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Grow Your Soil - A Biological Approach to Soil Testing, Amendments and More.

In this workshop we will discuss soil biology, soil testing, amendments and other biological farming practices. These practices can be applied at the farm or the backyard garden. We will also discuss how unbalanced soil can affect plant and human health.

Topics to be covered:

What is in the soil?
What is missing from the soil?
The importance of a balanced soil.
How a biological soil test differs from other soil tests.
How do plants interact with the bacteria and fungi living in the soil?
How do plants use trace elements in the soil?
Difference between soil amendments and fertilizers
A year of growing; ideal time to test your soil, ideal time to amend your soil, using cover crops, and more.
Not in the soil, not in the plants, not in the human body how missing soil elements can affect plant health, animal health and human health.

The workshop will be led by Dee Blake, owner of Savin Hill Seedlings (http://savinhillseedlings.com/), and farmer at Lindentree CSA in Lincoln, MA.

Attendees will receive a sample of Savin Hill Seedling's Compost Boost (a rock dust amendment that can be added to compost to increase biological activity).