[Southern California Permaculture] Elaine Ingham/One-of-a-Kind Soil Foodweb Workshop/only $65!

Sat Mar 25 21:08:08 PDT 2017

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Healthy Foodwebs, Healthy Soils - a workshop with Dr. Elaine Ingham

The Center for Sustainability at Cal Poly are hosting a one-of-a-kind
workshop on Friday, April 21 from 9-5 at the Inn at Morro Bay featuring Dr.
Elaine Ingham, the world's most renowned investigator of soil foodweb
dynamics.

The soil foodweb is comprised of an incredible array of organisms that range
in size from tiny one-celled bacteria, algae, fungi, and protozoa, to more
complex nematodes and micro-arthropods, to the visible earthworms, insects,
small vertebrates and plants. As these organisms eat, grow and move through
the soil, they help clean water and air, and release nutrients for healthy
plants. Understanding who they are and how they work together enables
farmers and gardeners alike to harness their power for more
environmentally-sound and economical management of a wide range of
agro-ecosystems.

Workshop topics will include soil foodweb principles, soil organism
identification, how to make aerobic compost/humus to enhance soil life,
making and applying biological extracts and teas, and case studies in
improving soil ecosystems. Participants will gain a fundamental
understanding of the way soil biology drives plant nutrition and promotes
agricultural health.

Dr. Elaine Ingham is currently Founder and President and Director of
Research for Soil Foodweb Inc., a business that grew out of her Oregon State
University research program in soil ecology. Since 2014, Dr. Ingham has been
the Managing Scientist at Environment Celebration Institute in Berry Creek,
California, a non-profit research facility focusing on scientific
experiments assessing the impact of soil biology on plant production.

Early bird price for the full-day workshop is: $65 and includes lunch.
Early bird registration ends March 31 (workshop cost is $95 starting April
1).   Click
<http://centralcoastbioneers.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cd6c6de641617
48999de532eb&id=860042b06e&e=7a89bc6595> here for more information and to
register.  

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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
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