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February 2012- 09 - Biodynamics: Tuning In to the Heartbeat of the Soil
- 06 - Testimonial: Put the Bu in Butterflies
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
- 24 - Testimonial
- 18 - Using soil amendments
- 15 - Love in Bloom
- 09 - The Dish on Dairy Dirt: Ruminations on composted manure
July 2011
- 22 - Herbicide in Our Watershed: Report reveals this Chemical Causes Birth Defects.
- 20 - One Cow, One Man, One Planet
- 12 - Documentary on bee colony collapse focuses on cutting pesticide use
- 05 - Ojai Premiere: “Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?”
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
- 25 - Garden Gossip - 4/22/11
- 22 - Testimonial: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
- 20 - Garden Gossip - 4/15/11
- 18 - Demeter Association vs. Monsanto
- 07 - Testimonial
March 2011
- 30 - The Power of Dirt
- 28 - Malibu Compost and Tomatomania!
- 28 - Garden Gossip: BD Saving the Planet (3/25/11)
- 24 - Mariposa Elementary Thanks Malibu Compost
- 24 - Living Each Day With Beauty and Inspiration
- 15 - The Harmful Effects of Miracle-Gro
- 15 - Garden Gossip - 3/11/11
- 02 - Testimonial by Judy Pearce
- 02 - A Soolip Wedding Preview
February 2011
- 28 - Garden Gossip ft. Dan Bifano and Matthew Freund
- 18 - Malibu Compost at Luther Burbank Middle School
- 16 - Dirty Girl Gardening Is Lovin’ Malibu Compost
January 2011
- 20 - Landscaper Testimonial
- 20 - Tea Party Workshop: This Saturday in Santa Barbara!
- 20 - Tea Party Workshop: Feb. 5 in Santa Barbara!
December 2010
- 13 - Colum Riley interview on “Get Growing”
- 03 - Denise on “Garden Gossip” Radio!
- 01 - Shout Out from Ojai Valley Green Coalition!
November 2010
October 2010
- 27 - Randy Ritchie to Present at Cedros Gardens on October 30th!
- 22 - Bu at Photo Shoot for “C” Magazine
- 19 - Randy Ritchie (Malibu Compost) Interview with The Farmer Fred Rant!
- 12 - Denise Ritchie (Malibu Compost) interviewed on KCRW 89.9FM!
September 2010
- 17 - Bu’s Blend at Highland Hall Waldorf School
- 16 - Prest-o Change-o!
- 16 - Thank You Letter: Soil Web Workshop
June 2010
- 16 - The Problem with Factory Farms
- 16 - Reconstruction
- 15 - Woman’s life goes from manure to manure
- 08 - Open Letter from Desiree Negrete
May 2010
- 29 - No methyl iodide on our food
- 28 - An Open Letter to Gary Conklin and the Workers of the Conklin Dairy Farm
April 2010
February 2010
- 20 - Saving Tongass National Forest
- 20 - DOJ Turns up Heat in Monsanto Anti-Trust Probe
- 10 - Meeting BU
- 10 - Bu’s First Blog
During a bank stabilization project on the Chumash Reservation the Santa Ynez Environmental Office (SYCEO) used Malibu Compost to cover a native seed mix dispersed over ~1000 sq. ft. of stream bank on a 2:1 slope. The compost was applied on Sept 20th, 2010 (see photo) as a 1-2” compost blanket and watered in 1-2 times per week for roughly two months (from Sept. 20th to Dec 1st). There was seed sprout within 2 weeks and substantial coverage within 3 weeks (see photo). We received heavy rains in the month of December (totaling ~12”) that resulted in no noticeable erosion or damage to the slope. There is also a picture taken in Feb 2011/~5 months after installation.
Jesse Patterson
Environmental Management Specialist
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
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