ARAS Community Growing Patch: Soil Testing with Dave MacTaggart MSc. PAg

Adult program Registered (Be there at 10 a.m.) Visit ARAS Community Growing Patch: Soil Testing with Dave MacTaggart MSc. PAg to register.

Children welcome!

We’ll work through practical strategies to learn more about your soil through at home and lab-based tests to better support soil health and the production of your garden. We will cover soil texture, sedimentation, lab and pH tests.

This is a hands-on-in-the-dirt session.

Learn about the Ardrossan Recreation and Agricultural Society, the ARAS Community Growing Patch, and volunteer opportunities.

Presenter Bio: Dave grew up on a small farm near Lacombe where his interest in food production and land stewardship began. He attended the University of Saskatchewan where he studied crop science and how to deliver scientific knowledge to farmers and food producers. Now at Strathcona County, Dave writes educational articles for the County agriculture newsletter “From Soil to Supper”, plans educational agricultural events, and works 1:1 with farmers and County residents to access the agriculture resources they need.