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6 step soil life check

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Any healthy farming enterprise depends on the capacity of  soils to keep the mineral cycles in motion. And this motion is propelled by life in and on the soil.  Each living organism takes nutrients to transform and pass them to other species when they got eaten, they give them away or release them when they die. This complex exchange of nutrients is called the food web.

Since soil life is so important to estimate soil fertility, we aim to see how good is the soil life of our farm and the conditions that enable it.

Here we have 6 basic methods anyone can do anywhere:

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listen to Lecture at Oxford ORFC

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Hereby some pictures, of the team, enjoying their time during lecture we gave in Oxford during the last conference of the ORFC last 4-5th January. It was great fun to answer and discuss the potential and scalability of bio-fertilisers.

Unforgettable.

Recording and presentation available here

The room was more than full. People sitting on the floor, standing everywhere, filling all gaps. There were more than 65 souls on the room and at least other 20 people could not get in the lecture room. Inside, waiting for us to start, we could see a lot of expectation in the faces of the participants. They all wanted to see what bio-fertilizers are, how are they made and what they can do for the soil, the plant and the farmer. Our goal was simple: to inspire, inform and entertain the participants with new fresh and useful information about a new way to look at organic agriculture.

Matt Dunwell chaired the lecture and introduced us and kept track on the time and questions. We divided the presentation in three parts:

  1. JuanFran brilliantly explained the working principles of the bio-fertilizers and presented the current research he is carrying at Ragman’s Farm.
  2. In a top-speed workshop, JuanFran explained the receipt of a basic bio-fertilizer while I was mixing ingredients into a small jar.
  3. I explained the practical applications of the bio-fertilizer and the many experiences we are having with farmers around the globe.

The session was planned for 1 hour but questions kept coming. After the lecture, doors went open and some people went out but many other people got in as we were still answering questions.

Thanks to Juanfran, Matt and the rest of the Ragman’s Farm team and the volunteers and participants for the interesting questions.

Listen the recording and/or download the presentation here.

 

With Ragmans Farm UK at ORFC 2017

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In January 2017…Oxford Real Farmers Conference (UK)

I feel fortunate to sit with Matt Dunwell and Juanfran Lopez  of Ragmans Farm on 4/ 5th January 2017 in Oxford at the ORFC and share our experiences about our work  with bio-fertilizers. For the last two seasons, Juanfran and Matt have been doing very interesting work  with bio-fertilizers in UK in apple trees and vegetables. I have been working with bio-fertilizers in different crops, soils, climates and cultures of  the world.

Putting  our experiences together is an exciting experience worth to be shared with the Real Farmers community.

Besides the presentation, we will combine technique and humor to demonstrate the simplicity (and beauty) of this technology by preparing bio-fertilizers, dressed like real chefs. Want to see it?

  • When: 4 january 2017
  • Where: Oxford, UK
  • For more info/program/tickets about this event, go to: http://orfc.org.uk/

 

China, 2015
Indonesia 2016
Biofertilizer in Ethiopia 2013
Netherlands 2016.
Netherlands 2016