Make Compost, not Garbage
On this Earth Day 2021, learn how to make great compost in a small space without investing a lot of work or money. Keep it simple. Keep it inexpensive. Make it rewarding, and even fun!
Make soil!
MakeSoil is a nonprofit online platform that matches ‘Soil Makers’ (people who compost)
with nearby ‘Soil Supporters’ (people who contribute scraps).
Adapting Johnson-Su Composting Bioreactors for Home Use
How to reap the benefits of the BEAM composting process in a small scale system, using food scraps from your home kitchen.
Johnson-Su Bioreactor
Dr. Johnson has been doing breakthrough work in regards to the efficacy of biologically diverse, fungal-dominated compost for carbon sequestration and improved soil health and crop yields. The composting system he devised with his wife Hui-Chun Su is called the Johnson-Su Bioreactor.
Composting in Winter?
Master Composter John Zarola shares his wisdom on how to keep microbes and worms happy and your compost going –even in cold temperatures.
Plant the Seed for Earth Day 2020
In the 1940s, home gardeners grew 40% of the nation’s food as a way to support war efforts during WWII. Today, we need to similarly rally together to solve the climate crisis.
Soil Health Academy returns to New Mexico
Feb. 11-13, 2020: Regenerative ag school offers soil, profit-improving opportunities for irrigated orchard, vegetable crop producers
Johnson-Su Bioreactor
Dr. Johnson has been doing breakthrough work in regards to the efficacy of biologically diverse, fungal-dominated compost for carbon sequestration and improved soil health and crop yields. The composting system he devised with his wife Hui-Chun Su is called the Johnson-Su Bioreactor.
How to apply the Healthy Soil Principles
New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Act is based on five soil health principles: keeping the soil covered; minimizing external inputs and minimizing soil disturbance on cropland; maximizing biodiversity; maintaining a living root; and integrating animals into land management. Here are some … Continued
Soil stewardship in New Mexico
A small sample of farms and ranches showcasing innovative and time tested approaches to management for soil health being implemented in our state.