Come along to hear how crucially important soil biodiversity is to our future food security. Can agriculture be soil friendly? We need healthy soil to feed the world. Healthy soil is a complete ecosystem of its own with macro and micro flora and fauna, including worms, microbes and fungi. This underground ecosystem is key to […]

Learn about local pollinators What are those flying creatures in your garden? Learn more about garden pollinators, including butterflies, hummingbirds, a wide variety of bees, and other pollinators that you […]

June 1, 2021 Ecological Farming Association's Dirt First Conversation Series continues with this session where you can learn about the latest research in small-scale, intensive, minimal-disturbance, ecological farming systems. Since 2017, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers has been working with Singing Frogs Farm, Hillview Farms, and others, to carry out on-farm research of the soil […]

Learn how compost and soil health can increase your vegetable yields and contribute to the fight against climate change Learn from Jocelyn Molyneux, founder of Waste Not Farms, how worm compost is a healthy alternative to chemical fertilizers and how regenerative growing with microbe-rich worm castings feeds your soil, so you can fuel your family […]

June 2, 2021 Organic Association of Kentucky is presenting this free virtual field day from Old Homeplace Farm in Oneida, Kentucky. Maggie Bowling has dialed in her production systems; her vegetable CSA, […]

Soil Health & Regenerative Agriculture for Farmers - Foundation - Two Afternoons - Live Online/Remote Course • Ever wanted to know what it is that makes plants grow strong and […]

Join Michael Gavin from Dirt Boys Urban Farming to chat about the benefits of no-dig farming and how you can do it too! No-Dig Farming Did you know that tilling or turning over your garden is damaging the health of the soil your plants rely on? Don't worry, Michael is here to help! We will […]

At times, it may feel like we will never be able to repair the damage we have done to the natural world. But that is not the case. Restoration, both of land and water ecosystems, is a process that can, on a major scale, revive the natural world that supports every one of us. The benefits are […]

Learn how easy it is to make compost in your backyard from household food scraps, leaves and yard trimmings. A FREE Virtual Home Composting Workshop will be offered on June […]

A talk by Dr Vandana Shiva and subsequent panel discussion with Dr Vandana Shiva, Satish Kumar, Helen Browning OBE and Colin Tudge, chaired by David Lorimer. - What is the […]