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SUMMARY:Organic Soil Management
DESCRIPTION:To Register: http://www.spec.bc.ca/farmer-field-school\nHe
 althy soil is the root of all successful farms and gardens. A good und
 erstanding of basic soil science will help you make important decision
 s about choosing the right plants for your location, improving your so
 il's drainage and water retention, and increasing fertility. This clas
 s will cover the challenges and benefits of our regional soils, fertil
 ity and amendment, drainage, mulch, compost, and soil types and textur
 es, quality assessment, and urban concerns such as contamination and c
 ompaction.\nLearning Goals Soil structure: Soil formation, drainage, e
 tc.\nSoil Chemistry: Fertility, testing, laboratory analysis\nBiologic
 al: Organic matter, the soil food web etc.\nInstructors\nLis Thomas Li
 s is a horticulturist and community educator who has been teaching peo
 ple about growing food in cities for the last 6 years. She is currentl
 y finishing an MSc in soil science at UBC.\nAlisha Hackinen is a long 
 time student at UBC having completed her BSc in Global Resource System
 s there in May 2009. While in her undergraduate years, Alisha had the 
 opportunity to intern with several small local scale organic farms whi
 ch drove home the message that soil management is foundational to the 
 health of our community and our planet. She is currently pursuing her 
 M.Sc. in Soil Science in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, under t
 he supervision of Dr. Maja Krzic. Alisha’s research will combine two
  fields which she is passionate about, soils and education, by examini
 ng teaching methods in sustainable soils management.\nCourse includes 
 3 sessions: May 7th, 14th & 21st\n6-9pm\nCost: $117\n\nFor more inform
 ation visit http://villagevancouver.org/events/organic-soil-management
DTSTART:20130508T010000Z
DTEND:20130528T040000Z
CATEGORIES:downtown, workshop
LOCATION:YWCA Metro Vancouver
WEBSITE:http://goo.gl/maps/fz4kM
URL:http://goo.gl/maps/fz4kM
CONTACT:604-618-6584
ORGANIZER;CN="Farmer Mik":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/FarmerMi
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 ik":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/FarmerMik
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Sharon 
 Zvonar":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/SharonZvonar
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