home and garden soils, including:

* YES store carbon
* YES improve crop harvest and hopefully plant nutrient density, plus:

* improve water storage in soil
* increase plant water use efficiency
* reduce or eliminate fertilizer use
* greatly reduced agrichemical pollution

* more bees and butterflies and worms and ants and cool beetles and … more

Makes you a bit of an environmental hero really. Not saying you should swagger around the neighborhood boasting your science achievements. But you could.

Please come join us. Get a kit. Pick your experiment. Have fun playing in the mud!

What’s in the kit?

How it works

Step One: Collect your kit

ONfungi August Experiment Kits are mailing now. As soon as you buy your kit we start it on the journey to you. No waiting. Well, except for Canada Post and our handling process. Maybe minor waiting.

Step Two: Plant your seeds, distribute your fungi trigger

Start your experiment by following one of the Experimental Plans. 

Pick a plan (we suggest one per kit):

Experiment 1: was  30 NOW $22

The first experiment is “easy” and looks at root growth using the fungi starter. As a bonus ONfungi also looks at carbon sequestration in lawn soils.

The rooting test is done over two weeks (or more if you like). The experiment uses your garden soil and a small amount of the ONfungi starter. Root growth is measured and web reporting is easily done. The cost for the kit is $30 including shipping and tax. The kit is available at ONfungi.net through their Fundrzr campaign. Experiments are designed by our biologist Emma Roy.

A bonus offer of ONfungi starter is included to allow you to try a soil inoculation and sequestration experiment. Two experiments in one!

These experiments are suitable for a wide range of ages; from 8 to 88. Emma is doing an easy to follow set up guide.

Experiment 2: $150

The second experiment adds MicroBiometer testing to your garden or lawn. Look more closely at soil changes with start, mid-term and experiment end Fungi:Bacteria and ug/G of carbon measurements!!! This experiment cycle works more closely with our volunteers and may require additional shipping and labour on the experimenters part. More for the advanced experimenter.

Cost is $150. This experiment may be geographically limited. We are testing this.

Step Three:
Report on results

The experiments all rely on reporting periods. You’ll go online to onfungi.net/report; fill in your data; be the goblin scientist!

We’ve tried to keep it straight forward. Its the many gathered reports that are important. And the community we build together. 
The reports from you are timed 2 to 4 weeks after planting. 

To support ONfungi, get your fungi kit or just donate: Your money is going to soil regeneration and science. Thank you!

Thank also to  Fundrzr. These folks are a blessing to us. They are providing their platform and assistance at no cost to ONfungi. They really believe in what we are doing too!