Name: Restoring Soil Health
Start: 2024-11-16T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-16T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Burnaby Community and Continuing Education Horticulture Programs

"𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑦𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛.”
— Henry D. Thoreau
This fall, join me for a multi-day, in-person deep dive into 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥.
• You will learn practical techniques to 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 that 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
• Discover 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 who have adopted soil health principles.
• Understand how to 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 of compost, compost extracts and teas.
• You will explore the unseen world of soil under the microscope!
This intensive course is designed for 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 gardeners, farmers, and landscape stewards who share the commitment to improving plant health.
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬
Jo Tobias, the founder of RootShoot Soils, is a dedicated Regenerative Soils & Living Compost Specialist with a passion for helping land stewards improve soil health.
She collaborates with farmers across different provinces in Canada to spread the knowledge on using biodiverse compost to regenerate degraded landscapes. Her expertise lies in meticulously tending to the composting process to create an ideal habitat for diverse microorganisms, which in turn promotes plant health. Jo's use of microscopy combined with practical strategies has helped numerous farmers restore soil life effectively.
For more information about Jo and RootShoot Soils, please visit www.rootshootsoils.com.