"The biodynamic approach to soil fertility is to enhance, strengthen and balance the life forces within the soil and impart this vitality to the plants that grow."
Biodynamic agriculture has been practiced for over 80 years and is one of the oldest environmentally conscious farming or gardening menthods in existence. Once the system has been implemented the farmer or gardener can grow any suitable crop at optimum levels of health and nutrition and be sustainable well into the future. The biodynamic method can be applied to any area of land from a suburban block to a large farm and leads to permanent soil fertility.
The workshop will consist of both theoretical and practical hands on aspects of biodynamics to give an experiential basis to the learning of the Biodynamic system.
What you will Gain: l Practical skills of the fundamentals of biodynamics l Tools for developing high productivity vegetable growing and agriculture l Strategies to replenish your vegetable garden, crops or orchids l Greater understand of soil and food nutrition l Sharing a fun weekend with like minded people .
Facilitator Walter Kohler-Bond has been interested in biodynamics for many years having met numerous practitioners in this field in his native Switzerland as well as Australia.His lives with his family on a small property on the NSW South Coast which is being developed as a demonstration and teaching site for permaculture and biodynamics. He also operates a small nursery specialising in food producing plants. Walter is a qualified Horticulturalist and registered permaculture teacher and an accredited trainer and workplace assessor. He has taught horticulture and landscaping, conservation issues and permaculture for many years at TAFE, Adult Education institutions and has also conducted private worshops in Permaclture, Bush Food and Home Gardening. Walter and his partner Janet graduated through the Biodynamic Education Centre and he is now an enthusiastic teacher with the Biodynamic Education Centre.
The Venue The 100 acre property where the practical sessions will take place has a history of biodynamic and organic agriculture practice and is a 'GM free zone'. It is a mixture of agriculture, gazing and bushland with established orchids and gardens. Registration Includes materials for workshop participation, accommodation, morning and afternoon teas and delicious organic vegetarian meals.
For registration fill in the attached form and post/fax/email with payment to Gudhara Holistic Sanctuary. Accommodation available as follows: