If you grow food, manage land, advise growers, care for animals, or simply want healthier soil, this training gives you a practical way to improve soil, plant, pasture and animal health naturally.
Inside this 12-part video training, you’ll learn how to make high-quality thermal compost, compost teas and compost extracts using clear, practical methods taught by Dr Elaine Ingham — one of the world’s foremost authorities in microbiology and soil life — alongside selected farmers with hands-on field experience.
Includes lifetime access, downloadable materials, private study and support group access, certificate of completion, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Expensive Inputs Are Not The Only Way To Grow Healthy Plants, Productive Pastures And Resilient Soil
Many gardeners, growers, farmers and consultants are facing the same challenge:
Fertiliser costs keep rising.
Chemical inputs often create dependency.
Soil structure declines.
Plant health becomes harder to maintain.
Pests, disease pressure and pasture issues become recurring problems.
And even after spending more money on inputs, many growers still don’t feel like they are addressing the real issue underneath it all:
The life in the soil.
This training is designed to help you understand and work with the life in the soil — so you can begin creating compost that supports natural nutrient cycling, stronger plants, healthier pastures and more resilient growing systems.
What If You Could Build Fertility Instead Of Buying It Again And Again?
The Complete Thermal Compost Training shows you how to make organic compost scientifically and simply.
You’ll learn the methods, materials and equipment required to make high-quality compost for everything from a backyard garden through to commercial composting and broadacre applications.
You’ll also learn how compost teas and extracts are made, monitored and applied — so you can begin using biology as a practical tool in your growing system.
This is not a quick-fix gardening trick.
It is a comprehensive training in how compost, soil biology, chemistry and structure work together — taught through real workshop footage, whiteboard illustrations, slides, demonstrations, questions and answers, and practical reports from students who have applied the methods.
Designed For Gardeners, Growers, Farmers And Consultants Who Want A Practical Path Away From Chemical Dependency
This training is for:
Backyard gardeners who want to make rich, healthy compost at home to grow healthy food.
Market gardeners who want stronger crops and healthier soil.
Commercial growers who want to improve production while reducing input pressure.
Farmers and graziers who want healthier pastures, plants and animals.
Regenerative agriculture practitioners who want deeper technical understanding.
Consultants who advise clients on soil health, compost, fertility and biological systems.
Or anyone who wants to understand how to make high-quality compost, compost teas and extracts in a clear, practical and scientifically grounded way.
Learn From Dr Elaine Ingham
Dr. Elaine Ingham is known for making the science of soil life understandable and practical.
Her work focuses on the soil food web — the living organisms in soil that support nutrient cycling, plant growth and healthier ecosystems.
In this training, Elaine explains how to make compost that supports beneficial bacteria, fungi and other soil organisms, which reduces reliance on inorganic chemicals.
You’ll learn not only what to do, but why it works.
What You’ll Learn Inside The Complete Thermal Compost Training
Module 1: True Fertility Compost & Compost Tea Workshop
Approx. 12 hours
This two-day workshop combines soil biology, chemistry and structure into one comprehensive training experience.
You’ll learn:
What compost really is.
The organisms found in compost.
The most important points in making compost.
How to make thermal compost.
How to make worm compost.
Key compost facts.
Results from using compost.
What compost tea is.
Factors that affect good compost tea.
The compost tea making process.
Types of brewers.
Application methods.
Results from using compost teas.
This is a full and faithful filming of both workshop days, including whiteboard illustrations, slides and questions and answers used during the live teaching.
Module 2: True Fertility Compost Tea Revision Day
Approx. 6 hours
This revision day captures questions, field experience and deeper practical discussion from past attendees who had already begun applying the skills.
You’ll learn more about:
How to make compost extracts.
How to monitor brews.
What foods to add to compost tea.
What to test when your brew is not right.
Water temperature and water quality.
Brewer types.
Composting toxic materials.
The impact of herbicides on microorganisms.
How to increase fungi in compost.
The difference between compost tea and compost extract.
Application methods for different growing systems.
Tools and equipment needed when starting out.
This section is especially useful if you want to troubleshoot, refine and apply the process in real conditions.
Module 3: Compost — Just Do It
Approx. 4 hours
This section gives you a deeper understanding of compost making on farms, soil microbes, and the role of biology in healthy growing systems.
You’ll explore:
Why inorganic fertilisers are commonly used — and their limitations.
Why pesticides may not be the healthiest long-term option.
How soil microbes support fertility.
What weeds can indicate about soil conditions.
The difference between aerobic and anaerobic forms of nitrogen.
How proper nutrient cycling works through the soil food web.
You’ll also hear practical examples of what happens when growers get the biology right.
Module 4: Dairy Farmers Discover The Unexpected Profits & Extra Benefits
Approx. 2 hours
This is just one of the videos specially selected to create powerful changes for your farming. It is accompanied by a follow-up Q&A discussion where Elaine talks more about soil foodweb. This gives you further information that is valuable after viewing the video.
This video is all about compost and the unintended results of getting soil biology going. Can farming really be as simple as this?
Appearing in this video: Dr. Elaine Ingham (SFI & Rodale institute), Tony Evans & Nick Routson (Camperdown Compost), Tom Walsh (Timboon Vet), Dairy farmers Andrew and Linda Whiting, Tim McGlade, Graham Clay, Reggie, and Geoff Davis.
Module 5: How To Make Organic Compost
Approx. 80 minutes plus eBook version
Dr Elaine Ingham walks you through how to make organic compost using practical, accessible methods.
You’ll learn how to select waste materials, understand proportions, adjust your compost pile for your needs, and avoid common composting problems.
