On-Farm Soils Class

Thursday April 27 10am-3pm

WSU Twin Vista Ranch, 6456 Flagler Road, Nordland, Marrowstone Island

FREE!

Register for free at soilclass.brownpapertickets.com

Doug Collins is an Extension Faculty with WSU’s Small Farms Program and an affiliate faculty with the WSU Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. His extension programs and research focus on soil quality and vegetable and fruit production for small farms. Doug is an active instructor in Ecological Soil Management for beginning and advanced producers. Doug’s research program is focused on organic vegetable cropping systems and managing and monitoring soil fertility.

Topics Include:

• Basic Soil Science
• Soil Fertility
• Soil Texture By Hand
• On-Farm Soil Quality
• Soil Sampling
• Interpreting Soil Test Results (Web Soil Surveys)

Participants are encouraged to bring soil samples or soil test results from their farms