The Basics of Soil Health w/Christopher Robbins

526 Clifford St,Lansing MI 48912

30 April, 2022

Description

A workshop led by Christopher Robbins to instruct on how to build healthy soil and maintain it over time in your garden spaces. Looking to improve the health of your soil, without relying on a ton of fertilizers? This workshop will give you helpful advice for investing in the health of the soil in your growing space! Chris Robbins will be guiding us as we learn about basic soil health, discuss proper soil testing, and how to accurately interpret your soil test results. We will also touch on the topic of soil amendments, and cover the basics of making your own compost. In order to be able to offer exceptional gardening workshops to our community, we try to price the workshops to cover our costs of hosting them while keeping the registration affordable for our neighbors. If you can, we ask that you pay the suggested $15. You are always welcome to pay more to support our programming and subsidize attendance for other neighbors. If the cost of this workshop is a burden for you but you still want to come, we will not turn you away! Please email Kelsi Briana Smith at [email protected] (or call at (517)999-3913) to discuss this option. Allen Neighborhood Center is a place-based organization that serves as a hub for neighborhood revitalization and for activities that promote the health and well-being of Lansing’s Eastside community and other stakeholders. Since 1999, ANC has pioneered programs in health education and outreach, housing improvement, food security and nutrition education, youth development, commercial corridor revitalization, and social capital building. We do all of this with the generous support of the engaged and unique Eastside community.