Aligning with the power of nature to regenerate soil

Oath Soil Life is a microbial consortium of naturally occurring, non-GMO, beneficial soil microbes.

The diversity of the consortium addresses many of the deficiencies in depleted soils. For example, Oath Soil Life’s natural inoculant reduces the loss of key nutrients in the soil, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers like nitrogen.

The science of Oath Soil Life

A fully characterized, diverse consortium, developed over 30 years, demonstrating broad efficacy across different ecosystems.

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We isolate and cultivate beneficial microbes from soils and plant roots for product development. Predictions of top candidates are generated from soil DNA computer models and scientific literature.
Phylogenetic tree of dozens of unique bacterial taxonomic signatures.
(center shows common ancestor evolving 35M years ago)
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We sequence the genome of each microbe to identify beneficial functions (e.g., enzymatic capacity to degrade plant litter, nitrogen fixation, drought tolerance).
Wettable powder with billions of microbial cells per gram that is made into a variety of concentrations of Oath Soil Life.
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We combine several microbial species to form an enzymatically and functionally diverse soil inoculum. No genetic modification or gene editing - ever.
By analyzing a subset of 84 genomes, we identified the enzymatic capacity to produce 4,112 ‘social molecules’ responsible for interactions between microbes and plants.

Proof is in the data

The effects are considerable: carbon sequestration, yields, water conservation, plant health, and more.

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The microbial consortium in Oath Soil Life has been deployed over 25 years across thousands of crops and many soil ecosystems.

We view measurement and validation as core to our mission, and will announce a breakthrough hardware and software platform later this year.
A subset of data gathered over 20 years of field trials conducted by many institutions and universities. References
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Oath Soil Life's natural inoculant reduces the loss of nutrients in the soil, replacing or reducing the need for synthetic nitrogen.
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“We saw a huge boost in nutrient density...We can hold 91% more water in the soil.”

— Adam Farrell-Wortman, Director of Horticulture, Tucson Botanical Gardens

The experts at Oath

Oath works side by side with many of the world’s most accomplished microbiologists and climate experts to restore our planet’s soil health.

Oath Science Leadership

Anna Edlund, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Alex Rajangam, PhD

Chief Innovations Officer - Biotechnology

Dr. Martin Voss

EVP Business Development, Field Sciences, Regulatory Affairs

Jamison McCorrison, PhD

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Shib Sankar Basu, PhD

Principal Scientist Research and Development Lead

Scientific Advisory Board  (SAB)

Prof. Janet Jansson, Chair

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNL

Prof. Tom Crowther

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Prof. John E. Fernández

MIT, USA

Prof. Jack Gilbert

UC San Diego, USA

Elaine Ingham, PhD

Soil Food Web

Prof. Paul Jensen

UC San Diego, USA

Prof. Jennifer Martiny

UC Irvine, USA

Prof. Mette Haubjerg Nicolaisen

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof. Joane Falcão Salles

Groningen Institute, Netherlands

Prof. Shibu Yooseph

Claremont McKenna College, USA

Climate Advisors

Mark Stevenson

Co-Founder of Cur8

Paul Hawken

Founder: Project Regeneration and Project Drawdown

Paul Stamets

CEO, Fungi Perfecti Chairman, MycoMedica
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