BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension is looking for homeowners to participate in a new program to promote healthy gardening and improve water quality along the St. Johns River and Indian River Lagoon.
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The Soil Guardian program is part of an effort by UF/IFAS Extension in Brevard County to educate homeowners on how to improve the overall health of the soil by creating organic matter that promotes healthy plants.
Organizers said the objective of the program is to increase soil organic matter over the next four years.
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As part of the program participants will receive a newsletter four times a year on how to improve soil health and agree to have their soil tested once a year at a cost of $10.
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More information about the Soil Guardian program can be found here or by emailing brevard@ifas.ufl.edu
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