Organic Management Strategies and Soil Health
These are images for the Compost portion of the on farm intensive session I’m teaching for the 2024 CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference. My focus is on the building and use of the Johnson-Su Bioreactors for producing fungal dominant compost which is great for making extracts that can be easily sprayed to boost the microbiology of your soil.
The original approach:
Modified Johnson-Su setup using barrels, reduces watering needs, easier to unload and transport.
A great air injector system for static piles.
References:
Johnson Su Bioreactor: https://www.nmhealthysoil.org/2021/04/18/johnson-su-bioreactor-2/
Charles Dowding’s compost method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCftXbye1AA Turning technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR7TLDvaadE
Jesse Frost, no till growers compost regulation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quw4d7ChGWk
Notill Growers interview with Troy Hinke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cTCrUXfiss&t=177s
Notill Growers interview with Mountain Roots Farm woodchip compost system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLaG47P-Q24
More images from the PCE.Farm:
Static pile, aerated compost setup: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5Xokgp3NZS8mrPFK7
Turned compost pile setup: https://photos.app.goo.gl/V5aq86PQhG9UbYxf8
Johnson-Su modified Barrel setup: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nb5zumAYARjhaeuV7
Johnson-Su traditional setup: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hpmvrKgryvJHY56S6
