Explore the microbial workforce beneath your feet.

In this workshop, you’ll learn a few simple ways to check your soil’s condition (no special equipment required), what those signs mean, and what to do next. We’ll also introduce compost extracts and compost teas: what they are, when they can be useful, and how to use them wisely, plus tips on choosing good compost or soil inputs locally if you’re not making your own.

Explore the microbial workforce beneath your feet.

How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious is a four-week program packed full of content and activities that guide you through the basics of farming and bring together people who want to dip their toes into the world of growing food.

Explore the microbial workforce beneath your feet.

It’s the small things that count.

Whether it’s planting something beautiful in the cracks and crannies of a pathway, tucking some vegetables in a compact corner, taking the time to look and listen differently, tending the microscopic fungi and bacteria in your soil, or thoughtfully choosing a less invasive plant.  Our speakers will show you how all these small things add up to create beauty and cultivate joy in your garden.

Whether you grow vegetables, tend turf, manage perennials, trees, or urban landscapes. This intensive workshop will deepen your understanding of soil ecology and equip you with practical strategies you can apply right away.

Whether you grow vegetables, tend turf, manage perennials, trees, or urban landscapes. This intensive workshop will deepen your understanding of soil ecology and equip you with practical strategies you can apply right away.

How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious is a four-week program packed full of content and activities that guide you through the basics of farming and bring together people who want to dip their toes into the world of growing food.

Whether you grow vegetables, tend turf, manage perennials, trees, or urban landscapes. This intensive workshop will deepen your understanding of soil ecology and equip you with practical strategies you can apply right away.

Whether you grow vegetables, tend turf, manage perennials, trees, or urban landscapes. This intensive workshop will deepen your understanding of soil ecology and equip you with practical strategies you can apply right away.

Are you a small-scale farmer or community garden leader/member looking to revitalize your soil? Learn practical, field-tested composting techniques to improve soil health and boost plant vitality.

Are you a small-scale farmer or community garden leader/member looking to revitalize your soil? Learn practical, field-tested composting techniques to improve soil health and boost plant vitality.

How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious is a four-week program packed full of content and activities that guide you through the basics of farming and bring together people who want to dip their toes into the world of growing food.

Are you a small-scale farmer or community garden leader/member looking to revitalize your soil? Learn practical, field-tested composting techniques to improve soil health and boost plant vitality.

A multi-day, in-person deep dive into Living Soil.

A multi-day, in-person deep dive into Living Soil.

A multi-day, in-person deep dive into Living Soil.

A multi-day, in-person deep dive into Living Soil.

How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious is a four-week program packed full of content and activities that guide you through the basics of farming and bring together people who want to dip their toes into the world of growing food.

The Art & Science of Cultivating Living Soils.

How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious is a four-week program packed full of content and activities that guide you through the basics of farming and bring together people who want to dip their toes into the world of growing food.

How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious is a four-week program packed full of content and activities that guide you through the basics of farming and bring together people who want to dip their toes into the world of growing food.

FREE WEBINARS WITH DR. ELAINE INGHAM

Cultivating Living Soils:

The Power of Soil Food Webs in Permaculture and Beyond

Registration is now open for this unique multi-day intensive course on restoring and boosting soil health for optimal plant growth.

Registration is now open for this unique multi-day intensive course on restoring and boosting soil health for optimal plant growth.