Paul Smith: ODPG Conference Spotlight
Paul has a wide range of both academic and farming experience and we’re lucky to have him coming to talk to us about his speciality: soil carbon. Continue reading Paul Smith: ODPG Conference Spotlight
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Creating Farm Diversity – Soil – Pasture and Landscape
Farm Field day at Shortland Farm in Opunake. We will look at what it takes to create a diverse farm landscape, including how to create and improve diversity in pastures, trees for food and habitat and driving your soil to … Continue reading Creating Farm Diversity – Soil – Pasture and Landscape
Making and Using Plant Extract
The Arboreal Food Web is all about the microscopic life above the ground. Farm Specific Plant Extracts is an age old practice of creating on-farm soil health that works with the arboreal food web. Each plant that grows extracts very … Continue reading Making and Using Plant Extract
Soil Your Undies! How to Use Your Pants to Test Soil Health
Farmers all over the world are burying their pants to find out how healthy their soil is in an inexpensive experiment. So how does that work? Continue reading Soil Your Undies! How to Use Your Pants to Test Soil Health
10 Ways Organic Improves Soil Health
From matter and nitrogen, to microbes and fungi, and the all important carbon, this article about organic farming by Rodale is a MUST read… Continue reading 10 Ways Organic Improves Soil Health