Upcoming events...

Join us Saturday, December 13 8:30am to 12:30pm

MX $200/ US$11.00 donation

Compost 101

Come learn all about compost. During this class we will show you our compost in progress, make Fladden together and you will receive a bag of compost to use in your own garden.

We will answer the questions below and any other questions you may have:

What’s the difference between structured and unstructured soil?
What are IMOs, Indigenous Micro Organisms, and why do we need them?
What’s the difference between compost and mu
Why are some compost piles hot and some are cold?
What are the components to a compost pile and how much of each should be used?
After the compost pile is made, what do you do next?
How can determine the proper moisture, airflow and carbon-to-nitrogen balance
What to do when something goes wrong – Bad smell, slow decomposition and pests?
How do you know when the compost is done?
What are the ways to use the compost?

Next, together we will make Fladden, a mix of cow manure, eggshells, basalt dust and compost preparations that is used to infuse the soil with vitality and stimulates microbial activity.

Make Biochar with us

Watch Party

March 28, 2025 / 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: $35 USD

>Celebrate our opening event with us.
>Tour the farm.
>Food and drinks available for pre-purchase donation.
>Relax on the grass field and watch Common Ground.
>Participate in post-movie Q&A/discussion.

That’s a wrap!

>Build a fire that does not burn carbon (no smoke).
>Learn why biochar is a key ingredient for growing life in the soil.
>Discuss different ways to use biochar.
>Receive a bag of biochar for your use (once it cools).

That's a wrap!

May 10, 2025 / 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $50 USD

Plant Cover Crops

Grow IMO with us

Wait for the event.

>Learn what IMO is and how it helps plants grow.
>Collect Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMO) from nearby locations.
>Learn different methods to multiply and grow IMO.
>Help inoculate our biochar and compost with IMO.
>Take home your IMO sample to use for your plants.

>Identify different cover crops appropriate for our region.
>Learn the use and benefits of different types of cover crops.
>Identify the weeds growing on the farm and why they are growing.
>Help plant cover crop seeds
>Take home a mix of cover crop seeds for your own garden.