Farm Tour

In celebration of Ohio Soil Health Week, join Community Food Initiatives and Gina Scarano and Ross DiPenti of Farm Star to learn to make high-quality, biologically rich, and diverse thermophilic compost teaming with microbes! Gina is a Certified Lab-tech and consultant through Dr. Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web School. Community Food Initiatives invites backyard, community, and small farm growers to join us at Farm Star for a hands-on workshop and farm tour with a focus on building soil health. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of soil science and the role microorganisms play in helping us grow more vigorous and healthy crops. They will tour the small-scale farm, which is in the process of transforming dirt into soil through the use of living compost and liquid bio-amendments that contain the full spectrum of the soil food web. Attendees will walk around and examine a variety of garden beds and stages of composting, collect and view samples under the microscope, and discuss the role microorganisms play in helping to mitigate flood/drought conditions and grow healthier crops. This workshop is open to all for no fee. Use this link to register.