Perfect nutrient dense blueberries integrating compost teas, minerals and biological soil management
Perfect nutrient dense blueberries integrating compost teas, minerals and biological soil management
Blueberry grower Bob Wilt found that the more efficiently he was able to get minerals into his berries, the higher the brix measurement went. Hence, he concentrated on doing that and still does to this day. And as the brix has gone up, so has the flavor.“You’re aiming for a higher percent of dissolved solids in the plant—a higher percentage of complex carbohydrates, sugars and proteins,” says Dan Kittredge, executive director of the Real Food Campaign and an ...
Nutrient Density Crop Production Workshop Series for 2010
Nutrient Density Crop Production Workshop Series for 2010
This is designed to give the farmer/gardener all of the information, techniques, tools, and support necessary to become a producer of cutting edge maximum quality crops in the North. Led by Real Food Campaign Director Dan Kittredge.
Western Massachusetts: Jan-17-2010, Mar-14-2010, May-02-2010, Jul-11-2010, Sep-12-2010 & Nov-14-2010
Connecticut: Jan-24-2010, Mar-21-2010, May-16-2010, Jul-18-2010, Sep-19-2010 & Nov-21-2010
New York: Jan-10-2010, Mar-07-2010, May-08-2010, Jul-10-2010, Sep-11-2010 ...
CETEM sponsors Agrominerals for Biofuels
CETEM sponsors Agrominerals for Biofuels
March 12, 2010
CETEM, the mineral industry association in Brazil, is following up on another symposium on March 12th in Rio de Janeiro with workshops on agrominerals for biofuels. The workshops are free and open to the public. The project Agrominerals for biofuels is sponsored by the fund CT-Mineral, Ministry of Science and Technology, run by CETEM and financed with resources of FINEP. Those interested in participating can register with Ms. Gisele Rose by e-mail: silva@cetem.gov.br, or by phone: (21) 3865-7214.
Address: Rio de ...
RTE partners with Trees for Clean Energy Network in Kenya
RTE partners with Trees for Clean Energy Network in Kenya
Trees for Clean Energy Network (TCEN) empowers youth and women to produce clean energy biofuel to light households and power small enterprises. Joanna Campe, Executive Director of RTE, and Zablon Wagalla met each other at the World International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) vowing to partner at some time in the future growing jatropha on marginal soils with rock dust. Jatropha produces sustainable biofuel from the seeds at the same time that it restores soils and makes them arable within a few years. ...
Increasing Nutrients in the Food We Grow
Increasing Nutrients in the Food We Grow
*Growing Highly Nutritious Food* Workshop Series
These workshops draw on cutting-edge research and long-proven techniques to build the ideal soil environment for crop growth and production. This series will take farmers and gardeners step-by-step through the principles, practices and materials to optimize crop health and growth.
The Pioneer Valley workshop series will start this Sunday, January 17, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Enterprise Farm: 72 River Road, Whately, MA. Contact: David Paysnick, 413-475-3392, email: davepays@gmail...
John Todd- Ecology From 40,000 Feet
“When we’re flying at 40,000 feet and we look down, we see a marvelous amount of innovation in agriculture, environmental restoration, green architecture, in systems design and in renewable energy development,” Dr. John Todd tells Organic Connections. “The news on the ground has never been richer, more diverse or in some respects more global. There probably isn’t a continent on which we don’t have something happening, and that just wasn’t the case 20 years ago.”
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Transforming Barren Land Into Fertile
If you were to choose a place to plant your dream vegetable garden, it would probably not be in the foothills of the Grampian Mountains in Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The upland site is infertile, acidic and exposed to severe weather. Around 85 percent of Scotland is classified by the European Union as a “less-favoured area” for farming, and this region, plagued by lifeless, silty soil and boulders, falls right into that category.
Yet it was exactly here that Cameron and Moira Thomson settled and decided to become self-sufficient by creating their own garden, ...
Additional Dan Kittredge Workshop Opportunities
Dan Kittredge 2010 Workshop Series
In addition to the previously mentioned workshops, Dan Kittredge will be teaching a series of workshops throughout 2010 covering the topic of nutrient dense crop production. These workshops draw from cutting edge research and long proven techniques that build the ideal soil environment for crop growth and production.
Dates-
Sunderland, MA: Jan-17, Mar-14, May-2, July-11, Sept-12, Nov-14Hartford, CT: Jan-1, Mar-21, May-16, Jul-18, Sep-19, Nov-21Columbia County, NY: Jan-10, Mar-07, May-08, Jul-10, Sep-11, Nov-07Montpelier, VT: Feb-7, ...
