Growing a Food Forest , Agroforestry Course and Implementation with Arthur Venturella

Topics Covered.

"In Syntropic Farming, holes become nests, seeds become genes, weeding becomes harvesting, the competition gives way to cooperation and pests and diseases are seen as the “agents from the department of optimization of life processes”. These and other terms do not arise by chance, but rather derive from a change in the way we see, interpret and relate to nature.

Many of the sustainable farming practices are based on the logic of input substitution. Chemicals are replaced with organic, plastics with biodegradable materials, pesticides with all sort of preparations. However, the way of thinking is still very close to that one they oppose. In common, they combat the consequences of the lack of adequate conditions for healthy plant growth.

Syntropic Agriculture, on the other hand, helps the farmer replicate and accelerate the natural processes of ecological succession and stratification, giving each plant the ideal conditions for its development, placing each one in their “just right” position in space (strata) and in time (succession). It is process-based agriculture, rather than input-based. In that way, the harvest is seen as a side effect of ecosystem regeneration, or vice versa." Agenda  Gostch - read more

Arthur joins us from Porto Alegre, Brazil, and is dedicated to the recovery of degraded land through agroforestry systems. He studies with the best references in agroforestry in different regions of the world. In the last year he has dedicated his life as an agroforestry farmer and also as an educator

KKC bridges the international community of Green School with the local community of Sibangkaja. Our endeavors nurture a united community spirit and create a space for local engagement in Green School’s learning and doing, ultimately leading to the fulfillment of Green School’s mission to be an inclusive community of learners making our world sustainable

Date: Monday to Wednesday, 27 - 29 January 2020