This workshop series is designed to give farmers and gardeners all the information, techniques, tools, and support necessary to produce cutting-edge, maximum quality crops in the Northeast. These workshops draw on cutting-edge research and long-proven techniques to build the ideal soil environment for crop growth and production. This series also takes growers step-by-step through the principles, practices and materials that will optimize crop health and growth.
The essential premise of these workshops is that if all environmental factors are ideal for a growing crop, it will perform to the fullest potential of its DNA. An ideal environment gives plants the resources and opportunity to thrive. Thus, nutrients will be at peak, yields optimum, pests and disease minimal.
We start with soil. Mineral deficiencies will be delineated, with suggested corrections, primarily with rock minerals, with some biological inoculants, bacterial, fungal and soil life food, fish, kelp, humates, and sugar or molasses. We then move to seed inoculation, transplant inoculation, and soil energy monitoring. As the series progresses, plant and soil monitoring, nutrient drenches and foliar sprays will also be detailed.
We will cover numerous details on subjects rarely discussed, such as plant physiology, plant—microbial symbiosis, timing of growth and fruiting cycles, and how to maximize their effect. Foliar sprays designed to effect leaf or fruit growth will be explained. Resources and practice will be provided.
The entire course follows a daily schedule of half principle, half practice. We meet one day every two months, starting in winter, to detail practices required to maximize biological system vitality for crops in the next two months, and learn the principles behind why these practices make sense.
For further information and to register, contact:
Dan Kittredge
978-257-2627
dan@realfoodcampaign.org
West Massachusetts
dates:
| January 17 — March 14
May 2 — July 11
Sept. 12 — Nov. 14
location:
| Enterprise Farm
72 River Road
Whately, MA 01373
contact:
| David Paysnick
phone:
| 413-475-3392
email:
| davepays@gmail.com
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| East Massachusetts
dates:
| January 23 — March 13
April 24 — June 27
August 29 — October 31
location:
| Lindentree Farm
10 Old Concord Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
contact:
| Ben Grosscup
phone:
| home: 413-549-1568
cell: 413-658-5374
email:
| ben.grosscup@nofamass.org
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East New York
dates:
| January 10 — March 7
May 8 — July 10
Sept. 11 — Nov. 7
location:
| Triform Campus
20 Triform Road
Hudson, New York 12534
contact:
| Gianni Ortiz
phone:
| work: 518-392-8545
cell: 518-271-0744
email:
| gianni@farmandfood.org
website:
| www.farmandfood.org
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| Connecticut
dates:
| January 1 — March 21
May 16 — July 18
Sept. 19 — Nov. 21
location 1:
| The Growing Green Co-op
197 New Britain Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114
location 2:
| Udderly Wooly Acres Farm
581 Thompson Street
Glastonbury CT 06033
contact:
| Imani
phone:
| 860-983-5276
email:
| Imani@thegreenvibration.com
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| New Hampshire
| Vermont
dates:
| February 7 — March 28
May 23 — July 25
Sept. 26 — Nov. 28
location:
| Two Rivers Center
Foodworks, Main Street
Montpelier, VT
contact:
| Martin Kemple
phone:
| 802-223-1515 x307
email:
| turtledove@gmavt.net
website:
| www.tworiverscenter.org
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