Soil Foodweb Inc
Dr Elaine Ingham, Director and President of Soil Foodweb Inc and Sustainable Studies Institute, USA has been working for the past 35 years on understanding and improving life in soil using compost and compost tea technology.
Seminars:
Due to popular demand, we have organised two, two-day seminars in November 2009 - “Introduction to Soil Foodweb Principles” -nowadays a key in management of sustainable agriculture and two, one-day seminar "Introduction to Compost Tea Technology" and “Compost Tea for Turf Management”.
Dr Ingham will share her knowledge and experience on the preparation and application of compost and compost tea to soil and plants for commercial crop production, horticulture and landscaping. This will benefit farmers, growers, and turf managers involved in commercial horticulture, organic farming and landscaping to learn more about improving soil quality using natural and biological approaches.
Please Note the 18-19th November Seminar is fully booked
Dates:
13th November - Introduction to Compost Tea Technology
- Compost tea as biofertiliser
- Altering the foodweb in soil and on plant surfaces to improve soil and plant health
- Production of compost tea and application considerations
- Assessing compost and compost tea quality
- Tour of the compost site and compost tea production facilities at Laverstoke Park
16 -17th November - Introduction to Soil Foodweb Principles
- Soil food web principles
- Nutrient retention and cycling
20th November - Compost Tea for Turf Management
- Compost tea as biofertiliser
- Altering the foodweb in soil and on plant surfaces to improve soil and plant health
- Production of compost tea and application considerations
- Assessing compost and compost tea quality
- Tour of the compost site and compost tea production facilities at Laverstoke Park
For Registration and Direction please click here.
For a List of accomodation please click here.
For more information or to register for these seminars please contact us on 01256 772815 or email lab@laverstokepark.co.uk
