business to business: Training

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Training on New Farming Method

Food, as it is commercially produced today, has lost its quality of aliveness. More alarmingly, the process by which it is produced creates ecological imbalance. When soil is tilled or crops are removed, the land is exploited through the depletion not only of minerals but also of its subtle life forces.

In Biodynamic agriculture, weakened life forces are revitalized, stimulating root growth, microorganism production, and humus formation. This farming method brings back life into vegetables, fruit, and grains.

On 4 September 2010, Prado Farms will host a hands-on training on biodynamic agriculture. The training, called Practical Abundance, will discuss the basics of biodynamic agriculture and how it keeps nature in balance. Participants will receive training on actual biodynamic compost preparation, stirring and spraying from one of the country’s experts, Gregory Kitma.

Kitma, president of the Philippine Bio-dynamic Agriculture Research Foundation, Inc. (PhilBio), says biodynamic agriculture revitalizes the life forces of the soil, stimulating root growth, microorganism production, and humus formation. The method makes use of sprays and soil starter preparations derived from cow manure, herbs and mineral substances that will be applied to soil and plants. Biodynamic soils absorb and hold back large amounts of water, and assist in lessening the severity of floods.

PhilBio is a non-government organization that aims to promote biodynamic agriculture in the country. Together with a small group of vegetable farmers in the province Benguet and Mt Province, Kitma also serves as a consultant for organic and bio-dynamic agriculture to various NGOs and individuals in the country.

The training is open to farm owners who wish to introduce biodynamic agricultural process in their lands or know more about the benefits of the system, farmers who want to learn about implementation of the bio-dynamic process, agricultural students, professors, NGO professionals, and other individulas who wish to learn more about biodynamic farming and are interested in the practical application of Rudolf Steiner's Ideas on anthroposophy. Training will be held in Prado Farms in Prado Siongco, Lubao, Pampanga.

For inquiries and reservations, contact (0632) 899-4675, text 0920-9831329.

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Bamboo Training for Business

The Continuing Farm Business Education of the MFI Farm Business Institute (MFI-FBI) will be conducting a bamboo training workshop on 24-25 September 2010 at the Farmers' Training Center in Jala-jala, Rizal.

Led by bamboo expert Romualdo Sta. Ana, participants will be taught the proper care and management of bamboo as a natural resource with much business potential. This will be the fourth seminar on bamboo rehabilitation organized by MFI-FBI.

MFI-FBI is an operating arm of MFI Foundation Inc. (formerly Meralco Foundation) that aims to serve as a catalyst for developing agri-entrepreneurship by filling the gap in education in the agri-business sector.

For inquiries, call MFI-FBI at trunk line 6320756 to 67 local 251 or 523, 6312444.

1 commentsselfdrivetours // September 23, 2010 7:02 PM

Understand from a documentary that bamboo grows much faster than teak wood, and also much stronger, and is a great replacement for wood. Hope that with the grow in technology, bamboo will be used as a replacement for wood to protect our environment.