Soil is vital. Often geologic history can be seen in soil profiles, and in this lecture by John Swallow, we will be focusing in on the unique conditions present at our site, Great Hall Lodge at Cedar Hill Girl Scout Camp, 265 Beaver Street in Waltham. He will also outline the different types of organic matter that are present in soils, explain why different soils hold varying levels of moisture, and examine the impact of microbes on soil. This workshop will also include a review of proper techniques for collecting soil samples, instruction on how to interpret standard soil analyses, and an examination of the hidden history revealed by the profile of a soil pit dug at our garden. The class will take place on Thursday. September 21 beginning at 1 pm.
John Swallow is a Principal and co-founder of Pine & Swallow Environmental, a renowned landscape-engineering firm that has created soils for Lusitania Field at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the High Line in NYC, and many other projects around the world. He holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Grow Native Massachusetts members $38, nonmembers $48. For more information, visit us at http://grownativemass.org/programs/workshops, or call 781-790-8921.
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