Restoration Agriculture WorkshopApril 28-30, 2017
A 3-day course in permaculture and Restoration Agriculture with Mark Shepard of Forest Agriculture Enterprises and New Forest Farm
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Restoration Agriculture WorkshopApril 28-30, 2017
A 3-day course in permaculture and Restoration Agriculture with Mark Shepard of Forest Agriculture Enterprises and New Forest Farm
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Agriculture has been one of the greatest blessings and curses to civilisation. Around 10,000 years ago, humans began to systematically collect annual seeds that yielded more and better tasting fruits than their peers, substantially increasing food supply. While this supported an increased human population, it also required a sedentary lifestyle, settling in specific areas, and most importantly, annual tillage.
As we have inherited the tradition, agriculture requires massive inputs of energy to sow, harvest, and spread various biocides. This has had devastating effects on the environment and society. Restoration Agriculture seeks to use what we know about ecology to create food-producing systems that will require no additional energy inputs and yield an abundance for generations to come. Agriculture is only sustainable if it is economically viable and can nourish us. By mimicking nature, we can produce a system that creates no pollution, generates a consistent profit, and provides nutrition more akin to what our hunter-gatherer ancestors enjoyed. |
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Mark Shepard's Bio |
Restoration Agriculture |
New Forest FarmAerial view of Mark Shepard's farm in Wisconsin.
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Workshop Schedule
Friday, April 28
Saturday, April 29
Sunday, April 30
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Pricing and Accommodations
Workshop Cost: $550 Early Bird Discount: $50 (available until 3/18/2017) Camping available onsite. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Several rooms have been reserved at the Best Western. Contact us for room rates. |