Practical Tools for Measuring Soil Health

Learn simple techniques for analysing your soil quality through this hands-on workshop. We’ll measure the physical and biological quality of soil using the following practical tools you can also use at home:

- Soil texture test

- Soil aggregation test (slake test)

- Water infiltration rate

- Earthworm count

- Rizosheath assessment

- Nodulation of legumes

Knowing these details can help inform next steps for stewarding your soil, and provide important baseline information for your gardening journey.

Note: This is the first time we are offerring this workshop, so we will be learning a bit together and we welcome your feedback after the workshop.

How to register for this event

You must pre-register for this event. You can obtain a free ticket through Eventbrite. You can also register for the event by calling our office at 250 386 9676 or via email by contacting [email protected]

VERY IMPORTANT: Please be in touch if you are no longer able to attend but hold a ticket so we can make your space available to someone else.

Accessibility

This workshop is being held at a food forest on Garden street (2518 Garden St). The site has mostly flat paths that are narrow and made of woodchips. We will be standing, sitting, squating while learning and then doing soil analysis. Please bring a chair if you wish to be sitting for the teaching segments. There is NO bathroom on site, please note! Before or after the workshop you are welcome to use the toilet at the Compost Educaiton Centre at 1216 North Park Street which is a 10 minnute walk away from the workshop location.

About the organization

The Compost Education Centre is located on unceded and occupied Indigenous territories, the land of the Lekwungen people— specifically the Xwsepsum and Songhees Nations. These nations are two of many, made up of individuals who have lived within the porous boundaries of what is considered Coast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Kwakwa'wakw Territory (Vancouver Island) since time immemorial. At the CEC we seek to respect, honour and continually grow our own understandings of Indigenous rights and history, and to fulfill our responsibilities as settlers, who live and work directly with the land and its complex, vital ecologies and our diverse, evolving communities.

Compost Education Centre memberships get you free workshops, discounts at garden centres around town and more great perks! Sign up or learn more on our website.

Please consider supporting our work as a registered charitable organization by making a one-time or monthly donation. You’ll receive a tax receipt for any amount you contribute.