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WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION

• This 12-week workshop series will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to adapt and transition towards regenerative practices conducive to soil life.
• Each week, you will cultivate a new understanding of how your land management practices impact your soil's production capacity.
• Throughout the series, we will support you in developing a platform to help you make better decisions on restoring and nurturing the living soil community using ecological-based principles.
• Workshop sessions will be held via video conference software on Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 8 pm PST (UTC -8)  for lecture/presentation followed by 30 minutes (until 8:30) pm for Q and A.  There will be a three-week break for the holidays.
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Week 1 - Introduction to Regenerative Agriculture

Week 2 - Making Holistic Decisions

Week 3 - Introducing Living Soils and the Rhizosphere
Discovering the Rhizosphere - an intimate relationship between roots and soil

Week 4 - The Rhizosphere Microbiome; Theory & Practical - Under the Microscope

Week 5 - Introduction to The Keyline Plan for Full Farm/Garden Design

Week 6 - Ecological Processes in the Soil - Decomposition & Nutrient Cycling

Week 7 - Practical Visual Soil Assay

Week 8 - Creating Viable Biological Amendments - Compost

Week 9 - Creating Viable Biological Amendments - Compost Tea & Compost Extract

Week 10 - Application of Biological Amendments

Week 11 - Managing Soil Health

Week 12 - Regenerative Agriculture and Living Soils Next Steps

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WHO THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR

• Commercial farmers (small-medium scale production);
• Ranchers;
• Park board commissioners (members of a municipality in charge of managing city parks);
• Municipal Employees or Consultants in charge of land management (could include park board commissioners, road works, engineers, landscape architects, technicians and others);
• Greenhouse operators;
• Cannabis producers;
• Backyard gardeners;
• Individuals with a general interest in soil ecology, regenerative agriculture, permaculture and agroecology.

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WORKSHOP EDUCATORS

Jo Tobias, Regenerative Soils Consultant and Soil FoodWeb Advisor
Jo Tobias is the founder of RootShoot Soils.  She is a regenerative soils consultant, soil foodweb advisor, permaculture practitioner, educator and former software programmer.  She has been training under Dr. Elaine Ingham of Soil FoodWeb Inc. over the last five years while working directly with farmers to regenerate the life in their soil.

RootShoot Soils
http://www.rootshootsoils.com/about

Javan Kerby Bernakevitch, Regenerative Land Designer and Educator
Javan Bernakevitch is a life and land designer, speaking, writing, teaching and consulting with clients, businesses and farms all over the world through All Points Design and RegenerativeLiving.online. He believes if we don't design our lives, they'll be designed for us, and not for our benefit. In his words “If humans want to have a long life here on our planet we best act like like we are part of the ecology.” He works to ensure that his client's lives and landscapes get better every year.

All Points Land Design
https://allpointsdesign.ca
https://allpointsdesign.ca/about/about/


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LOCATION

This LIVE series will be conducted ONLINE in the comforts of your own home via Zoom video conference software. You will receive an email link to the workshop one week before the start date.

You'll have life time access to all course content after the series completes.

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WHEN

Fall 2022
1.5hr Presentation
30 minute Q and A

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COST

Early Bird Registration - $299 per person USD
Regular Registration -  $449 per person USD


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THANK YOU

Thank you for taking the time to note your interest. We'll be in touch when registration is open.

We are looking forward to having you in the course.

Jo and Javan
Regenerative Living: Understanding and Working with Living Soils