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SUMMARY:Understanding Soil Health in Horticulture Systems (Part 1/Intro)
DESCRIPTION:A one-day course on the principles of soil health\, using problem-based learning.\nLearn what the soil health principles are\, where they are gleaned from and how their application improves- and creates soil crumb structure.\nThe soil health principles work\, from large farms to market gardens\, when implemented doggedly they bring real results: better soil structure\, healthier crops and more consistent yields. What’s more\, the growers that have applied these principles the most rigorously have the more profitable operations today. \nCourse Schedule\n• Morning – theory & first principles\n• Lunch – packed lunch\n• Afternoon – site tour\, soils testing demo\, further learning \n> Living Roots – Covered Soil – Minimal Disturbance – Diversity < \nTopics/Structure\nRegenerative Agriculture – The Broader Context\n• The imperative\n• 4 Ecosystem Processes\nEmpirical case for good soil management\n• How different strategies affect soil structure\n• Reducing grade-outs and crop failures\n• Minimising moisture stress\nDefining soil health\n• How it’s articulated and how to measure it\nSoil Health Principles\n• What they are & the processes that underpin them\n• Empirical evidence of their application on market gardens\nEvidencing soil health\n• Aggregation\, spade tests\, visual soil inspection\nAggregation and crumb structure\n• What creates it\, and how to maximise\nNutrient Cycling\n• Fostering nitrogen fixation for all crops\nOne Key Insight\n• Microbes Matter\nSoil Health Principles\n1 Living Root – for as Long-/as Often as Possible\n2 Covered Soil – with Residues or Living Plants\n3 Minimise Disturbance/Compaction – Tillage\n4 Maximise Diversity – in Rotations/Plantings\n5 Feed Soils – with Organic Matter (Between Cropping)\n6 Incorporate Animals – Ideally Adaptive Grazed\n7 Minimise Use of Chemicals/Synthetics\nBest Practice Management Solutions\n• Cultivation systems\n• Cover crops\nSign-Posts & Practical Tips\n• Case studies\n• Monitoring & trials\n• What to do this season \nWhat you take away from the course\n• Printed hand-out\n• PowerPoint Presentations \nWho is this course for?\n• Market gardeners\n• Commercial growers\n• Nursery workers\n• Horticulture managers\n• Apprentices\, trainee growers \nWhat to Bring\n• Packed lunch (cafe on-site also serving lunch)\n• Warm clothes\n• Waterproofs\, wellies\, brollie\n• Notebook\, camera\, smartphone \nStudent Testimonials\n“Inspiring course\, taught me so much. Very enjoyable”\n“Highly recommend this course\, packed full of informative content. I have left full of ideas that I can’t wait to implement” \nAbout Niels Corfield\nNiels Corfield has been working to deliver a truly sustainable food system for over 10 years.\nHe is an advisor\, researcher\, educator\, designer\, grower and nurseryman. Working to create regenerative landscapes\, farms and operations in the UK and Europe. He is focussed on agroecological systems that are low maintenance and productive.\nHe advises and mentors on: soil health\, agroforestry\, planned grazing and setting-up on-farm crop trials. He provides whole-farm planning and design services for transition farm operations\, through an inclusive framework. \n
URL:https://leedsforchange.org.uk/event/understanding-soil-health-in-horticulture-systems-part-1-intro/
LOCATION:Sugarwell Road\, Leeds\, LS7 2QG
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