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Compost… A recipe for regeneration

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on May 4, 2022 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with compost, healthy soil, International Compost Awareness Week

Celebrating International Compost Awareness Week by looking at the value and importance of Compost in “regenerating” the health of our environment and ourselves.

Become a Practitioner of Healthy Soils

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on March 21, 2022 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with compost, healthy soil, webinar

Watch Dr. K’s latest webinar and learn how to assess and improve your soil. It is never too late to become a “Practitioner of Healthy Soil”!

Fire-proofing Your Home Landscape With Composted Mulch

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on August 20, 2021 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with compost, fire-proofing landscape, mulch

Find out how to fire-proof your landscape using composted mulch.

How Organic Compost Affects Soil

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on July 26, 2021 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with compost, healthy soil

Have you ever wondered what organic compost does for your soil? There are actually a lot of great things happening when you apply compost to your landscape!

Building Soil Health Through Climate-Smart Farming

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on November 19, 2020 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with carbon sequestration, compost, healthy soil, mulch

by Craig Kolodge Ph.D. (aka Dr. K) Did you know that San Pasqual Valley Soils’ annual impact on reducing GHG’s is the equivalent of removing approximately 2000 automobiles from our local roads and highways and capturing and storing in our …

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Watershed Protection Landscaping Strategies Webinar 10.28.20

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on October 20, 2020 Posted in Dr. K's Korner, Workshops Tagged with compost, compost socks, compost use for storm water management

Join me and a panel of experts as we present techniques to properly manage your landscape and implement manure management strategies for farms and ranches. These proven methods prevent erosion and protect waterways in San Diego County. This event is being funded by the County of San Diego and organized by Solana Center.

RCD Carbon Farming Event

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on October 8, 2020 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with carbon farming, compost, organic farming, San Diego, soil amendment

Learn how compost helps to create healthy soil environments for optimum plant growth while reducing Greenhouse Gases to help cool the planet. Check out the Resource Conservation District’s Virtual Carbon Farming Event with live panel discussion hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service on Wednesday October 14, 2020.

Compost Blankets and Compost Nutrients

By Dr. Kolodge Posted on September 29, 2020 Posted in Dr. K's Korner Tagged with compost, compost use for storm water management, storm water management, workshops

Check out my “Storm Water Awareness Week” workshop videos and learn how to use compost to manage storm water. Also, find out about “organic” nitrogen and compost nutrient release as it relates to storm water run-off.