This week Country Life dives underground to take a closer look at soils, from Canterbury farmers using the Japanese Bokashi system to a market gardener making garden beds as rich as chocolate cake in Taranaki. We also unpack the recently announced biodiversity credits.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

In this episode:

• 0:48 - Rural News Wrap
• 5:52 - Dollars for nature - a look at biodiversity credits
• 17:51 - Bokashi by the Tonne - Farmers turns waste into natural fertiliser
• 31:30 - Roebuck Farm: Where the garden beds are rich 'like chocolate cake'

With thanks to guests:

• Sean Weaver, Ekos
• Hayden Johnston
• Tim Hawke and Murray Weaver
• Jodi Roebuck, Roebuck Farm

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Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details