When done correctly, your compost should not smell, turn gooey or attract pests.
Instead, you’ll learn how to create compost that is rich, friable, fully decomposed, free of pathogens and weed seeds, nutrient-dense and full of beneficial bacteria and fungi.
You’ll also see Jack Waterman demonstrate how to build the compact compost surround.
Why This Training Is Different
It Is Scientific — But Simple Enough To Use
You don’t need to be a microbiologist to benefit from this training. You just need to find out what works for you.
Elaine breaks down the science of soil life in a clear, practical way so you can understand what is happening inside the compost pile and how to improve your results.
It Is Practical, Not Theoretical
You’ll see real demonstrations, farmer experience, workshop discussion, questions and answers, and practical applications.
This is designed to help you actually make compost — not just understand the concept.
It Helps You Reduce Input Dependency
The goal is not simply to add another product or system to your farm, garden or consultancy.
The goal is to help you build healthier biological systems so you can reduce reliance on costly fertilisers and chemicals over time.
It Applies Across Different Scales
Whether you are making compost for a backyard garden or advising commercial growers, the principles apply across different contexts.
The methods can be adapted depending on your materials, equipment, land use and goals.
Imagine What Could Change When Your Soil Biology Starts Working For You
Imagine compost that does not stink, collapse into sludge or attract pests.
Imagine understanding what materials to use and in what proportions.
Imagine knowing how to monitor and troubleshoot compost teas and extracts.
Imagine seeing plant, pasture and animal health through the lens of soil biology.
Imagine giving your clients, farm, garden or growing system a practical pathway toward lower input costs and healthier production.
That is what this training is built to help you do.
What Growers Took Away From Elaine’s Training
Farmers share how the training changed the way they think about fertilisers, lime, soil biology and the life beneath their feet.
Real Farmers. Real Insights. Real Shifts In Thinking.
When growers begin to understand what is happening beneath the soil surface, they often start seeing their whole fertility program differently.
After attending Elaine’s training, one farmer reflected:
“The main thing is that we understand now there’s life below the soil, not just what you put into it… it’s all the little critters that do the work for you underneath the soil.”
Another attendee shared the frustration many growers know well:
“All the fertilizers we’ve been putting on over the years just don’t seem to be making a difference.”
That is exactly why this training goes deeper than simply adding more inputs.
It helps you understand the biological processes that allow soil to function better — so you can begin working with the life in your soil rather than relying only on fertilisers, lime and chemicals.
For some growers, the shift is also practical and financial:
“That’ll be a big saving in itself.”
And perhaps the simplest summary came from one attendee who said:
“I think that a course like this would open a lot of eyes.”
“Seeing’s Believing, Isn’t It?”
Growers in Elaine’s training talk about the same practical challenge: spending more on fertilisers, lime and chemicals, while not always seeing the improvement they hoped for.
This training gives you a different way to look at fertility — through soil biology, compost, compost teas and the living organisms that help make nutrients available to plants.
As one farmer put it:
“Once we’ve got results, we can really start telling people, ‘Look what we’re doing… we’re going chemical-free and organic.”
Get instant access to The Complete Thermal Compost Training today.
What’s included
When you enrol today, you receive:
5 Courses: Live 2-day workshop, Live 1-day Revision, live demo thermal compoat making, 1 day Elaine visits 4 dairy farms, 1 day farmer presentation
Video training
Audio
Transcripts
Compost eBook
Approx. 23+ hours of training content
Lifetime access to the course
Access on mobile and desktop
Access to the Regrarians Workplace with private study and support group
Certificate of completion
30-day money-back guarantee
Training with Dr Elaine Ingham and selected farmers
Practical demonstrations, whiteboard teaching, slides, Q&A and real-world discussion
A Practical Training For People Who Are Serious About Soil Health
This course is for people who want to go deeper than surface-level compost advice.
It is for growers who want to understand why compost works.
It is for farmers who want to reduce reliance on expensive inputs.
It is for consultants who want a stronger foundation in soil biology.
It is for gardeners who want to create healthier soil and stronger plants naturally.
And it is for anyone who wants to move away from dependency on chemicals and toward a more resilient, biologically active growing system.
Enrol Today And Start Learning Immediately
Risk-Free For 30 Days
You are protected by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Go through the training. Review the materials. See whether the approach is right for your garden, farm, consultancy or growing system.
If it is not the right fit, you can request a refund within 30 days.
FAQ
The Complete Thermal Compost Training gives you practical, science-based instruction in how to make organic compost, compost teas and extracts with confidence.
You’ll learn from Dr Elaine Ingham and selected farmers through comprehensive video training you can access at your own pace.
Get instant lifetime access today for AUD $997.
This course is for gardeners, growers, farmers, graziers, regenerative agriculture practitioners and consultants who want to learn how to make high-quality compost, compost teas and extracts.
No. The course is listed as suitable for all levels and explains the core principles clearly and practically.
No. The training is suitable for backyard and commercial composting. The principles can be applied across different scales.
You’ll learn how to make organic compost, thermal compost, compost teas and compost extracts.
The course includes approximately 23+ hours of video training across multiple workshop recordings and lessons.
Yes. Lifetime access is included.
Yes. Downloadable materials are included.
Yes. You receive access to the Regrarians Workplace with a private study and support group.
Yes. A certificate of completion is included.
The course is AUD $697.
Yes. The course includes a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Learn how to make biologically rich compost and compost teas with Dr Elaine Ingham — so you can improve soil, plant, pasture and animal health naturally.
Enrol in The Complete Thermal Compost Training today.
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