Join us at the Community Soil Lab at Cottonwood Urban Farm for our monthly Lab Lesson! The Community Soil Lab is a space for community members to learn about soil health through a whole ecosystem perspective integrating biology, chemistry, physical properties, and community knowledge 🪱🧪🥼🌱
Every second Saturday of the month, we offer opportunities to learn about soil health in our soil lab built in a shipping container on an urban farm! Our Community Soil Lab has the capacity to learn about our local soils through tests including water properties (moisture content, water holding capacity), pH, electrical conductivity, NPK, and Fungi:Bacteria (F:B) ratios.
September Lesson Topic: Soil Microbiology
Our soils are filled with an abundance of microbial life! Soil and people are connected through this vast world of microorganisms. As they live, eat, die, and decompose, they transform our food scraps into energy and nutrients, building healthy soils that support all life on our planet!
Join us as we break out the microbiometer to learn about microbial biomass and F:B ratios. Learn about what our soil's microbial communities may say about soil health in our community!