The Down and Dirty: Soil Building Secrets for Greener Gardens

How do you grow more productive, greener, and healthier gardens, with less time and money? The secret is in the soil – healthy, living soil, that is. Unlock the secrets for bringing soils to life and grow naturally productive gardens. In this class learn how to recognize healthy soil, feed and nourish the soil food web, and build soil fertility using natural strategies and techniques available to every gardener. Get down to the ground level for a soil-eyed view that will change the way you grow.

 

Presenter: Ea (Elizabeth) Murphy is a soil scientist and author of Building Soil: A Down-to-Earth Approach (Cool Springs Press, 2015). Her passion for growing food led to a master’s degree from University of California, Davis, where she researched the fundamentals of soil organic matter and sustainable ways to improve it.

 

She has worked on farms, with urban gardens, in environmental restoration, and in agroecological research and extension. With twenty years of hands-on practical experience and the latest research in soil health to back her up, she shares the simple truth that to grow more, we need to do less. Based in Tacoma, Washington her love of soil takes her on adventures within her community and around the world.