pathogens and weed seeds, the Axtens allow The Axtens see cover crops as a way to ensure the compost windrows to heat to over 55oC that there is living root in the soil which supports (131oF) at the centre for at least three days. [...] This organisms to make compost extracts and teas compost tea is spread with the sprayer as a which allow the benefits of the compost to be foliar application which sticks to leaves to help spread over many acres. [...] The concentration of the microbes in the extract depends on the compost. [...] This is why Tannis tries to identify those windrows with the most microorganism diversity and keeps changing the compost in the baskets Tannis brewing compost tea through which she washes the water, until she CONTROLLED TRAFFIC is happy with the concentration and diversity AND LOW-DISTURBANCE SEEDING of organisms in the extract. [...] www.environmentalsociety.ca | 5 the axtenS aSSeSS the iMpaCtS The Axtens says that the changes they have In addition to reducing the need for synthetic made to their farming operation have had inputs and increasing plant health, their impacts, some of which are tangible, other not.
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