Dr. David White, the Soil Doctor from Ojai, talked to the Organic Garden Club about soil care, composting, compost extracts and actively aerated compost teas. He said to use microscopy to test the quality of compost. Healthy soil should look like chocolate cottage cheese. Rich organic garden soil is alive with microorganisms, mycorrhizae, worms, and…
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Organic Food Gardening
Organic permaculture gardening has the power to restore ecosystems, promote soil health, and create a sustainable future for generations. Several of our Organic Garden Club members, like Dr. Jeff Bass, have made hugelkutur mounds, a centuries old permaculture technique, in their backyard, where they started with tree logs, dirt, compost, sticks, twigs, and more compost…