At this Field Day, you will learn about the Soil Food Web and how to use microscopy to identify soil organisms for a qualitative soil health assessment. We will take soil samples around grass seedlings planted earlier this year and look at them under the microscope. This Field Day continues our series about a Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE) funded project investigating use of Giant Sacaton, Sporobolus wrightii, in windbreaks on farms and ranches.

This workshop is for beginners and experienced soil nerds alike: Several microscopes and instructors will be available to get you started while we’ll also try some more advanced techniques, e.g. nematode extractions.

Lunch will be prepared by Synergia Ranch’s kitchen with produce from their market garden! As always, this Field Day is free of charge, but please register so we know how much food to prepare.

When: Saturday December 13 at 9am – 4pm MT

Where:  Synergia Ranch, Cerillos, NM

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