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Plants-Soils-Ecosystems Annual Meeting 2016 |
by darreno＠openmailbox.org 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

6th & 7th April London https://besplantsoileco.wordpress.com/events/plants-soils-ecosystems-annual…

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Just a reminder - Spring Soil School
by Nicole Vosper 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

Spring Soil School 2016: http://www.feedavalon.org.uk/soil-school-2016/ DIY Soil Care Strategies // Composting // Mycorrhizae // Green manures // Plant teas // Mulching // Biochar *Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th March 2016, near Glastonbury* The course will cover: • Identifying different soils, and understanding their structures, strengths & weaknesses • The soil food web & the billions of microorganisms that live in soil • No dig gardening & soil health • The politics of soils – why they are eroding around the world & what we can do about it. Plus how to: - use mycorrhizal applications to increase the health of your soil – make amazing compost & explore the different composting techniques - make and use compost and plant teas - master mulching - use green manures & cover crops to build fertility – use and make biochar The course will involve practical, participatory sessions to make soil science accessible and understandable. It aims to share agroecological approaches that can support our communities to feed themselves, while minimising inputs and creating systems that build soil health by working with nature. The course is led by experienced horticulturalists and growers from workers cooperative, Feed Avalon, as well as external tutors who are leaders in their field. The course includes a home-grown, home-made lunch and salad, as well as refreshments. Camping accommodation is available for £5 per night at Brook End, the LAND Centre that is hosting the course. *Cost:* The cost of the course is banded on the basis of income: * Up to 14K p/year £60 * 14K-20K p/year £100 * 20K upwards £120 There is a limited number of free places for adults in receipt of state benefits in Somerset. Please contact us as soon as possible if you have child care or additional needs, so we can support you to participate. *How to book: *To book please email eat(a)feedavalon.org.uk This course is supported by Somerset Skills & Learning. -- Nicole Vosper Email: nicole(a)feedavalon.org.uk www.feedavalon.org.uk <https://www.feedavalon.org.uk> Tel: 07477603141 Feed Avalon CIC is a social enterprise that establishes food systems that are socially & economically empowering in order to optimise food resilience in Glastonbury, Street and the surrounding areas. Registered in England and Wales 8632448 Registered Address: Unit C1, Northover Buildings, Glastonbury, BA6 9NU /"A people that cannot produce its own food are slaves; they don’t have the slightest freedom."/ - José Martí

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20th March - Understanding & Applying Soil Carbon Influencing Factors with Ed Revill
by Joanna Dornan 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

This will be an excellent workshop but booking required asap or this workshop may not run if we don’t get enough signups…. "Understanding and Applying Soil Carbon Influencing Factors.”with Ed Revill Date: Sunday 20th March, Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost £5 - £20 - pay as you can afford - (rough guide for what to pay - Waged :£20, Part-time waged/low-wage: £15, Low-wage/skint: £10, Unwaged/extremely skint: £5) Venue: Feed Bristol Food: Bring lunch to share (can include things to cook on the biochar stove) Workshop Content As growers, when we fail to understand and work with soil carbon influencing factors (SCIF) then our seemingly good practices can result in unnecessary soil carbon release. However, when we understand and work with these influencing factors, bringing them into our growing systems, then we can grow crops in ways which enrich and build soil. The need for inputs and work load is significantly reduced as are climate changing and other pollutants. Timetable for the day 10 to 11.30 a.m. Interactive SCIF theory session. 11.30 to 12 Tea, chat and questions. 12 to 1.30 p.m. Full cycle biochar discussion, biochar in agroecology, stove demo. 1.30 to 2 p.m. soup and chat 2 to 3 p.m. applying SCIF' s, reversing systems. For more info and booking for the Sunday contact Joanna: joannadornan(a)gmail.com It will really help us if you book. Ta x

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Fwd: [soil-age] New book: The Carbon Farming Solution by Eric Toensmeier
by Adam Ormes Court 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

-- *In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model /* *You create a new model and make the old one obsolete /* *That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called. //* Buckminster Fuller ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: hao <hao(a)farmhub.net> Date: 24 February 2016 at 13:38 Subject: [soil-age] New book: The Carbon Farming Solution by Eric Toensmeier To: soil-age <soil-age(a)googlegroups.com> Hi all, Eric Toensmeier has a new book out called "The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Secruity". <http://www.chelseagreen.com/cache//content/75/10475.jpg> You can get it thru him directly http://carbonfarmingsolution.com/ or Chelsea Green Publishing http://www.chelseagreen.com/the-carbon-farming-solution Also, he's doing a carbon farming workshop at Shelburne Farms in Vermont March 26-27, 2016 http://www.eventbrite.com/e/carbon-farming-with-eric-toensmeier-registratio… I'll be attending. Best, Hao --

