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contact link from earlier post: http://www.cfs.calpoly.edu/soilfoodweb.html
http://www.cfs.calpoly.edu/soilfoodweb.html
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). For
more information and to register. http://www.cfs.calpoly.edu/soilfoodweb.html
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962-2571
P.O.
Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
http://www.sbpermaculture.org
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