Soil Health & Testing Day

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to assess the health of your soil using simple, low-cost methods. No special tools or lab equipment needed! We will guide you through easy do-it-yourself assessment techniques using your senses and common household items. We will assess soil from various locations around the EsoTerra Arboretum, in addition to soil from your own farm or garden. If you would like to assess your own soil, please bring a large, intact, shovel full in a bucket or bag (you’ll want at least 4 cups of soil).

We will also hear about EsoTerra’s soil health philosophy and how soil stewardship impacts their products. Your admission ticket includes one beverage.

About the workshop facilitator: Ellie Ellis, PhD, is a soil scientist at the Integrated Rocky Mountain-region Innovation Center for Healthy Soils (IN-RICHES: https://www.inrichsoil.com/. IN-RICHES leads collaborative soil health research and education projects across the Rocky Mountain region.  Ellie received her PhD from Colorado State University, where she developed expertise in interdisciplinary research, soil health education, and soil carbon processes.  Ellie is also an adjunct professor at Fort Lewis College and she leads curriculum design projects under her LLC, Ellis Land & Learning.