He's a farm manager at Growing Hope Urban Farm ... "Take your fingers and go, boom boom boom boom," he says, demonstrating how to pack a mixture of peat moss, dirt, lime, perlite and other components ...

The fire was fueled by peat, an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation in wetlands. It’s highly flammable and can burn underground and produce a lot of heat. Farm owner Mark Eaton ...

Research at CAFRE has shown the benefits of using peat-free growing media.