Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter
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"Jerry Brunetti is a real professional with personal experience integrated into his presentations. He speaks from the heart and has a genuine desire to help others find better health and independence." This two-part seminar presents a practical and integrated approach for improving human health through improving the health of our soils. Friday evening's talk will emphasize what people can do through diet to improve health. Saturday's full day seminar will illustrate hands-on techniques that farmers and gardeners can employ to realize Hippocrates' directive, "Let food be your medicine." The seminar is applicable to producers of vegetables and animal products and health-conscious eaters. Below are the topics that will be discussed each day: The Medicine that Starts in the Soil
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Soil as a Super Organism
Saturday, November 6: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- The importance of specific minerals for forming complex health-causing biological compounds in plants including vitamins, enzymes, essential amino acids like tryptophan and PSM's (Plant Secondary Metabolites).
- How foods grown in highly mineralized and healthy soils produce PSM's, which protect plants from bacterial/fungal diseases, insects, & U.V. radiation, and attract pollinators and beneficial microorganisms.
- The role of PSM's as medicines (phytoceuticals) that invigorate immunity, down regulate inflammation, provide anti-oxidant protection, and protect the cell membrane.
- Basic math and chemistry needed to manage and remediate soil mineral deficiencies. How to balance soil chemistry using Albrecht ratios; understanding water soluble tests (paste extracts).
- How parasitism in animals indicates not only an individual infection but also a nutritional deficiency on the farm.
- Maximizing nutrient density in forages to improve grazing animals' health.
- The relationship between the digestive systems of plants and animals and the "ecosystems" they depend upon.
- The importance of creating "complete" proteins and "complete" carbohydrates for optimum resistance to pests.
- Crop rotation and cover crops for addressing soil compaction-building soil carbon through living root systems.
- Using micronized elements and biological inoculants, which can be at once biological and nutritional (e.g. industrial yogurt (fermented whey) worm tea, sea minerals, kelp, fish emulsion).
- The importance of water quality in biological farming.
The seminar will be conducted as a lecture with a Power Point presentation. A course book of the power point will be provided and attendees may purchase a recording of the seminar to be mailed after the course.
Jerry Brunetti founded Agri-Dynamics in 1979 with a vision to provide farmers with ecologically sound consulting services and holistic animal remedies that yield healthy, regenerative, and profitable outcomes for their operations. In 1999, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and given as little as six months to live without aggressive chemotherapy. He chose a holistic path of nutrition, detoxification and immune modulation and applied his vast experience with farming and animal nutrition to his own health, ultimately healing himself of a life threatening cancer episode. An honorary board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, he is active in other community based organizations devoted to rebuilding local food systems and local democracy. In 2008, he received the Leadership Award from PASA and the Eco-Agriculture Achievement Award from Acres USA.
We're connecting farmer with farmer, eating well, and minimizing costs for this seminar by hosting participants at local residents' homes and by asking every seminar registrant to sign up for half a meal shift (about 30 minutes), helping in the kitchen with food preparation or clean-up. To run smoothly, we need your active participation and cooperation in the following areas.
Read More about Jerry Brunetti, including his Full Bio and links to articles and interviews
Logistics
Food - We'll have a three meal coordinated potluck on Saturday with snacks Friday night. Participants are expected to bring food to share or to contribute money. We won't be buying and selling, but each participant should plan to bring a food contribution that has a value of $35 and enough to provide the equivalent of 3.5 large meals (if you're providing a quarter of a meal, then you need to provide enough for 12+ people). You're not required to cook, but you may. The cook/food coordinator will be informed of the item(s) you offer and contact you to confirm each item is needed. If you prefer not to bring food, please add $35 to your registration fee, and this money will be used to purchase other needed items. This way, everybody gives, receives, and eats well. You will indicate on your registration form what, if anything, you'd like to contribute to the potluck.
Housing and Accommodations for the Seminar: Find hotels, motels, and inns in the Barre, MA area and learn about our plan for housing seminar participants with area residents who support NOFA.
Directions and Parking to the Seminar: Plan your trip to Barre, MA.
More information on Nutrient Density
NOFA/Mass Nutrient Density Resource Page: Find great links and informational resources about nutrient density, including books, media, and previous NOFA/Mass nutrient density. The 2nd Annual 2010 NOFA/Mass Advanced Growers' Winter Seminar with Dr. Paul Dettloff: See what was presented in early 2010 and download audio of the seminar itself. The 1st Annual 2009 Advanced Growers' Winter Seminar with Arden Andersen: See what was presented during the first year of this exciting annual event.Policy on Registrations, Cancellations, and Refunds
Registration forms can be sent by postal mail, or scanned and sent by e-mail attachment to ben.grosscup@nofamass.org. No other online registration is available. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis and are acceptable only once payment (check or credit card) is received. Cancellations for the 2010 Advanced Growers' Fall Seminar will be honored with refunds (except for $10/person processing fee) until October 27, 2010.Register for the Advanced Growers' Fall Seminar
The registration cost for the seminar is $30 for Friday and $100 for Saturday. Any person who registers by Oct. 22 receive a discount of $5 for Friday and $10 for Saturday. Members of any NOFA chapter or MOFGA also receive a discount of $5 for Friday and $10 for Saturday. Pre-registration is required and seminar enrollment is capped at 100 people -- first come, first served. Direct questions to: Ben Grosscup, Event Coordinator, ben.grosscup@nofamass.org, 413-658-5374
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