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Introduction to Biodynamic Gardening Workshop 18th Feb, Shipton Mill Glos
by Biodynamic Association 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

All welcome! -- Biodynamic Association Health and Vitality for all: Utilizing Nature’s forces to transform our food and farming systems www.biodynamic.org.uk Tel: 01453 759501 ( Mon - Fri 9-1) Email: office(a)biodynamic.org.uk @BDassociationUK

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Fwd: ADHB Monitor Farm Day with Joel Williams (plus another Intro on 5th March)
by Adam Ormes Court 07 Feb '16

07 Feb '16

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Natasha Giddings <natasha(a)regenag.co.uk> Date: 6 February 2016 at 17:37 Subject: ADHB Monitor Farm Day with Joel Williams (plus another Intro on 5th March) To: Natasha Giddings <natasha(a)regenag.co.uk> Hi Everyone. This is going out to all those who have attended one of Joel's introductory workshops (well all of you who are on email anyway). Joel and I are exploring what practical implementation of the principles has already taken place in the UK (please let me know if you are aware of any we aren't, though I'm sure he is aware of more than me) and we're also looking at what monitoring of further exploration might be most useful/feasible. In the meantime though, *in collaboration with ADHB, James Lee from Crediton Monitor Farm is hosting a meeting next Friday* (12th February - if you haven't already had this via our enews then please do sign up at www.regenag.co.uk - and remember to click the opt-in email). James attended one of Joel's workshops a couple of years ago and has been using what he learnt there at the home farm - and Joel will be supporting the meeting too. More details of this can be found at: *http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/get-involved/monitor-farms/crediton-monitor-farm.aspx <http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/get-involved/monitor-farms/crediton-monitor-farm…>* Also, if you know anyone who missed Joel's workshop last year, he will be repeating it in London at Roehampton University again, on Saturday 5th March - see *http://regenag.co.uk/index.php/course-calendar/nutrient-management <http://regenag.co.uk/index.php/course-calendar/nutrient-management> for more details*. Best Wishes, Natasha 07866 674 205

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Soil Health, Cover Crops and Direct Drilling
by darreno＠openmailbox.org 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Event this Friday, Marlborough, Wiltshire Book places southeast(a)cfeonline.org.uk http://www.cfeonline.org.uk/events/ -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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Making the Most of Green Manures webinars
by Adam Ormes Court 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Making the Most of Green Manures - A Webinar for Growers *17 February 2016 13:30 - 17 February 2016 14:30* http://www.soilassociation.org/farmersgrowers/newsandevents/articleid/8715/… Making the Most of Green Manures - A Webinar for Farmers *24 February 2016 13:30 - 24 February 2016 14:30* http://www.soilassociation.org/farmersgrowers/newsandevents/articleid/8716/… Both are free. -- *In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model /* *You create a new model and make the old one obsolete /* *That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called. //* Buckminster Fuller

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2 fantastic Workshops on composting & Chromatography with Bruno Follador from the Nature Institute USA
by Biodynamic Association 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Dear All, We would like to let you know about 2 great forthcoming workshops - see below for details *These workshops are suitable for farmers, growers, gardeners and anyone interested in ***exploring the biodynamic approach to composting* and a qualitative approach to soils and compost through Chromatography * All welcome. Book Here <https://www.biodynamic.org.uk/magento/biodynamic-workshops.html>Best wishes - Jessica Standing (Biodynamic Assoc Admin) *The Art and Science of Biodynamic Composting: Practices and Insights <http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/events/composting-and-chromatography/> With *Bruno Follador (Director of the Living Soils Project at the Nature Institute USA) *Dates*: Fri 11^th March (7pm – 9.30pm) - Sun 13^th March (4pm) Cost £140 or £120 (Biodynamic Assoc Member rate) *Venue*: Rachel Carson Building, Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX *Ehrenfried Pfeiffer's Chromatography Portraying Soils and Compost through Colour,Form and Pattern <http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/events/composting-and-chromatography/> With *Bruno Follador (Director of the Living Soils Project at the Nature Institute USA) *Dates: Fri 18^th March (7pm – 9.30pm) – Sun 20^th March (4pm) Venue:Horsley Mill, Nailsworth, Glos, GL6 OLA *Cost £140 or £120 (BDA Member rate) -- The Biodynamic Association Re-Thinking Agriculture with 90 Years of Vital Soil Vital Food Tel: 01453 759501 ( Mon - Fri 9-1) Email: office(a)biodynamic.org.uk www.biodynamic.org.uk

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Free Soil Science PhD
by Adam Ormes Court 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

http://www.starsoil.org.uk/ -- *In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model /* *You create a new model and make the old one obsolete /* *That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called. //* Buckminster Fuller

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