About Me

My journey towards compost began about 10 years ago when I started to have allergic reactions to many foods. My gut microbiome was out of balance. At the time, I learned everything that I could about eating a healthy diet for my gut. Then, I read Teaming with Microbes and everything suddenly made sense. It wasn't just my gut microbiome that was out of whack, it was our whole conventional agricultural system!

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In 2022, I started my soil food web journey through Dr. Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web (SFW) School. I am now a certified SFW lab technician, who can identify and quantify the microbes in your soil/compost. 

For the past two summers, I have been practicing the SFW hot composting method with other soil nerds and enthusiasts at Compost Club, hosted at Highfield Regenerative Farm. Whenever possible, I like to work with my fellow soil food web colleagues and bring their expertise and knowledge to the workshops. Like a mycelial network, we are now seeing it spread to other communities and schools around Calgary. 

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My dream is for hot composting to be common knowledge and practice in all our backyards and communities. We all need access to nutrient-dense food. Let's share our knowledge and empower each other on this journey toward wholeness.

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Making compost is a way to heal the land, ourselves, and the planet!

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                                                                                            Tish  

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