Our Guest:
Justin “Jules” Giuliano is an organic farmer and educator with a background in vermicompost and natural farming. He is the lead soil researcher at Rosy Soil, a potting soil company based in Georgia. Prior to joining Rosy, Jules managed an urban farm in Atlanta, studied regenerative agriculture at the Rodale Institute and won a Cannabis Cup for his organic cannabis cultivation. In addition to Rosy, Jules manages the Tik Tok handle @SmokeYrGreens with over 250k followers where he educates his community about plant, soil, and planetary health.
Listen in and learn about:
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- Making a career change and teaching kids to garden
- Flipping vacant lots into rich, vermicomposted soil
- Going from veggies to cannabis
- Moving from Chicago to Georgia
- From education to production farming
- Experimenting at Rosy Soil
- The components of healthy soil
- Peat moss – what it is, where it comes from, what it’s used for
- Harms caused by peat moss
- Alternatives to peat in potting soil
- Sinking carbon into biochar through the process of pyrolysis
- “Permanent housing for microbes”
- Mycorrhizae
As well as:
His failure – Not trusting his gut
His success – His decision to move into farming
His drive – A love for the sun and a love for education
His advice – “Just keep going.”
Jules’ Book recommendation:
Teaming with Microbes; the Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
How to reach Jules:
Website: www.rosysoil.com
Tik Tok: @smokeyrgreens
Instagram: @smokeyrgreens
Twitter: @smokeyrgreens
UrbanFarm.org/rosysoil
