The ABC of Organic Agriculture, Chromatography and Sustainable Livestock Management by Jairo Restrepo

About Jairo Restrepo

Jairo Restrepo is best known as an agronomist, agricultural engineer and worldwide lecturer, with over 40 years of experience and a trajectory that has spanned in more than 30 countries, giving workshops, conferences and private consultancies.

Born in Colombia and naturalized in Brazil, Jairo has had a critical impact worldwide, in the development of organic agriculture in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Oceania. Focusing mainly on the development of innovative techniques that recover traditional rural knowledge, emphasizing fertilization and nutrition techniques, recovery and conservation of soils, diagnosis of the soils, and the planning of transition processes for chemically treated farms that want to evolve towards organic agriculture.

Jairo has published 11 books in Spanish and sold over
30.000 copies worldwide.

Description of the workshop:

This course uses both theory and practice to engage participants around the key concepts of organic agriculture.

Lecture and discussion will focus on the recovery of soil and the quality of the food it produces. Hands-on demonstrations will teach participants how to produce their own organic fermented fertilizers (bokashi), how to prepare liquid biofertilizers, and how to reproduce beneficial soil microbes on their own farms. Participants will also learn how to prepare mineral broths for the control of diseases and insects in different types of crops.
All with a special emphasis on how to take advantage of local resources and materials.

Registration:

The registration fee is $350 per person for all 4 days and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
The form can be completed at the Monroe County Soil and Water District’s site.

To register click here

Cancellation Policy:
– Before August 3rd: 100% refund.
– August 3rd to August 19th: 50% refund.
– After August 19: No refund.

Questions can be emailed to SobremesaFarm@gmail.com