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
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