Scott McConnell

Yeah, Neal. I've heard it posited that bringing a volume of trees or other substantial foliage into drylands can actually attract precipitous weather systems to that area, and I would love to see some solid examples of that! It just seems it would be especially difficult to influence weather patterns in that way if there are substantial mountains blocking the would be rain clouds from entering (...Phoenix for example...), unless the moisture was brought in and contained in some other way.

This is awesome! It's incredible what you can process down through composting, yeah? I've seen some pretty awful anaerobic piles of nast transform into some of the most beautiful inoculant I've seen. The implications are astounding... Thanks for sharing!

I'm so excited to take this course online! I did an intensive with Elaine last year, was blown away by all the information and really enjoyed her engaging, often irreverently humorous teaching style. My understanding of how to optimize ratios of bacteria:fungus etc. for different areas and the ease of compost extracts (vs. tea) has really transformed my approach. I have to admit that I got a little lost in the volume of info that we were given, which is a big reason I'm so stoked about being able to assimilate it a little more gradually and be able to go over the material as much as I need to. This would be my only feedback to those of you deciding between the online or in-person course. I think we get transcripts and DVDs of the course too. Anyway, hope to see and meet you guys there!