[BCFSN] Ecological Farming Short Course: Sep 29-30 (UBC Farm)

[Seth Friedman]

The UBC Farm Workshops Series is pleased to announce our upcoming:

Ecological Farming Short Course: Sep 29-30


Helen Atthowe & Carl Rosato, farmers with a combined 55+ years of  farming
experience, are coming  from Oregon to offer three special workshops in
ecological farming.  Starting Friday, Sept 29th, Carl will be
teaching, "*Orchard
Eco-Organic Management".*  On Saturday, Sept 30th, Helen and Carl will
collaborate to teach *"**Managing Ecological Relationships Instead of
Crops: Strategies to Blend Food Production and Wild Places*."  Also on
Saturday, Sept 30th, Helen will teach "*Feeding the Soil: The Science and
Practice of Soil Organic Matter Systems Management.*"  *Advanced
registration is required*.  As with all our workshops, sign up early, as
registration is subject to closure five days before the workshop.  To learn
more, or to sign up, visit: http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/workshops/
<https://www.mail.ubc.ca/owa/seth.friedman@ubc.ca/redir.aspx?C=j6xloP1bykJCC2YDuh-Vp76mPbrmzeSrc-YnKHsI5z7nhp31mfvUCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fubcfarm.ubc.ca%2fworkshops%2f>.



For 35 years, Carl was owner of Woodleaf Farm, a certified organic fruit
farm in California. In 2012, Carl was recognized with a Steward of
Sustainable Agriculture Award, at the 32nd Annual EcoFarm Conference.  Helen
farmed organic-certified vegetables and tree fruit at her own Biodesign
Farm (Montana, 1993-2010), Woodleaf Farm (California, 2012-2015), and
presently co-owns with her husband Carl a new farm in Oregon.  Helen
studied natural farming with Masanobu Fukuoka in Japan and at The Land
Institute in Kansas. Her on-farm research focuses on reduced tillage, soil
and beneficial insect habitat building, and high carbon soil management
systems.
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