SWCD Demo Garden April 28, 2025

Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District Demonstration Garden @ the Mayor's Garden Eagle Creek April 28, 2025 Update Kevin Allison, Soil Health Specialist 2025 Crop Plan Beds [...]

SWCD Demo Garden April 28, 20252025-04-28T13:04:10-04:00

Cover Crop Cost Share

Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District has a 2025 cover crop cost-share program for Marion County backyard gardeners, community gardens, and urban farms! Funding will be awarded based [...]

Cover Crop Cost Share2025-03-25T08:58:03-04:00

Maximize Soil Cover

One of the four soil health principles is to keep the soil covered as much as possible. Mulches, cover crops, and even the vegetation of the crops themselves can [...]

Maximize Soil Cover2024-09-25T15:19:57-04:00

Soil Surveys

The USDA-NRCS National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) Web Soil Survey is a free, powerful online tool that allows us to draw a polygon around an area on a map and [...]

Soil Surveys2023-03-31T14:26:06-04:00

Soil, Where Food Begins

World Soil Day, celebrated annually on Dec. 5, chose “Soil, Where Food Begins” as this year’s theme. Soil is a precious resource, and it will take a team effort to [...]

Soil, Where Food Begins2022-12-14T09:44:39-05:00

Boost Your Soils Productivity

by Jerry Raynor, NRCS State Conservationist Have you ever seen white crusts on soil in Indiana? Yes, it is what you think. Soils can be salty. That’s because salts [...]

Boost Your Soils Productivity2021-12-13T10:39:48-05:00

Making Compost Tea

By John Hazlett, SWCD District Manager Every year around Thanksgiving I enjoy another tradition at home-brewing compost tea for my native trees and shrubs.  Generally, I tend to land [...]

Making Compost Tea2022-01-12T11:19:14-05:00
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