Building Biologically Active Soil: Part Two

E. Brooke Hayes, PhD candidate and director of the EcoSoil lab at the University of Victoria will lead an in-lab and on-farm workshop on biologically active soil.

Part one (click here to register): Two hour in-lab session at UVic on understanding biological amendments, and how biologically active compost can increase local soil biology and improve productivity and plant health.

Part two: Three hour hands-on field workshop at Sandown Centre putting theoretical knowledge into practice by building biologically active compost, creating compost tea and extract, and application considerations such as rates, methods and frequency.

Note: Bring a jar to take your own compost extract home with you!

Funding for the Knowledge and Technology Transfer program is provided by the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.