Shumei Natural Agriculture hands-on workshop (Part 2 & 3)

This is a combined session of the Part 2 and the Part 3 of our hands-on workshop of the Shumei Natural Agriculture learning programme, which consists of 3 sessions of one-day workshop. This is aimed at farmers/growers and students who wish to try growing food naturally without applying any chemicals, fertilisers and animal manures.

In the Part 2 session, you will look at the concept of purification and our attitude towards problems such as diseases, pests and weeds. In the Part 3 session, you will look at the importance of seed savings and characteristics of the vegetables grown by Natural Agriculture.

The course consists of lecture/presentation, farm tour and hands-on fieldwork.

By the end of this course you should be able to…

Part 2

• Describe the key concepts of Shumei Natural Agriculture
• Understand the attitudes towards pests and weeds
• Understand the concept of purification
• Recognise how people’s thoughts would affect plants

Part 3

• Describe the key concepts of Shumei Natural Agriculture
• Understand the relationship between seeds, soil and plants
• Recognise how saved seeds will adopt to its environment
• understand the common characteristics of vegetables grown by Narural Agriculture method

Please register from our Eventbrite page.

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