Students work with nature to improve soil health

Students work with nature to improve soil health

CHICO — On an otherwise quiet day at the Chico State University Farm, other than the distant sounds of pile burns crackling, students Kaylee Mulhearn and Paige Flaig could be found in one of dozens of outbuildings conducting intricate soil tests with the goal of determining and creating ideal, natural conditions for growth. “This is the soil processing area, and it’s under the wing of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems…