Emily Gracey Miller of The National Weather Desk interviewed UVM Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Neher about composting for Off the Radar Podcast. From composting basics to green burials, this episode dives into the dirt on how this process can help the planet. Continue reading “Deb Neher Podcast All About Composting”
Across the Fence Highlights-April 2023
Trees and Seeds of Vermont: Cultivating Hearts and Soil
Gardening Helpline Hits a Five-Year High
Since its start in 1991, the UVM Extension Master Gardener program has offered a Gardening Helpline, where trained volunteers respond to home and community gardening questions from Vermonters throughout the state.
Over the past few years, the helpline has pivoted from a telephone call-in service to going completely online during COVID-19, and in 2022, to a blended service. Vermonters can either call in or ask their questions online through Ask Extension (a national initiative created and maintained by the Extension Foundation). Continue reading “Gardening Helpline Hits a Five-Year High”
Across the Fence Highlights-December 2022
Soil Steaming Research
Extension Vegetable Nutrient Management Specialist Becky Maden and PSS Professor Deb Neher were featured in an Across the Fence episode on 11/1/22 on the benefits of soil steaming. Tune in to learn how commercial vegetable growers use soil steaming in high tunnels to eradicate weeds and pathogens.
Continue reading “Across the Fence Highlights-December 2022”
Students Create Compost Ecology Posters
Plant and Soil Science Professor Deborah Neher’s PSS 154 Compost Ecology class created posters for the 2023 Compost Awareness Week. Continue reading “Students Create Compost Ecology Posters”