In celebration of Ohio Soil Health Week, join Community Food Initiatives and Gina Scarano and Ross DiPenti of Farm Star to learn to make high-quality, biologically rich, and diverse thermophilic compost teaming with microbes! Gina is a Certified Lab-tech and consultant through Dr. Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web School.
Community Food Initiatives invites backyard, community, and small farm growers to join us at Farm Star for a hands-on workshop and farm tour with a focus on building soil health. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of soil science and the role microorganisms play in helping us grow more vigorous and healthy crops. They will tour the small-scale farm, which is in the process of transforming dirt into soil through the use of living compost and liquid bio-amendments that contain the full spectrum of the soil food web. Attendees will walk around and examine a variety of garden beds and stages of composting, collect and view samples under the microscope, and discuss the role microorganisms play in helping to mitigate flood/drought conditions and grow healthier crops.
This workshop is open to all for no fee. Use this link to register.
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During this hands-on workshop, attendees will learn:
The role microorganisms play in unlocking nutrients in your soil
How to create a living compost recipe
The starting materials and carbon:nitrogen ratios you will need
The science of temperature, timing, and turning a living compost pile
There will also be an opportunity to examine living compost organisms through a microscope.
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The Living Compost workshop and walking Farm Star tour will both take place outdoors. Participants should bring a water bottle and garden gloves, wear closed-toe shoes, and dress for the forecasted weather. During this hands-on, interactive workshop and tour, we will be building, sampling, and examining various stages of living compost.
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Reb Korenowsky Woods, Community Food Initiatives, (740) 593-5971, reb@communityfoodinitiatives.org