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Subject: [permaculture] Elaine Ingham and the Soil Food Web Video Discussion Thursday, May 30 at 7PM at the Blue Ridge Center, Purcellville, VA
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 07:34:53 -0400
According to soil foodweb scientist Elaine Ingham, maximising the
diversity and strength of the life in your soil will suppress pest
and disease-causing organisms, produce good soil structure, improve
water infiltration, oxygen diffusion, and water-holding capacity,
retain nitrogen and other nutrients such as calcium, iron, potassium,
phosphorus, etc., make nutrients available for plant growth at the
times plants require at the rates plants require, decompose plant
residues rapidly, produce hormones that help plants grow, and consume
pollutants in the soil. This week's video, "Life in the Soil" is an
opportunity to gain insight into the dynamics of healthy soil by
actually viewing the interactions that occur among the many life
forms that live in healthy soil. (More information about Elaine
Ingham and her work is at http://www.soilfoodweb.com)
"The thought-provoiking film, "Life in the Soil," portrays healthy
soil as being a complex, living medium. It depicts in vivid color
what life is like in the soil at the microscopic level. The film's
message is clear: to understand the rationale for sustainable
agriculture, one must grasp the critical importance of Soil. Soil is
a living, fragile medium that must be protected and nurtured to
ensure its long-term productiity and stability. " (From the liner
notes by Dr. John Reganold.)
This series on human-scale sustainable agriculture, inspired by
Howard Shapiro's groundbreaking book, GARDENING FOR THE FUTURE OF
THE EARTH, continues at the Blue Ridge Center in Purcellville, VA
(www.brces.org), Thursday evenings at 7pm. We're in the trailer again
this week. the program is presented by the Blue Ridge Center
internship program. Call or email Allan Balliett to reserve a chair:
540 668 6165 or aballiett@brces.org
SERIES SCHEDULE
April 25 - Rudolf Steiner and Biodynamic Agriculture - Video: Alex
Podolinsky in Australia
May 2 - Alan Chadwick and French Intensive Biodynamic Gardening -
Video: Garden Song
May 9 - John Jeavons - Biointensive Gardening - Video: Circle of Plenty
May 16 - Masanobu Fukuoka - One Straw Revolution/Nature Gardening -
Video: The Close to Nature Garden
May 23 - Bill Mollison - Permaculture - Video: World Gardener
May 30 - Elaine Ingham - The Soil Foodweb - Video: Life in the Soil
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Plan now to attend the 2002 Mid-Atlantic Biodynamic Food and Farming
Conference October 4-6 at the Blue Ridge Center, 2002 in Neersville,
VA. Featured speakers include Howard Shapiro, Glen Atkinson, Elaine
Ingham, Hugh Lovel, Hugh Courtney, James Demeo, Jerry Brunetti, Will
Winter, and, of course, Mark Shepard. For more info, see
www.gardeningforthefuture.com (under preparation) or contact Allan
Balliett at igg@igg.com or 540 668 6165
[permaculture] Elaine Ingham and the Soil Food Web Video Discussion Thursday, May 30 at 7PM at the Blue Ridge Center, Purcellville, VA,
Allan Balliett, 05/23/2002