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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable agriculture, land and ecosystem management*
Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow an announcement of a series of seminars by Helen
Athowe who runs a no-till minimum soil disturbance organic farm in Montana.
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
*Global CA-CoP*
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture
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From: Helen Atthowe <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 02:43
Subject: Workshop series on our reduced & no-till, closed-system,
plant-based, organic farm
To:
Hello farming and save-the-world friends:
I am working with the Organic Agriculture Centre Canada to present a free
6-week Zoom workshop series Janurary - March about how my late husband and
I developed our present reduced & no-till, closed-system, plant-based,
organic farming methods over the past 35 years on our farms in Montana and
California, and now in Oregon. Here is the link if you are interested:
*Session 1January 27 - Soil Building to Eliminate Brought-In Fertility *
FREE registration required:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/soil-building-to-eliminate-brought-in-fertility-with-helen-atthowe-registration-136737207669
In this first session, we learn from Helen how a “soil organic matter
system” based on the ten ecological principles for managing relationships
rather than just crops can be created. We will learn how to evolve away
from tillage and off-farm materials as fertilizers. The goal is a high
carbon, low-nitrogen, grow-our-own-fertilizer system using living mulches
and hay mulch.
*Session 2February 3 - Habitat Building to Eliminate Insect & Disease
Spraying *
FREE registration required:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/habitat-building-to-eliminate-insect-disease-spraying-with-helen-atthowe-registration-136864267709
In this second session, we learn from Helen how to integrate our “soil
organic matter system” into also creating habitat for biological control
organisms. The goal is to maintain natural enemy abundance and diversity as
close to the crops as possible. An optimized habitat management strategy
will enhance below-ground microorganisms and above-ground natural enemies
that suppress crop insect and disease pests.
Sessions 4-6 will be posted ~13 days in advance, please follow us on
Eventbrite to receive notifications:
Session 3: February 10 - Living/Hay Mulches, Cover Crops & Green Manures
Session 4: February 24 - When & When Not to Till: On-Farm Research
Session 5: March 3 - Plant-Based Fertilizers as Key to Soil &
Habitat-Building
Session 6: March 10 - Techniques to Keep a Growing Root in the Soil
Year-Round
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Helen Atthowe
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website: veganicpermaculture.com
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