Thanks!

I wonder how soil life is or whether it will be affected in areas with GM crops growing.

Of course GMO's will have an affect on the soil food web, just as they will have an affect on us. We simply do not know that that will be because not enough research into that has been done. What little there is that has shown adverse affects has been suppressed by lawsuits.

MEN did their version, too, which is online:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/2003_June_July/Building_Fertile_Soil

An easy way to get there from here, just click on the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: MEN's SFW article

Great article in MEN. Have you ever used the Garden Care Kit?

Nope, have you?

No, but would like to hear from kimmsr.

No, I have not. I rely on the Michigan State University CES people to test for me since even that kit will not tell your about the CEC of your soil or why the pH is where it is at.