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Wed, July 31, 2024; From 1 – 4 pm | Bliss Gardens Farm, Michigan | Cost: Free
The training will be held in the community barn. More information about the venue can be found here: https://www.blissgardensfarm.com/.
If you want to learn an ecologically friendly way to farm, come join us for an introductory lecture on the basic principles of syntropic agriculture. This is a type of regenerative agroforestry. Learn to mimic natural forests while simultaneously building soil and growing crops.
This is an excellent starter video for those who wish to know more about this method: Life in Syntropy
Your instructor will be: Roger Gietzen
Roger Gietzen is a father, doctor and humanitarian worker who first started learning about syntropic agroforestry in 2016 when he hired a consultant to come to Haiti. He could see that this approach could help address the food insecurity, soil erosion and deforestation that is ravaging the country, as well as provide a path for financial security. The journey to bring this method to Haiti and make is simple enough that an average family farmer can grasp it, has taken Roger to Brazil and even to Ernst’s cacao farm. After years of intense study in the tropics, Roger started applying this method in the temperate climate and now looks forward to sharing what he has learned with others.