The Workshop Manual of lecture notes and key articles
will be handed out at the beginning of the workshop.
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| FRIDAY |
Sustainability
The closed-system concept |
World Situation
Top soil destruction; species loss
Food production, diet choices and their consequences
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Philosophy
Growing crops, soil, people; individual responsibility
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History
Chinese, Greek and South American traditional agriculture
French market gardeners, Bio-Dynamics, Alan Chadwick
Sustainable systems
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Bed Preparation
Soil air, water, organic matter, nutrients, structure
Double-digging: principles, tools, techniques
surface cultivation |
Seed Propagation
Transplanting vs. direct sowing
Seedlings
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Diet
Calories
Sustainable diet and 60/30/10 design |
Simultaneous sessions
Income OR Crops and Seeds |
| SATURDAY |
Compost: Principles and techniques
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Compost Crops: Carbon plus calories
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Fertility and Fertilization
Living soil; feed the soil, not the plants
Organic fertilizers, manure, compost
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40-Bed, 21-Bed, and One-Bed Units
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Demonstrations at Common Ground Mini-Farm Research Garden
Double-digging, fertilizing, pricking out, transplanting
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| SUNDAY |
Simultaneous sessions
1. Water Use & Farming Techniques for Low-Rainfall Regions OR Crop Rotations
2. Human Waste and Fertility OR Companion Planting |
Planning
Making Best Use of the Master Charts
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Group Activity
Planning Your Own One-Bed Unit
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Concluding Perspective
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