Join Monique Bosch as she shares methods for brewing aerated compost tea, used to add beneficial microbes and plant-available nutrients directly to plants throughout the growing season on Sat., March 22 from 10 a.m to noon. This hands-on workshop will involve starting a batch of compost tea and looking at the biological diversity using microscopy. The discussion will include various methods that help promote the vital living ecosystem in our soils and composts. This workshop is for gardeners and farmers who want to focus on working “with nature” to build healthy living soil to grow healthy resilient plants.

Trained in landscape design, horticulture and soil biology, Monique Bosch is a community leader focused on healthy soil/healthy food. For the last 15 years, she has worked with volunteers and students to build over 40 edible school and community gardens, and a two-acre urban farm in Bridgeport, Conn. She is the Soil Health Program Manager for CT NOFA: The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut  and runs a worm composting business with her son Justin. She also teaches Soil Management for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. In 2023, Monique worked with staff and students at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, to launch a food and resilience center. She studied “The Soil Food Web” under Dr. Elaine Ingham and teaches microscopy, soil health and composting to farmers and organizations.