SOIL TESTING BASICS & BENEFITS
Texas State University, San Marcos TX | Sat May 17th | 9am-1pm
🌱 What’s in your soil? Whether you're growing veggies in your backyard or managing a working farm, understanding your soil is the first step to growing healthier plants and improving your land.
Join Small Producers Initiative for a workshop covering:
🪱 The dynamics and importance of soil organic matter
🧪 Why soil testing matters
🌞 Different types of soil tests: quick field tests & the Haney Soil Health Test (HSHT)
🌾 How to collect a sample the right way
📊 How to read your soil test
🍅 Use your results to boost fertility & productivity
Perfect for home gardeners, farmers, and landowners who want to make smarter, more sustainable decisions from the ground up.
❗️ $10 — Register now — space is limited!
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For More Info: https://www.smallproducersinitiative.org/workshops
Detailed directions and an agenda for this workshop will be emailed to those who register 2-3 days prior to the event. If you do not see that email, please be sure to check your spam. For questions, email loren.mullins@txstate.edu.
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INSTRUCTORS:
Dr. Ken Mix is the Program director of The Small Producer Initiative at Texas State University and currently teaches entomology, soil health, and crop production, with active research on small producer needs, soil, and water resources. He is a former vegetable producer and currently runs SKM Homestead, a small livestock and mixed produce 50-acre farm in Fentress, Texas.
Kyle Krebs: Lab Services Technician at SPI’s new Soil, Plant, and Animal Health Research Continuum Lab.
Troy Swift: Owner of Swift River Pecans in Lockhart Texas, a 266 acre regenerative pecan orchard. https://www.swiftriverpecans.com/
