Soil science simplified with The Organic Mechanic!

Soil science simplified with The Organic Mechanic!

with Mark Highland, President of The Organic Mechanics Soil Company

Where: APCC’s Koppel Center
482 Main St (Rte 6A), Dennis 02638

Do you want to take better care of your soils, but you don’t know where to get started? Maybe you do know soil health is important for plants, but you want to know more about best ecological practices when it comes to potting soils? This talk is for you! Come talk soils with Mark Highland, founder of Organic Mechanics, and learn about potting soils and soil amendments to increase beneficial soil biology and plant health. Bring your questions for a lively discussion! See you there!

Speaker Bio: As a young kid, Mark made his connection to the natural world early, digging around in his grandmother’s vegetable garden, pulling weeds, picking caterpillars off plants, and harvesting ripe fruit. The work was hard (but fun!) and he knew he was hooked from the moment he turned over that first forkful of rich Illinois soil.

After high school, Mark earned a BS degree in Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida, which is where he received the nickname, “The Organic Mechanic.”

His graduate studies focused on compost and potting soil and his academic work helped Longwood Gardens in southeastern Pennsylvania develop composts to use in their own potting soil. Mark worked as a compost & soil specialist at Longwood Gardens before starting The Organic Mechanic Soil Company, LLC, where he launched the first peat-free, compost-based potting soil in the United States!