3 DAY HANDS-ON WORKSHOP THE ABCs of ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
3 DAY HANDS-ON WORKSHOP THE ABCs of ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
WITH JAIRO RESTREPO
WITH JAIRO RESTREPO
TRANSLATED BY JASON HAYES
TRANSLATED BY JASON HAYES
The ABCs of Organic Agriculture: Workshop Synopsis
This course combines the theory and practical application of Jairo Restrepo’s (bio below) approach to regenerative agriculture. The main focus of regenerative agriculture is the health of the soil and the quality of the food it produces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to regenerate biologically fertile and mineral rich soils that in turn produce nutritionally balanced food. Jairo’s methods allow farmers to disengage from a dependence on external inputs and enable the viable production of healthy food that is affordable to consumers and profitable for farmers.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in practical hands-on demonstrations that teach how to make organic fermented, bokashi type fertilizers; liquid biofertilizers made with manure; native microbe reproduction; and mineral brews for nutritional deficiencies and crop pests and diseases.
Spanish is Jairo’s first language so the course will be delivered through a translator with farming expertise who will be present for the whole course.
Interactive demonstrations and Topics :
Date and time: November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2019; 9 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Lake Claire Land Trust and Lake Claire Co-housing, Atlanta, GA 30307
Cost: $275
Facilitators:
Jairo Restrepo: Born in Colombia and educated in Brazil, Jairo Restrepo is a passionate educator and activist in the field of organic agriculture, environmental protection, and food sovereignty. He advocates for the return of power and knowledge from big agribusiness to autonomous farmers. Jairo holds graduate degrees in Ecology and Natural Resources; Agriculture and Agroecology; and Occupational Safety Engineering. He has delivered 23 international courses and over 700 lectures in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Australia; published forty scientific papers and technical articles; and released sixteen books on the subject of organic agriculture. He is a consultant to the United Nations Development Program, Unesco, the International Labour Organisation (OIT), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and many government ministries and parliaments.
For more information about Jairo Restrepo's work and organization visit:lamierdadevaca.com/
Jason Hayes (translator): Jason Hayes is the owner of Burdock Grove Farm, a small diverse vegetable and livestock operation in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. He also has deep ties to Colombia, where he became aware of the work of Jairo Restrepo while on hiatus last year. His fascination with all things soil health, plant health and organic/regenerative agriculture, as well as his fluency in Spanish, make him a perfect choice for translating this course.
Questions:
Meredith Stocking at meredith.stocking@gmail.com or 651-341-0467
Jose Cambas at cambas33@gmail.com or 404-272-9630
Video from Cornell Small Farms Project, Ithaca, New York: This video contains a brief demonstration of the type biofertilizer that is made in Jairo's course. https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2019/01/recipe-for-success-brew-your-own-biofertilizer/
Video from Ragmans Lane Farm outside of Gloucester, UK: This video explains Jairo's approach to regenerative agriculture and references many of the topics covered in Jairo's course.
Video from Yanhuitlán, Oaxaca: This Spanish language video with English subtitles was made from a course Jairo presented to local farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico.