[Orange_County_Permaculture] [Scpg] Soil Building Workshop: Scholarships Available

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

*Orella Stewardship Institute Presents:*

*SOIL FOODWEB WORKSHOPS*

*“MAKING MORE WITH MICROBES”*

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WORKSHOP TO HELP LOCAL RANCHERS & AGRICULTURALISTS REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON 
IRRIGATION, CHEMICAL PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS

September 8 – 11, 2011 / Orella Ranch

*GAVIOTA, CA*- The Orella Stewardship Institute, a project of the Earth 
Island Institute, presents a Soil Foodweb Workshop featuring Doug 
Weatherbee (soildoctor.org) who uses an applied soil microbiological 
(eco) systems approach to regenerate the fertility of degraded soils.
*OSI’s Guner Tautrim said*, /“As a 6^th  Generation rancher in Gaviota, 
I’ve learned you cannot underestimate the value of your topsoil. It is 
arguably the most important natural resource of any rancher or 
agriculturalist. This workshop aims to help fellow ranchers, farmers and 
land stewards understand how to naturally improve soil biology and thus 
improving grasslands and crop yields.”/
Due to a grant from a local foundation, OSI will be offering *partial 
and full scholarships* to select local stewards.
The course will introduce land stewards to the basics of *soil biology, 
compost, and compost tea.  This course is great for ranchers, farmers, 
landscapers, gardeners and educators.*
Instructor Doug Weatherbee is a Certified Soil Foodweb Advisor who works 
closely with the renowned Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb Inc. and Matt 
Slaughter, Director of the Oregon Soil Foodweb Lab.
Orella Stewardship Institute, a non-profit organization based in 
Gaviota, California specializing in regenerative agriculture is the host 
of this unique workshop. Sponsored by LoaTree, an ecolifestyle and 
services company.
To register, questions or to apply for scholarship, please email 
roots at loatree.com <mailto:roots at loatree.com> or call 805.450.2357.

http://www.orellastewardship.org/soilfoodwebworkshop.html

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