SRJC Shone Farm Virtual Workshop "Compost on the Farm" presented Thursday June 17, 2021
“Santa Rosa Junior College’s Sustainable Agriculture program, Shone Farm, and the Sonoma Resource Conservation District present a webinar focused on making and using compost on farms. Keynote speaker Phil Foster shares details from his many years of producing and applying significant amounts of compost on his Central Coast fruit and vegetable farms. Will Bakx of Renewable Sonoma describes the covered aerated static pile composting system and on-farm composting education at Shone Farm. SRJC faculty member Dr. Josh Beniston introduces the Shone Farm Healthy Soils Demonstration Project that is utilizing compost to improve soil health in pastures. A panel of expert growers of both wine grapes and vegetables share the nuts and bolts from their experiences with using compost in their farming systems.”