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Marni Thompson (L), NRCS soil health specialist, and Kailee Calnan (in blue), NRCS supervisory district conservationist, learn how compost extract is applied. In this case, Shawn puts the extract down with his seed using the liquid application set up on his drill. Shawn Preputin (C), Larry Johnson (R), and Alec McIntosh, farmers, create compost extract that is applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022
32/52 Kitty: We are going to start a compost pile in our effort to have a zero waste lifestyle. Zero waste is about reducing your contribution to landfill to zero or as close to zero as you can. We must collect lots of papers to get it started.
Martine: This is a big challenge; we will try our best.
Skid steer used to transport raw and finished compost materials. Shawn Preputin, Larry Johnson, and Alec McIntosh, farmers, create compost extract that is applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022
Every couple of weeks he will transfer the contents of this bucket into a larger composting bin located behind a shed in his backyard. After a year, the composted feces are used as a soil amendment and fertilizer.
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Roger built this with all reused materials: 3 pallet bins from a dumpster, 2x4s from the Rebuilding Center, and an old gate which was found in the backyard.
Taking the compost bin out to the street upon arriving home from work on Monday night.
Belmont, CA
03.24.14
Title: Compost Pile
Creator (Photographer): Sloan
Publisher: Agricultural Communications Office of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Place of Publication: College Station, Texas
Year (Coverage): 1953
Document Type: Image
Format: Photographic negative
Dimensions: 4 x 5 inches
Digitization Date: June2009
Description:</b Four compost piles in a garden.
Note: Not Available
Collection: Texas A&M University Archives
Resource Identifier: Agricultural Communications Collection, Box 2, File 2-165a
Institution: Texas A& University, College Station, Texas
Repository: Cushing Memorial Library and Archives
Contact Information: Email: cushing-library@tamu.edu Phone: 979-845-1951
Copyright: It is the users responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holders for publication of any materials. Permission must be obtained in writing prior to publication. Please contact the Cushing Memorial Library for further information
Larry Johnson carries a bucket of finished and screened compost to the shed where they then create a liquid extract. Shawn Preputin, Larry Johnson, and Alec McIntosh, farmers, create compost extract that is applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022
Compost fly- Scatopse sp about 3mm body length. Appropriately enough it was standing on my black compost bin lid
Most sifting of compost complete.
Composting red worms recede from the light, massing together unseen for the most part.
Shawn Preputin, Larry Johnson, and Alec McIntosh, farmers, mix wettened raw materials used to create compost extract that is prepared and applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022
i should probably really be cutting things up into smaller pieces before putting them in... but they will have all winter to compost now...
Kailee Calnan (R), NRCS supervisory district conservationist, looks up technical information as she discusses composting with Alec McIntosh (L). Shawn Preputin, Larry Johnson, and Alec McIntosh, farmers, create compost extract that is applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022
Level of compost extract pumped into a sprayer. The extractor uses water and air to concentrate living biology in compost into liquid that can be used in sprayers, seeders, and other equipment to jump start soil biology. Shawn Preputin, Larry Johnson, and Alec McIntosh, farmers, create compost extract that is applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022
This little mushroom popped up in our secondary compost pile. Not sure what kind it is, but it definitely looks like a fairy belongs under it.
Extractor uses water and air to concentrate living biology in compost into liquid that can be used in sprayers, seeders, and other equipment to jump start soil biology. Kailee Calnan, NRCS supervisory district conservationist, learns about the process. Shawn Preputin (R), Larry Johnson, and Alec McIntosh, farmers, create compost extract that is applied to their crop fields to bolster soil microbes and improve soil health. Hill County, MT; June 2022