// Who They Are
Josh and Kelly are the founders of Dragonfly Earth Medicine, an Oregon-based living soil and botanical nutrient company. Known for their herb-based soil amendments including blends with lavender and other companion plant materials. Collaborate with breeders including Russell Pace (CHA) on genetic projects like Frenchie's Grapes. Advocates of the circular relationship between genetics, soil biology, and secondary metabolite expression — emphasizing that soil microbes stored in seeds travel with genetics to new environments.
// Notable Quotes
" I really think it's just so circular. I don't want it to sound so black and white — 'you have to start with good genetics' — because I've really seen amazing genetics be totally ruined with really bad soil. "
" We energetically put energy into the trichome, into the crystal, and inadvertently that goes into the seed as well because the seed is also storing soil microbes in it. "
" It's very much like raising a kid — what happens every day with those genetics is going to define what's going to happen with their future genetics. "