Monday, August 5, 2019

Webinar



Food is no more food. We need to be very careful while buying food.  There are many invisible contaminants in food like pesticide residues, GMO ingredients and other chemicals that are of great concern for human health and wellness. Food laced with toxic pesticides, hormones and a set of synthetic chemicals is a major health challenge in the US. According to World Health Organization (WHO) studies, ‘Pesticide residues in food   induce adverse health effects including cancer, effects on reproduction, immune or nervous systems”. One option is purchasing organic food from grocery stores or from the local farmers market.

Have you ever thought that you can grow food in your backyard garden or in pots? Many think its lot of work tilling, weeding, composting, managing pests and diseases. Hardships can be transformed into smart gardening by understanding low-cost regenerative gardening techniques that are simple, practical and economical.

Low-cost regenerative gardening is a smart way that does not involve tilling and composting every time you grow crops. At our homes every day we throw away wastes like water after washing rice and lentils, spoiled fruits, fish wastes, weeds and many other biodegradable resources. These wastes are in fact resources when utilized in a scientific way. This system uses wastes from kitchen and garden to prepare many preparations for providing nutrition to plants and also manage pests and diseases. The aim is to create self-sufficiency without being dependent on purchased inputs like compost, organic nutrient sprays and natural pesticides. You can also produce your own vegetable seeds.

Join the webinar to have an introduction to low-cost regenerative gardening. It will be followed by a day long intensive course in near future during Saturday or Sunday.


Guest Speaker:

Dr.Thimmaiah is an international expert in Regenerative Organic Agriculture. For 20 years, he has advised large scale organic agriculture projects in 10 countries. As an Advisor to the Government of Bhutan, he orchestrated the transition of the Himalayan Kingdom into 100% organic nation and carbon neutral.

He feels gardening should be a fun filled activity, all  inputs required like manures, natural pesticides, growth promoters and seeds need be produced in the garden itself and be least dependent on purchased inputs. He has designed many simple, low-cost techniques that are widely used by farmers and gardeners in several countries.

Dr. Thimmaiah holds PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and an expert in ancient Vedic systems of farming as well. He is a Professor, lives in Iowa and advises projects in US, Europe and Asia.
email: thimmaiah@regenerative-agriculture.net