Presenter’s Power Point:
PowerPoint – CS – WFP – Week 4 – Doug Collins – Ecological Soil Health Management PDF
PowerPoint – CS – WFP – Week 4 – Midnight’s Farm PPT
PowerPoint – CS – WFP – Week 4 – Midnight’s Farm PDF
Recorded Lecture:
Recording – Cultivating Success™: Whole Farm Planning – WEEK 4 – Ecological Soil Health Management
Zoom Chat:
Chat – Cultivating Success™: Whole Farm Planning – WEEK 4 – Ecological Soil Health Management PDF
Break Out Room:
Mason Grays Harbor County – Max Ross NRCS Presentation Week 4 Soils
Mason Grays Harbor County – Max Ross NRCS Web Soil Walkthrough
Learning Objectives:
- Become aware of the soil as a living, biological complex.
- Learn ways to manage soils to develop a positive soil environment for plant growth
- Learn how to take a soil sample for testing
- Learn how to determine soil texture by the feel method
- Learn how to use and benefit from compost and other soil amendments
Topics:
- Descriptions of soil qualities and the importance to plant growth
- Soil physical attributes
- Soil chemical attributes
- Soil biological factors
- Practices and how they affect soil health and subsequent plant growth
- Composting
- Use of compost, manure, and other soil amendments
Readings:
Resource- Soil Management for Small Farms PDF
Resource- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Quality Indicator Sheets WEBSITE
Assignments:
Activity- Soil Problem Farm Scenario DOC
Assignment – Soil Amendments DOC