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Presentation and Demonstration DescriptionPart presentation, part live demonstration, this workshop will introduce the main players and principles of the Soil Food Web before looking at different composts and soils—with the aid of a microscope—to see what’s really living in soil. We consider questions like: Which soil microbes are responsible for soil aggregation? Which microorganisms mine rock for the micro-nutrients that plants need? Are fungi or bacteria better at providing nitrogen to plants? And does the kind of compost matter? Let's get a closer look at our soils—the good and the bad—to see what we can see, and to understand how to put the soil food web to work for you!
Biography
Michael Borucke is the owner of Black Box Soil Lab, a soil analysis business based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He is certified through the Soil Food Web School to conduct soil biological analyses and is currently training to become a compost consultant. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Technician with the Natural Resource Conservation Service and as a Data Analyst with Practical Farmers of Iowa. He holds one Masters in natural resources/agroforestry from Mizzou and a second in environmental engineering from MIT. Michael organizes community Repair Cafe events in his off time and is an avid worm composter
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
155 Jackson Street, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54901
