Description
The workshop is designed to help participants grasp and apply innovative, reliable principles and practices for producing healthier, better tasting and more nutritious food crops. The course begins with an analysis of participants’ soil tests, and a discussion of recommended soil amendments and cover crops to address soil health deficiencies. We follow with a number of topics and themes related to helping plants achieve their full genetic potential through management of the environmental factors of soil, air, water, minerals and biodiversity. We will immerse ourselves further with a review of plant nutritional needs by growth stage and an array of troubleshooting and diagnostic approaches to guide you throughout the growing season.
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In this Two Day Workshop you’ll hear about a wide range of topics, including:
- The importance of seed quality and how to improve it.
- The critical role of the bottom of the food chain, i.e the microbial community
- Plant “early childhood development” and the life cycle patterns
- Why and how we don’t need pesticides to manage pests.
- Soil testing mineral and mineral balancing.
- The importance of inoculation of your seeds and how to do it.
- Conductivity and the BioNutrient Meter for in-season monitoring and management.
- The BFA history, our vision for the future and strategy, including the science and meter development.
- The soil food gut brain superhighway, presented by Patrick Holford
…and answers to these questions
- What is biological agriculture?
- How have plants evolved to feed themselves and flourish?
- What is the critical symbiotic relationship across kingdoms between plants, bacteria, fungi and animals?
- How do I manage my soil for biological activity, including flourishing microbes and the elements of air, water and minerals?
- How can I engage direct perception, subtle awareness and sentience to improve my land management and health?
