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Soil School 2015!

Saturday, April 4, 8 am-2 pm (Registration 8-8:30 am), PCC Rock Creek Event Center, 17705 NW Springville Road, 97229

Soil School 2015 will be a day packed full of information for small farmers, landscapers, gardeners, grounds managers and anyone else who wants to improve their soil. The health of your soil determines the health of everything growing in it—the food you eat and the crops you produce.

Attendees will learn about soil structure, texture and composition. You’ll also learn about using beneficial insects, and how to improve your soil through cover crops. One session will focus on organic weed control—the myths and methods.

Expert speakers will talk about irrigation and how to make sure you’re watering your plants in the most efficient way, as well as the recent movement to replace lawns with low-maintenance native groundcovers and grasses. Finally, we’ll have a session on slugs and snails—which ones you want to get rid of, and the most effective way to control them.

This class always fills up, so if you’re interested, register now!

Cost: $30 per person or $50 for two people (Breakfast snacks and lunch are included.) To register, click “Events” at wmswcd.org.

Soil School 2015 is sponsored by East and West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Oregon Tilth, OSU Small Farms Program and OSU Master Gardeners.

For more information, please call WMSWCD Rural Conservationist Scott Gall at 503/238-4775, ext. 105 or email at scott@wmswcd.org. In Washington County, you may contact Jen Nelson, tualatinswcd@gmail.com or 504-648-3174 x121.

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