Cover crops give your soil food and protection. You can plant cover crops in the spring, summer and fall.

A step by step guide on how to take samples for a soil test.

Before starting a garden on an urban lot, it is important to test its soil. That way, you can make sure the soil is safe to grow

You need healthy soil to have a healthy farm. Here are some ways to have healthy soil on your farm.

A guidebook that simplifies what soil health is, why it is important, and how you can have healthy soil in your garden or farm.

A guidebook that simplifies what cover crops are and why they are important.

A guidebook that simplifies how to make a cover crop plan.

Learn about grass and legume cover crops. These cover crops can grow in cooler weather.

This tool helps you decide which cover crop family to grow for the benefits you want.

A handout that shows the many ways that lead gets into our soil, and then into our homes.  Learn how to safely manage soil lead levels, and keep yourself and loved ones safe from lead poisoning.

This classroom handout shows the spectrum of safety levels for heavy metals in soil. Many urban gardens have amounts of lead that allow for some gardening, but not all. This guide simply describes