Understanding Your Soil Health For Better Plants

Come learn how the health of your soil is essential to successful, nutrient dense home food growing, reduces pest and disease pressure, and crucial to long term sustainability.

This soil ecology/health workshop covers:

• Assessing and understanding your soil

• Soil testing

• Soil ecology principles

• Improving fertility

• Organic amendments

Facilitator

Stu Ryder is a 25+ year home veggie gardener, permaculturist and market gardener, sharing his knowledge and skills around backyard gardening and small farm practises for greater ecological care, nutrition and sustainability.