Revitalize Your Farm
Soil Health & Farm Viability Training for Hawaii’s Commercial Farmers.
Soil Health Sessions
Session 1: Soil Health Foundations
Introduction to the foundations of soil health, focusing on how improved soil health can contribute to healthier and more productive crops. The overlap between soil health and soil fertility will be explained with a focus of how a farmer applies this knowledge in their operation.
Session 2: Resources for Observing, Monitoring & Increasing Understanding of On-Farm Soil Health
The purpose of this session is to work with farmers to share some of the ‘best available information’, tools, Native Hawaiian ‘ike, farm mentors, local service providers and researchers to support the observation and monitoring of on-farm soil health.
Session 3: Practices to Improve Soil Health & Soil Fertility
This session focuses on resources and practices local farmers and researchers are curently using to improve soil health and soil fertiilty.
Session 4: Soil Health Plans & Costing
This session demonstrates the process for developing a farm-level soil health plan.
Soil Health Training for Technical Service Providers
Qualified producers and agriculture professionals in Hawai’i can now become certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs) with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
