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We now have a microscope on site to assess biology in soil samples brought to us. Feel free to also bring in samples of compost, compost tea/extract, vermi-compost or castings and animal/green manure products to see up close!

Dr. Elaine Ingham, Head of Research at the Rodale Institute, is someone you have to begin to learn about. Attended her Soil Food Web week long course at the M.A. Center in Castro Valley and was blown away. http://rodaleinstitute.org//life-in-the-soil-pesticides-i/

This is what happens when you are gone for 5 days and haven't trimmed your pallet garden

They look like tiny adults popping out.

Our Preying Mantis eggs have finally hatched!

These are four different flowers in our center. The first person to guess all four flowers first will receive a $25 gift certificate good for any of our products.

Center is almost prepped for Spring 2013! Get your seeds going inside to be ready!

Amazon Jewel Nasturtiums are finally flowering!

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) now include salmon.

Our number one compost used in our compost teas and building soil tilth.

Be sure that the cardboard is as plain as possible (little to no inks or plastic labels).

A gardener in training at our center

A reminder for all those who live in Northern Ca to cover up your young plants and those plants/trees that might be affected by cold temperatures anything you w...ant to keep alive. It will get down to way below freezing tonight. We use clothes pins to hold the blankets in place to keep them secure and tight around the plants. See more