Validation

Proven. Tested. Validated.

Our claims are backed by independent federal science, commercial field results and live telemetry.

Sandia National Laboratories

A multi-year federal field study.

From 2022 to 2024, Sandia National Laboratories tested Aleterra's formulations against standard synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in Tucumcari, New Mexico, under severe semi-arid conditions (Report SAND2025-10092).

410% increase in fungal populations and 70% increase in total microbiota at the 3–6 inch root depth
300% more biomass than crops given synthetic nutrients alone
Synthetic fertilizer, by contrast, cut fungal populations by 74%
Nitrous oxide spikes measured within 12 hours of synthetic fertilizer application, showing biological soil restoration as a path to lower greenhouse gas emissions

Turf roots threaded with white fungal networks, above soil aggregates bound together by fungal filaments

Field validation

Results in the field, not just the lab.

Sandia proved the mechanism. Deployments on golf courses, city parks and public grounds across the arid Southwest have proven the performance. Two were closely measured:

80%

Less water in 4 months

Whispering Winds Golf Course, Cannon AFB, New Mexico.

4 days

Without irrigation

Treated greens at Whispering Winds held up 4 days in peak summer heat. Untreated greens showed stress in under 24 hours.

33%

Less irrigation in 29 days

Tularosa City Hall, Tularosa, New Mexico.

Where it's been deployed

Proven in the arid American Southwest.

The technology has been deployed on golf courses, city parks and public grounds in some of the hardest growing conditions in the country.

Whispering Winds Golf CourseCannon AFB
Inn of the Mountain GodsMescalero
City of Santa FeParks and Recreation
City of AlamogordoParks and Recreation
City of Truth or ConsequencesParks and Recreation
City of ArtesiaParks and Recreation
City of HobbsParks and Recreation
Ed Brabson Balloon ParkAlamogordo
Tularosa City HallTularosa
New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually ImpairedAlamogordo

Early field deployments

See the difference.

Before Aleterra, the technology's inventor deployed it on municipal lawns, event fields and home landscapes across southern New Mexico. Here's one city hall lawn before treatment and in the weeks after.

Patchy, dormant lawn at Tularosa City Hall before treatment

The same lawn greening up 7 days after treatment

The same lawn fully green 29 days after treatment

Tularosa, New Mexico City Hall, 2019. An early municipal deployment of the technology: irrigation was cut 33% over these 29 days.

Aerial view of Ed Brabson Balloon Park, green and full of hot-air balloons, surrounded by desert — Ed Brabson Balloon Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico, green against the surrounding desert.

Green lawn, shrubs and a flowering mimosa tree in a residential courtyard — A residential landscape in Tularosa, New Mexico, green through the region's long-running drought.

How it works

The biological engine.

Aleterra is a feed for microbes, not a live inoculant. It wakes up the dormant biology already adapted to your site and restarts the natural process that stores water and carbon in soil.

Explosive microbial growth

Aleterra feeds dormant microbiology. Fungal networks expand dramatically, extending the effective reach of every root.

Structural soil re-engineering

Fungi produce glomalin, which binds soil into stable aggregates: large pores for drainage and air, small pores that hold water next to roots.

The liquid carbon pathway

Plants feed carbon to the fungi, which lock it into mineral-bound organic matter that can persist for centuries.

Real-time telemetry

Every deployment is measured.

Underground sensors, irrigation flow meters, and satellite and weather data set a baseline before treatment and track results continuously afterward. You see water reduction as it happens, with data ready for regulators and auditors.

See what the data says about your site.

We'll walk you through the studies and model the savings for your land.

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