Compost for Farmers

Connecting People, Resources, and Knowledge

Snohomish County WSU Extension Agriculture Program

<H4 CLASS="MsoNormal">Great Compost — it doesn’t just happen!</H4>
The benefits of compost are well known; early agriculturalists learned they could grow more with the addition of well-rotted manure. Today, we have a better understanding of how composted organic matter affects much more than just crop yield. It can alter the water infiltration rate while increasing the volume of available nutrients and the biological communities that make healthy soils. However, making high-quality on-farm compost and using it in a way that maximizes its benefits takes a bit of know-how and planning.
Join us for a workshop on Compost for Farmers at Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center near Carnation. You’ll learn what constitutes a high quality compost, how to make and apply it, as well as the lessons learned during WSU Extension’s extensive on-farm compost research trials. In addition, Oxbow Farm will share their experiences making and using compost along with a tour of the farm’s large, three-bin composting system.
Seating is very limited for this event and pre-paid registration is required. Cost is $15 per person or $25 for two from the same farm.
Speakers include: Tamara Thomas, general manager of Terre-Source LLC of Mt. Vernon. Since 2002, Ms. Thomas has focused on organics recycling and composting, helping farms and businesses start and expand composting facilities around the northwest. A licensed environmental engineer, she has decades of experience on projects ranging from hazardous waste remediation to construction and geotechnical engineering investigation.
JB Bennis from the WSU Extension Compost Outreach Project will share the results and lessons learned during the last five years of on-farm compost trials conducted throughout Snohomish and King counties.
For more information on the workshop, visit <A HREF="httP://king.wsu.edu/compost-for-farmers/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">king.wsu.edu/compost-for-farmers</A> or contact Kate Ryan, <A HREF="mailto:kate.ryan@wsu.edu" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">kate.ryan@wsu.edu</A>, (425) 357-6024. 
Sponsored by WSU King County Extension, King Conservation District, and King County.

Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center

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