COMPOSTING FOR SOIL & CROP HEALTH: OUTCOMES FROM THE FEED THE SOIL PROJECT

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The regenerative agriculture revolution and growing enthusiasm for farming practices that support healthy soils has fuelled an interest in using compost to build healthy soils and crops. There are a variety of approaches for making compost on-farm coupled with a myriad of ways to apply the products of composting to the land. The Organic Research Centre project Feed the Soil , made possible by funding sourced via The Progressive Farming Trust, aimed to dig into novel methods of compost production to provide guidance to farmers on the best way to process their organic wastes for soil and crop improvement on their own farms.

This event will showcase the findings of the Feed the Soil project and this event is run in collaboration with Climate Smart Advisors. It will introduce and discuss the six different methods for making compost, highlighting the pros and cons of each method. Carbon emissions and costs of the different methods will be contrasted. Factors to consider when choosing a composting method will be discussed. Findings of the project will be presented alongside real-life experiences of farmers who are using composting to build soil health on their farms.

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Info: Time for tea, coffee, and light refreshments to get us ready for the day as well as sign in to register attendance on site

Info: Introduce structure for the day and contributors and housekeeping

Info: Presentation on the six composting methods with a quick review of pros and cons

Info: Host farmer tour of their farming operation and composting activities; source of organic materials, where and how it is processed, walk to fields to take a look at soil health indicators where compost has been used

Info: Each guest farmer will discuss their composting methods with the group

Info: Review of what have we learned What do we still not know? Do we need to compost?

Info: By Julia, Philippa and Megan including information on next events for composting ADOPT Projects; Feed The Soil Project resources; Climate Farm Advisors and the Community of Practice on compost.

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Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, United Kingdom

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