Aug 14-16 Jefferson County Fair: New!! Come join us for Live Presentations on Soil Building -- Detail Schedule for Saturday
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New!!! This year at the Jefferson County Fair! Aug 14-16
Come join us for Live Presentations on Soil Building
Local soil, gardening and ecosystem experts are hosting a series of topics ranging in scale from soil theory for regenerative agriculture to practical application for the backyard gardeners to straw bale gardening and more, and how this impacts us all.
When: 12-4:30 pm each day of the Fair, 15-minute sessions, starting at the top of the hour.
Where: Find us in the Horticulture Building.
For an updated schedule for each day, visit us at: https://jeffcofairgrounds.org/agriculture/
For an updated schedule for each day, visit us at: https://jeffcofairgrounds.org/agriculture/
Saturday
12pm • Lunch waste out of landfills with Laura Tucker
Lunch Waste Out of Landfills: Learn how a wonderful partnership between Blue Heron Middle School students and staff, Jefferson County Solid Waste, and our local Rotary Clubs worked together to reduce two garbage cans of food waste every day from their cafeteria and turn it into valuable compost.
1pm • Using Biochar at home, made simple! with Francesco Tortorici
The presentation will give an overview of biochar history, production and uses, including local examples.
2pm • Return to earth community composting with Francesco Tortorici
Learn how Return to Earth Community Composting is working to build local soils and divert food waste from the landfill. Find out why food waste composting is an easy step toward mitigating climate change and building local ecological and community resilience.
3pm • Soil health as a metaphor and practice with Imo Baseler
Whether you are farming, gardening, or are just interested in ecology and sustainability, come explore the meaning of “soil health”. How do you figure out if you have healthy soil? What are the best practices to build healthy soil? Share your favorite soil building practice and see how it fits into the bigger picture.
4pm • Feed the soil and the soil feeds the garden with Jeanmarie Morelli
Think of making compost as an art like making bread, wine or sauerkraut. We work with nature’s decomposers—the worms, insects and soil microorganisms. They grow, multiply, and when they die, act like slow-release fertilizer, providing nutrients in a form the plants can use.
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