Orchard Biodiversity Field Series, Workshop 1: Soil Microbes
Join Synergia Ranch, Cruces Creatives’ Seeding Regenerative Agriculture Project and the Global Soil Restoration Network for the first of two field days on orchard biodiversity!
At this Earth Day workshop, we’ll focus on building biodiversity in the Synergia Ranch orchard, starting from the ground up with beneficial soil microbes from Johnson-Su composting bioreactors. The basic agenda for the day is below:
09:00-09:45: Introductions and breakfast/brunch
09:45-12:00: Filling Johnson-Su bioreactors, sharing results from replications of Dr. Johnson’s research
12:00-13:00: Lunch
13:00-17:00: Inoculating orchard trees with Johnson-Su compost as part of a citizen-science experiment
17:00-17:30: Break
17:30: Dinner
What to wear/bring:
Work clothes
Gloves
Goggles/eye protection
Face masks (for filling bioreactors, which can be a dusty process)
Location:
Synergia Ranch
26 Synergia Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Thanks to funding from the McCune Charitable Foundation, the New Mexico Foundation, and the Nusenda Foundation, this field day includes three free meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all prepared by the amazing chefs at Synergia Ranch.
This workshop will be followed by a May field day on hedgerow plantings (date coming shortly).
THIS IS A FREE WORKSHOP, BUT SINCE SPACE IS LIMITED, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO SAVE YOUR SPOT.
Sign Up here: https://crucescreatives.org/event-5226391?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=4/6/2023