Heart & Soil Living presents

WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING UNDER YOUR PASTURE?

A hands-on Soil Biology Field Day for ranchers and farmers with Robby Gass.
September 29, 2026 · 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Spring Creek Ranch · Fort Steele, BC
Lunch included · Registration for two · $105 CAD total
Register for the Field Day
When
Tuesday, Sept. 29
9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Where
Spring Creek Ranch
Fort Steele, BC
Ticket
$105 CAD total
Registration for two
Why this field day

See your soil alive — and connect it to the pasture above it.

Healthy pasture starts below ground. This morning is for ranchers and livestock producers who want to understand the biology driving nutrient cycling, root growth, water infiltration and forage resilience.

We’ll look at soil biology directly — under the microscope, in the field and through the practical decisions you make on your own land.

Spring Creek Ranch pasture and field near Fort Steele, BC
A morning in the field

WHAT YOU’LL SEE, LEARN & TRY

Practical, visible and useful — four hours focused on what you can actually see in your soil and use back on the ranch.

01

SEE YOUR SOIL ALIVE

Live soil microscopy
What healthy biology looks like
Soil food web basics
Nutrient cycling

02

PASTURE · ROOTS · FORAGE

Connect soil biology to pasture and livestock
Build stronger root systems
Improve water infiltration
Create more resilient pasture

03

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Live compost extract demonstration
Hiwassee extractor in action
Practical rancher Q&A
A clearer way to read your own land

Robby Gass
Your field day educator

MEET ROBBY GASS

Founder, ALBA Organics / ALBA Regenerative Agriculture
MSc Organic Farming
Soil Food Web & Microscopy Educator & Specialist
30+ years farming experience

Robby brings decades of practical farming experience together with deep training in soil biology and microscopy. His focus is simple: help ranchers see what is happening below ground and connect it to the decisions they make above it.

This isn’t a classroom lecture. Expect real soil, real biology and real questions from ranchers in the field.
The details

SOIL BIOLOGY FIELD DAY

DateTuesday, September 29, 2026
Time9:00 AM–1:00 PM
LocationSpring Creek Ranch
7977 Maus Creek Road, Fort Steele, BC
IncludedLunch + registration for two people
Registration
$100 per couple + 5% GST
= $105 CAD total

Space is limited so the day can stay practical and hands-on.

Register for the Field Day
Your registration covers two attendees.
September 29 · Spring Creek Ranch

COME SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING UNDER YOUR PASTURE.

Spend the morning looking closer at the soil beneath your feet — and leave with a clearer understanding of what it means for your pasture.

Register for the Field Day

With gratitude

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

We’re grateful to the partners helping make the Soil Biology Field Day possible.

ALBA Regenerative Agriculture
Spring Creek Ranch
Agrotek Industries Inc.
Heart & Soil Living
Hiwassee Products
Kootenay Livestock Association