Created by New Mexico State University’s Dr. David C. Johnson and his wife Hui-Chun Su, the Johnson-Su Bioreactor is an ideal method of composting in dry, arid climates as it reduces water usage up to six times compared to other composting methods. Little labor is required after the initial set-up as it is a completely no-turn compositing process. The compost created in the bioreactors has exceptional potential to regenerate poor and degraded soils by providing microbes that establish symbiotic relationships with plants.

Field Day registration and participation is free-of-charge, but if you would like to your own bioreactor, there is an option to take home a bioreactor kit for just the cost of the materials. Participants will be provided lunch as well as an early dinner.

To learn more details and sign up visit Johnson-Su Bioreactor Construction

This field is hosted in partnership among the Santa Fe Master Gardener Composting Action Team, the NM Healthy Soil Working Group and the Seeding Regenerative Agriculture Project, with generous funding from the McCune Charitable Foundation, the Nusenda Foundation, and the New Mexico Foundation