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ISLAND, the Leelanau Conservancy, and the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference Present: Soil Building for Small Farms and Big Gardens with Joe Scrimger of Bio-Systems Soil Testing and Consulting Soil Building Intensive Saturday, May 5th, 8:30am to 12:30pm at the Leelanau Conservancy’s DeYoung Farm 9510 E. Cherry Bend Road, Traverse City Learn to develop a plan for returning overused soils to a biologically active, productive state. Using the sandy soils of the Leelanau Conservancy’s DeYoung farm, Joe will cover each step of the process in depth: soil testing and interpreting results, connecting those results to field observations, and crafting an action plan to amend and improve the soil. $50 ($40 for CRAFT members). Space is limited; please register at http://tinyurl.com/bpd84ct or contact Yvonne at [log in to unmask] or (231) 622-5252. Introduction to Soil Building Friday, May 4th, 6 to 8pm at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center 6686 South Center Highway, Traverse City This will be a solid introduction to organic small-scale farming with an emphasis on soil biology. Learn the basics of soil testing, and how you can use amendments and mulching to improve production quality and quantity. Weeds, pests and diseases will also be discussed. The focus will be on farms that are 10 acres or less, but the concepts can be utilized on larger farms and in home gardens. $10-$20 sliding scale. Many thanks to our sponsors and partners: Oryana Natural Foods Market, Bay Area Recycling for Charities, Krios Consulting, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, Bio-Systems Soil Testing and Consulting, and Leelanau Conservancy www.artmeetsearth.org If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html