Soil Health Secrets w/ 6th Gen Farmer! // May AOAT Livestream

We have a special guest for this month's live! Karson is a 6th generation farmer and is back visiting our farm to share all his soil health secrets. You may him remember him from such AOAT videos as, "3 Ingredients to Fix ANY Soil, the Lazy Way" and "WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY FARM? Asking an Expert to Judge My Farm". As always, Adam and I will also be giving life updates and taking general Q&A...And of course, Eugene will be here as well. Check our Karson's Youtube channel here!: ‪@Therippranch‬ Huge THANK YOU to @redmondagriculture2794 for sponsoring this livestream! Use code ANNEOFALLTRADES for 15% off Redmond products! https://shop.redmondagriculture.com/d... 00:00 - Intro: Meet Carson (6th Gen Farmer & Soil Expert) 02:45 - Why You Must Test Your Compost Before Using It 06:45 - Compost vs. Potting Soil: What’s the Difference? 10:45 - What is Compost Really? (Manure vs. Plant Based) 13:50 - Can You Put Weeds in Your Compost Pile? 15:45 - Mycorrhizal Fungi: Why Your Soil Needs It 19:55 - How to Tell if Your Soil is Compacted 23:20 - Fixing Compacted Soil Without Heavy Tilling 25:20 - The Best Time to Add Amendments ("Green Up") 27:00 - Using Wine Cap Mushrooms to Improve Soil 28:45 - Why Remineralizing Your Soil Matters (Mineralyte) 32:50 - Nitrogen Fixes: Feather Meal vs. Synthetic Fertilizer 36:05 - How to Fix Hydrophobic Soil (Soil that Repels Water) 40:30 - Q&A: Where to Buy Wine Cap Mushroom Spawn 43:00 - Can You Grow Mushrooms from Grocery Store Scraps? 45:35 - Rehabilitating Old Pastures for Livestock 49:40 - Mulch Myths: Is Black Walnut Wood Chip Safe? 55:40 - Why Soil Health Matters More Than pH 59:30 - Dealing with Invasive Horsetail in the Garden 1:07:45 - Mulch vs. Wood Chips: Are They the Same? 1:15:40 - Common "Organic" Practices That Actually Harm Soil 1:21:30 - Anne's Life Update: Pregnancy & Farm Prep 1:30:15 - The Redmond Story: Ancient Sea Salt from Utah 1:36:35 - How to Do a Simple At-Home Soil Test 1:38:20 - Giveaway Winners Announced! 1:39:30 - Wrap Up & Thanks for Watching ******************************** Click here to support on Patreon:   / anneofalltrades   MORE ABOUT ME I'm Anne of All Trades. In NASHVILLE, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. Whether you've got the knowledge, tools, time or space to do the things you've always wanted to do, everything is "figureoutable." I became "Anne of All Trades" out of necessity. With no background in farming or making things, I wanted to learn to raise my own food, fix things when they break and build the things I need. 12 years ago I got my first pet, planted my first seed and picked up my first tool. My goal is to learn and share traditional techniques and skills while showing my peers how to get from where they are to where they want to go, how to do the things they are passionate about, and what can be done TODAY to engage their own community and grow deep roots. Whether it's carving spoons, making my own hand tools, restoring my antique truck or growing heirloom tomatoes, the farm and workshop definitely keep me busy and support - whether financially through Patreon, through shopping my affiliate links, through buying merchandise, plans or project videos, or even just liking, commenting, and sharing my content with others helps me GREATLY to keep producing quality content to share. Get a better roadmap of how to grow deep roots and live the life you want by subscribing to this channel and be sure to check out my blog for even more info https://anneofalltrades.com ******************************** Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means by clicking and shopping through these links, I might earn a commission, at no additional cost to you - which is a great way you can help the creation of more free content just like this. Your time and attention mean the world to me. I know you work hard, and I'm careful to only share brands and products that I FULLY support. Keep being awesome! Help Support this project and others! Patreon -   / anneofalltrades   Merchandise - https://teespring.com/stores/anne-of-... Project Plans - https://www.anneofalltrades.com/proje... Courses - https://www.anneofalltrades.com/downl... My Amazon Store - Shop all my favorite items from business-building books and resources to tools I use in the shop, to products I use around the farm! https://www.amazon.com/shop/anneofall... Anne's Favorites - https://bit.ly/31RmUkM Other places you can find me: My website - https://anneofalltrades.com Instagram -   / anneofalltrades   Facebook -   / anneofalltrades   Pinterest -   / anneofalltrades   Twitter -   / anneofalltrades   For brand inquiries, please reach to [email protected]