Field Day – morning
Community and Smaller-Size Composting Field Day

Tuesday, January 24th

Bus Schedule from Ontario Convention Center to the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies


MORNING FIELD DAY

2 buses depart OCC 7:45 a.m.

arrive Cal Poly 8:15 a.m.


2 buses depart Cal Poly to OCC (one at 12:00 p.m. & one at 12:45 p.m.)

2 buses depart to community composting site tours (both at 1:00 p.m.)

You have to be registered for the tours to attend.

Buses will depart from where the same morning drop-off point.

AFTERNOON FIELD DAY

2 buses departure from OCC: 12:30 and 1 p.m.

arrive Cal Poly 1 and 1:30 p.m.


2 buses depart Cal Poly 4 and 4:30

arrive OCC 4:45 and 5:15 p.m.

Note: Tours to community compost sites will depart at 1 p.m. at the "Morning Bus drop-off" point


Morning Field Day Schedule

8:30 am. – noon

MORNING FIELD DAY SCHEDULE

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Small Equipment & System Demonstration

  • DIY sifters (automated and hand trommel) (LA Compost)

  • DIY flow-through worm in (Food Cycle Collective)

  • E-bicycle and trailer (Food Cycle Collective)

  • Maxwell e-Sprinter van (LA Compost)

  • Solar-powered aerated static pile (ASP) Gore system (Sustainable Generation)

  • Turner – Midwest Biosystems (MBS) small tow-behind turner with watering system

  • Turner - Frontier small tow-behind turn (Cal Poly)

  • Measuring equipment (WeRadiate)

  • Small ASP piles suitable for schools (West Maui Green Cycle)


9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
11:15 a.m. to noon

Composting Stations – these will each repeat 3x at the above times / see times for Groups A, B, and C below


  1. Compost Microscopy (inside classroom) (Lynn Fang and Maggie, LA Compost)

    • Show different stages of compost

    • Show different samples

    • Show disturbed soils (compacted soil versus living soil)


  1. Monitoring & Testing Station (Benny Erez, ECO City Farms, & Linda Bilsens Brolis, ILSR)

    • Monitoring equipment (e.g., CO2 probe, Reotemp oxygen probe)

    • Testing compost (EC/salinity test, pH, explain the Solvita test)

    • Bulk density of existing piles (demo & practice)


  1. Compost End Uses (Gina Vollono, LA Compost) (CANCELED DUE TO SICKNESS)

    • Water holding capacity of compost-amended soil demonstration

    • Creating three different potting soil mixes with compost and how to make compost tea


Group A: First Name A-H

9:15 Compost Microscopy
10:15 Monitoring & Testing Station
11:15 Small Equipment & System Demonstration

Group B: First Name I-Me

9:15 Monitoring & Testing Station
10:15 Small Equipment & System Demonstration
11:15 Compost Microscopy

Group C: First Name Mo-X

9:15 Small Equipment & System Demonstration
10:15 Compost Microscopy
11:15 Monitoring & Testing Station


Noon to 12:45 p.m.: Lunch provided by the Food Cycle Collective team
(same classroom as the Compost Microscopy Station)

Note: we are providing lunch for those going on the community compost tours and for those staying for the afternoon Field Day (if you registered for the latter by Jan. 10th).




What to bring to the Field Day?

  • Comfortable closed shoes

  • Water bottle

  • Compost sample to look at under the microscope!

    • We may not be able get to everyone's sample but rather will pick a few that will give folks an idea of a good variety of samples

    • How to prep your sample: Gather approximately 1/4 cup of material in a sealed container or plastic bag. Label your sample with the date collected, description of the maturity/stage of compost, as well as the type of compost system. Collect your sample as close to the time of analysis as possible.