We did it!

We used some of the free pallets to construct compost bays. Soon the days of purchasing sub-par compost in plastic bags dubiously labeled as organic will be over. In alignment with our vision of being a self-sustaining, low-input farm, Mahaba Farms will be producing our own organic compost made from regional components.

Not only will this be a major cost savings, but I expect better quality food from better quality soil (healthy soil=healthy food). When you have living soil, teeming with all kinds of microorganisms, they make nutrients readily available to your plants & assist in their overall survival when the balance is right. The stale, pre-packaged, plastic wrapped bags of compost offered at big box retail stores could never offer that.

I’ll save the full-on soil science nerd session for the people who have to listen to it (my husband & sister- LOL), but I’ll simply say that to be able to manufacture my own compost is a dream come true.

I had no idea that obtaining my Bachelor degree in Microbiology & Molecular Biology from UCF nearly 20 yrs ago wouldn’t just serve as a stepping stone in my career as a physician, but would be prime foundational knowledge for regenerating the denuded soil of my ancestral land.

I have gone deep into my studies of soil science & I will surely be a lifelong learner. My educational background provides a fundamental advantage & I look forward to sharing my soil science explorations & innovations in the least nerdy way possible😆