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Learn to restore fertility, grow microbes, and build biologically rich compost at any scale.
2026 Live Mentorship Program Begins April 9th
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If you're ready to start your own journey to creating Biologically rich compost and restoring degraded soils, join our newsletter for the Compost Academy Online. You'll also get access to free resources, webinars, and courses.
We’re building a movement of microbe farmers.
We train compost makers and land stewards to grow soil from the bottom up. Using biology-first methods, real-world compost builds, and microscope-based diagnostics, we help people restore fertility without synthetic inputs.
This is how we reclaim degraded land — one compost pile at a time.
Here's what our students are saying
Hear from people changing their lives with practical soil biology training.
"I have done both the "Soil Foodweb" classes and Compost Academy and this feels much more “hands on” and real time. Since the first course started around February I have had at least 6 or 7 successful 350 gallon compost piles and am now making my own extracts from that to apply on my property. Quick access to these mentors through the weekly training and in the community chats helped me move forward on my goals and projects a lot faster."
Dan Howard
"I appreciate being a part of what Compost Academy is doing. A takeaway is don't get hung up on being perfect. Give yourself a little grace. A year ago we were bringing in 150 tons of wood chips a day, and now we are composting with it and have a market for it. We have tons of feedback that our customers gardens are doing great. It's very exciting to see where we're going with this quest to create humus."
Jack Iverstine
We have work to do wherever you are…this soil work revalidates our sense of purpose…we are not alone…pool the resources of our collective mind, reach out, share…grow and let grow…lets keep the nutrient cycle of our wisdom…🫀
Domingo Medina
"Compost Academy has been great, it's a further extension of what I learned at SFW with more interaction and connection in a smaller group. It pushed me further in so many things that I wasn't moving ahead in and helped me understand better."
Gina Scarano
A bit about Us...
Our group is a team of professional soil consultants, composters, and educators who are passionate about practical soil biology. We've trained hundreds of people from every background how to take soil restoration into their own hands. Whether it's microscopy, composting, extract application, or understanding the Soil Foodweb, we can help you understand real world application so you can get real world results.
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Soil Mentorship Program
The Soil Mentorship program walks you through your own journey with Composting and Soil Biology application with a dedicated peer group. Led by Keisha, Casey and Brian, this group will help you take action towards your soil goals, and help you walk through the challenges and problems you might face along the way.
The Mentorship Program offers sessions in topics selected by students and teachers, along with personalized open sessions that will help you address your own unique challenges. With accountability, transparency, and support, we believe the mentorship program will help you take action and cut your learning curve drastically. The Self Paced Essentials Course is included with the Live Program.
Program Overview
Ready to restore your soil?
Join the Compost Academy 2026 Soil Mentorship Program
The Live Program will help you understand the fundamentals of practical soil biology, so you can start taking action to restore healthy fertile soil. You'll get support, make great compost, understand your microscope, and learn how to apply biologically focused soil amendments.
$200 Discount when you make your deposit by February 28
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