Healthy Soils, Healthy Environment

Tom Akin (recently retired) worked as an agronomist/soil health specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Vermont and Massachusetts for over 22 years. Prior to USDA, Tom served as Assistant Superintendent of Living Collections at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, and, before that, as the Integrated Pest Management Coordinator at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, MA.  Tom is passionate about helping farmers and gardeners improve their soil’s health; he has a MS in Plant & Soil Science from UMass Amherst and continues to train NRCS staff in soil health and sustainable agriculture. 

Tom will discuss the ecology of healthy soils and how you can improve the soil in your life. He will discuss soil test results, how to optimize plant health by correctly feeding your soils and why you should sell your rototiller.

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