April 22, 2023 — Madeline Steward and Andrew Torrance led 40 Rideau Lakes children, ages 4-8, on a trial of fungal dominant compost (FDC) for earth day. Our new citizen scientists are conducting an A/B test to see what effects the use of FDC has on plant growth. Reports over the next six weeks will follow. Stay tuned. “Rideau Lakes children at the event were between the ages of 0-8 years old, I would say that the kids participating were between 4-8 years old. We will hopefully be receiving some results by May 20th! Fingers crossed!! I will keep you posted on the submissions we get and we can decide from there…
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Early science education worksheet
Young scientist worksheet now available Its four weeks of “magic soil” fun suitable for classroom use. Thanks to Madeline Seward who created the project. Click to view the full project. Its in .png format. Educator? We’re still working out how to get the FDC to educators, so for now, if you’d like to run a workshop for kids, contact us through our contact page. Probably best if you can pick up in Newboro/Perth or Almonte. Grandkids? If you’d like to try the program with your grandkids, please order one of the FDC kits in our store and download and print the instructions. We will mail you the FDC. Pick up…
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MicroBiometers now available … get the tech that ONfungi uses to measure soil carbon and fungi to bacteria ratio
Kits shipping now This microBIOMETER® Starter Kit estimates microbial biomass and fungal to bacterial ratio with a smartphone app. The kit includes supplies for 10 soil tests and comes in a sturdy, reusable box. Included: Shipping Policy Free shipping across Canada.Note: only available for Canadian shipping. Free APP does all the work The app helps you time the test, offers a guide and tutorials, stores your data collected as well as taking the measurements. A MicroBiometer reliably tests your farming and gardening methods MicroBiometers are a new tool that measures soil carbon and fungi to bacteria ratios. These tests give you indicators of soil health and allow you to track…
