[Central Coast CA Permaculture] Restoration Agriculture & Farm Scale Permaculture Workshop with Mark Shepard

[Kolmi Majumdar]

Restoration Agriculture & Farm Scale Permaculture Workshop with Mark Shepard
Hosted by Orella Ranch on the Gaviota Coast / Santa Barbara County

Date: October 30 - November 1, 2015. Friday 4pm through Sunday 5pm.

Restoration Agriculture offers vibrant, productive, real-world alternatives to save water and restore our soils. Spend three days with Mark Shepard, at Orella Ranch on the Gaviota Coast learning the ins and outs of Restoration Agriculture for resilience in times of flood or drought.

Mark Shepard is the acclaimed author of Restoration Agriculture, a guide to perennial ecosystem agriculture.  He is the CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises, and runs New Forest Farm, the 106-acre perennial agricultural forest considered by many to be one of the most ambitious sustainable agriculture projects in the United States. Mark Shepard's work at New Forest Farm is included in the feature length documentary film INHABIT.
Full immersion in the theory and practice of Restoration Agriculture
Biome identification and ecology
Keyline design, earthworks, and water management
Perennial crop establishment, maintenance, and breeding
Pruning, coppicing, and grafting
Integrated multi-species grazing
Renewable energy on the farm
Restoration Agriculture economics
Workshop Fee includes camping and food
Workshop Fee ~ $550
Pair discount: $40 off your combined total.  
Ask us about group discounts for 3 or more.

Register & learn more:  restorationagricultureworkshop.weebly.com <http://restorationagricultureworkshop.weebly.com/> 




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Kolmi Majumdar
at Orella Ranch

Restoration Agriculture Workshop with Mark Shepard
October 30 - November 1, 2015
restorationagricultureworkshop.weebly.com <http://restorationagricultureworkshop.weebly.com/>

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