This month on the farm
Hillary W. AdareFarm advisory · Ghana

Try it yourself

Mix a compost heap.

Good compost needs about 25 to 35 parts carbon (dry, brown material) for every part nitrogen (fresh, green material and manure). Add what you have on your farm and see if the heap will work.

Your heap

– : 1

Too greenJust rightToo brown

Add something to begin

Start with what you have most of.

Parts by weight. Typical values; your materials will vary. Keep the heap as damp as a squeezed-out sponge and turn it every one to two weeks.

Email

Farm passport

Walk the whole farm

Collect a stamp for each part of the site you explore. Fill the passport to unlock a priority farm walk.