A soil science research company · est. 2026 Central / South Tennessee · Arkansas

Feeding the soil that feeds the world.

We are a soil science research company studying a proprietary, low-cost process for synthesizing bio-identical organic compounds from inorganic source materials — a carbon-sequestering amendment designed to feed soil microbiota rather than bypass it. Our work is grounded in early chemistry, modernized for the fields of today.

Focus
Bio-identical soil amendments
Phase
Research & field trials
Site
100+ acre field laboratory
Founded
2026
Soil microbiota Carbon sequestration Bio-identical compounds Regenerative fertility Farmer-made inputs Regional production nodes Crop longevity research Soil microbiota Carbon sequestration Bio-identical compounds Regenerative fertility Farmer-made inputs Regional production nodes Crop longevity research
01 — The vision
I.

Rebuilding the soil from underneath.

Modern agriculture taught the world to feed the plant. Our work is oriented around a different question — how to feed the soil that feeds the plant, at a cost any independent farm can absorb.

The amendment we are developing is designed to sustain soil microbiota rather than bypass it — sequestering carbon into complex hydrocarbon structures that function as bioavailable nutrition for the living system beneath every crop. In controlled laboratory trials, it has measurably outperformed conventional commercial fertilizers on crop longevity and productive-cycle length.

Our ambition is not a new product line. It is a new pattern: inputs that farmers can manufacture themselves, from widely available materials, with minimal equipment — distributed not through global supply chains but through regional production nodes, at or near cost.

We are in research and field-trial phase. No product is yet offered for commercial sale.

02 — The science
II.

A process drawn from early chemistry, translated into modern soil science.

01 · Inputs

Widely available, low-cost source materials.

The primary feedstocks are abundant, accessible, and economically viable at small scale — no exotic inputs, no finite reserves, no industrial supply chain.

[ feedstock ]
02 · Process

Simple, repeatable, operator-runnable.

A production method designed to be executed with minimal equipment by trained operators — built for resilience, not for industrial capex.

[ method ]
03 · Formula

Concentrated at source, diluted at use.

A concentrated amendment designed to be diluted at the point of application — efficient to transport, efficient to store, efficient to deploy across variable terrain.

[ formulation ]
04 · Foundation

Lost-science recovery; novel, non-obvious IP.

The approach draws on early chemistry knowledge largely absent from modern agricultural practice — giving the work a distinctive intellectual foundation.

[ foundation ]
If we get the soil right, everything downstream of it — the yield, the nutrition, the resilience of the land — follows.
Joshua Pellicer · Founder & Managing Member
03 — The approach
III.

Three scales of production, one direction of travel.

On-farm

Made by the farmer.

Our north star is a formula any independent farming operation can manufacture on its own land, with minimal equipment, using inputs already in reach. Fertility as infrastructure — not as a subscription.

[ Scale 01 ]
Regional

Distributed through production nodes.

Small, regionally operated facilities serving clusters of farms — purchased at or near cost, licensed to agricultural cooperatives, and positioned to keep production economics inside the communities they serve.

[ Scale 02 ]
National

Direct-to-farm, concentrated.

A concentrated formula distributed directly to farming operations across regions — enabling adoption without requiring local production capacity, and building a research dataset that sharpens the formula across crops and climates.

[ Scale 03 ]
04 — Field laboratory
IV.

A working farm, held as a research asset.

100+ acres
for the work.

Our field program is centered on a dedicated agricultural site in Central or South Tennessee or Arkansas — a working farm acquired and held by the company as a research asset, not as personal property. It is where our formula meets the real conditions it will ultimately be judged against: real crops, real seasons, real economics.

The site supports multi-crop trials, production-scale method refinement, and continuous yield and soil-health data collection — the evidence base on which every forward step of the work rests.

Target acreage
100+ acres
Regions
TN / AR
Use
Field trials
Structure
Company-held
05 — Research agenda
V.

What we’re studying, and why it matters.

Track 01Active

Microbial feeding, not bypass.

Characterizing how bio-identical hydrocarbon structures are taken up and metabolized by soil microbial communities — and how those communities feed the plant in return.

Microbial population response
Root-zone nutrient cycling
Seasonal persistence
Track 02Scaling

Carbon into the ground.

Studying the amendment’s role as a pathway for long-form carbon sequestration into stable organic structures at the soil-microbe boundary, across varied substrates.

Stability across tillage regimes
Soil-type response curves
Longitudinal measurement
Track 03Field-ready

Crop longevity & productive life.

Measuring productive crop-cycle extension against conventional fertilizer controls, across a deliberate spread of row, pasture, and specialty varieties on the field site.

Multi-crop side-by-side trials
Yield & resilience benchmarks
Input-cost comparison
06 — Contact

Working on something adjacent?

We’re building relationships with researchers, agricultural cooperatives, conservation programs, and operators whose work touches soil health — and we’re open to collaboration wherever the overlap is real. Partnerships on trial design, shared data, and regional pilots are especially welcome.

For media inquiries, research correspondence, or general questions, use the channels at right.

Direct line
Joshua Pellicer
RoleCEO, Pellicer Life LLC
FocusResearch & partnerships
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