The Cooking in the Community Practicum Welcomes YOU!

Hello, we are a group of 8th graders from the Community School of Davidson. Every Friday for the next 8 weeks we will be planning, designing and creating an edible garden for students in grades K-8 to enjoy. We have teamed up with master gardeners and Chef Bradley to create the connection from farm to plate! Bon Appetit!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Soil Amending

T. McCleod from the Bradford Store and organic gardener extraordinaire assisted us in soil amending by adding:

Calcuim carbonate - to stabilize
Phosphate -
sea salt to feed micro nutrients
liquid potassium

Just like a volcanic eruption, these residues help to re-mineralize the soil.

We added eco-boost that contain worm castings (poop) and amino acids

When our society uses chemical fertilizers, it literal kills the dirt of good microbes - the soil then becomes dead and cannot support production. We pledge to use organic materials.

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