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2016 Free Skool Soil Science for Farmers and Gardeners Class Flyer and 2016 Free Skool Soil Class Schedule
Class Resources:
- Comprehensive Intro to Soils and Sustainable Soil Management: Building Soils for Better Crops
- Sustainable Soil Management article by Sullivan Preston (ATTRA)
- Cornell Soil Health Manual (3rd edition) is out and available for download.
- Crop Rotations on Organic Farms
- Comprehensive Cover Crop Book: Managing Cover Crops Profitably
- Teacher-Friendly Guide to Geology of the Northeast (Great Summary and Images)
- NYS Geology Chapters from Geology of New York (out of print):Intro, Glacial Geology of New York and Geology of the Alleghany Plateau (aka Central New York).
Class Content:
- Class 1: Soil Intro, Genesis of Tompkins County Soils, Web Soil Survey ; Supplementary Notes; Web Soil Survey Instructions; UC Davis Soil Survey in Google Earth Website; Cornell Soil Health Lab Soil Sampling Instructions
- Class 2: Web Soil Survey, Soil Sampling, Soil Profiles, Soil Structure, Hand Texturing Soil; Supplementary Notes; Hand Texturing Soil Flow Chart
- Class 3: Soil Texture in Jar, Soil Clays, Soil Nutrients, Soil pH; Supplementary Notes
- Class 4:
Soil Joe's Blog 