Resource Library
- | 12/02/2020
We had a great time hosting our Healthy Soils Webinar Series this fall! Recordings of the webinars and related resources are now available on our website.
Read More Worms are the poster child of healthy soil. They are the most efficient and hardworking invertebrates in the soil ecosystem for decomposing dead plants and animals and producing castings rich in organic matter. Worms happily dwell, burrow, and reproduce in soils with adequate moisture and organic matter.
Read MoreAre you a visual learner? If you took a big scoop of soil and hand sorted every little crumb into different categories, what would you find? Among many other things, you would probably have separate piles of sand, silt, and clay. The relative size of each pile of sand, silt, and clay would help determine the type of soil you have.
Read MoreCompost is the perfect boost your soil mix needs to grow big and healthy plants from seeds. Mix 1 part compost to 3 parts potting soil for a super charged seed starting formula. Watch this video to learn how.
Read More- Presented on: September 26, 2020Hosted by: StopWaste and Fremont LEAFRead More
- Presented on: October 17, 2020Hosted by: StopWaste and Mills College Community FarmRead More
- | 10/14/2020
StopWaste works with urban farms and community gardens to fight climate change with carbon farming practices. Practices such as feeding the soil with compost and keeping unplanted areas covered help these communities grow healthy food and sequester carbon in the soil.
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