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Annual Meeting

Tim & Deanne Rorick Farms 4710 S. Webster Rd., New Haven, IN, United States

Free pancake & sausage breakfast. Presentations on Clean Water Indiana with Larry Clemens, State Director, The Nature Conservancy; State Soil Conservation Board
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Rainfall, Runoff, Climate Change, and Floodplain Mapping with Rod Renkenberger, Director, Maumee River Basin Commission and Michael Fruchey, Allen County Surveyor!
Everyone is welcome!

Cover Crop Ternimation

Bloomigdale Grdens 420 High Street, Fort Wayne, IN, United States

Join us for Cover Crop Termination! This is your opportunity to learn how to successfully terminate, gain tips for successful sowing, and more. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome!

Eco Fest

Eco Fest is inviting the Fort Wayne community to “go green” at its fourth annual event. Highlighting over 100 local businesses, non-profit organizations, and food vendors, this event is made for everyone – not just those with a current understanding or passion for green efforts. Eco Fest will take place on Sunday, May 19 from …

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Town & Country Tour

Town & Country Tours provide an opportunity for urban and other non-ag residents, to gain a better understanding of today’s modern agriculture, both large and small scale, and to provide farmers and ag retailers insight into the “non-farmer” perspective of water quality. Join the Maumee Watershed Alliance and Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District …

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Compost Mixer

Wood Farms 8005 Lower Huntington Rd., Fort Wayne, IN, United States

Celebrate Soil Health with the Allen County Soil & Water Conservation District and our partners!

Tour a composting facility:
Reduce the amount of food waste that ends up in the landfill by exploring the different methods of composting for the home, garden, or farm at any scale.
Learn how to build a pallet compost bin, try the composting toilet, save your leaves for a leaf mold mulch, and screen compost for a finer quality amendment.
How you treat your soil matters! Take a look at different soil samples and how they are managed to see the difference in soil structures and creatures!

Land Management Practices:
Explore the world beneath our feet through hands on activities!
Turn your food & yard waste into a nutrient rich amendment for cultivating food. Talk to experts to learn how, why, and when is too much compost a bad thing.