This course combines the theory and practical application of Jairo Restrepo’s (bio below) approach to regenerative agriculture. The main focus of regenerative agriculture is the health of the soil and the quality of the food it produces. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to regenerate biologically fertile and mineral rich soils that in turn produce nutritionally balanced food. Jairo’s methods allow farmers to disengage from a dependence on external inputs and enable the viable production of healthy food that is affordable to consumers and profitable for farmers.

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in practical hands-on demonstrations that teach how to make organic fermented, bokashi type fertilizers; liquid biofertilizers made with manure; native microbe reproduction; and mineral brews for nutritional deficiencies and crop pests and diseases.

Spanish is Jairo’s first language so the course will be delivered through a translator with farming expertise who will be present for the whole course.

Interactive demonstrations and Topics :

• Regenerating soil and plant health through:

  • Fermented bokashi type fertilizers

  • Biofertilizers made with manure

  • Native microbe reproduction

  • Mineral brews for plant nutrition and pest and disease prevention

• The crisis of conventional and industrial organic agriculture

• The transfer of power from agribusiness to sustainable farming

• Reducing and eliminating dependence on external inputs

• Growing nutritionally balanced, mineral rich food

Date and time: November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2019; 9 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Lake Claire Land Trust and Lake Claire Co-housing, Atlanta, GA 30307