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Intro to Soil Health

Wednesday April 29, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Venue: Online

Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrants

Member $15.00 Register
Non-member $20.00 Register

Soil is the foundation of growing healthy food. Learn the properties of soils and how to maintain and build soil health. We will discuss the types of soils and their attributes, how to keep soils healthy and what activities contribute to degrading, maintaining, and building healthy soils. 

This webinar is offered as part of the Ignatius Farm New Farmer Training Program. Educational content is geared toward new farmers, but is open to all farmers who might be curious about a certain topic, wishing to expand their farming knowledge, or in need a refresh.

Speaker: Dr. Sarah Hargreaves, Soil Microbial Ecologist and Research Director, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario