SYNTROPIC FARMING COURSE
LEARN TO HARNESS NATURE'S INFINITE ABUNDANCE
MORE THAN JUST A GARDENING COURSE
The word ‘Syntropy’ is an agroforestry concept which refers to “increasing complexity” or bio-diversity within the system.
As an innovative approach to regenerative agriculture, Syntropic Farming allows us to create dynamic, successional, and economically viable ecosystems that restore degraded soil biodiversity.
What makes Syntropic farming unique is that it emulates the growth of the rainforest, one of the most bio-diverse systems of life on the planet.
By understanding and respecting nature's complex system and copying how the rainforest functions, we can save massive amounts of water on our crops or orchards, eliminate the use of chemicals and considerably reduce financial and labour cost.
TOPICS COVERED
This course is an introduction weekend for people who would like to understand the methodology and philosophy of Syntropic Farming. It will be an intensive 3 days of theory and application, leaving you with an understanding of the core principles used in Syntropic Farming, along with a practical, hands-on experience of how the concepts are put into action. This course is for farmers, entrepreneurs, students, teachers and anyone who wants to be be involved with food production and ecological stewardship. The main topics will be:
Soil Evaluation and Landscape Reading
Observation of climate and soil through all senses
Bacteria and fungi (Mychorrhizae) + Quantity of life/ diversity
Soil coverage
Theory of Syntropy and Entropy
Soil Preparation + different types of garden beds
System design
Planting demonstration
and much much more…
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
Thiago Gimenez Barbosa is a Syntropic farming pioneer in Australia who is helping to spread the knowledge of this unique farming system, teaching farmers and backyard gardeners to apply Syntropic principles in different regions and climates around Australia and the world.
Thiago grew up growing food with his grandparents in the countryside of Brazil. He fell in love with the principles of Syntropic Farming and over the last years has been visiting and working with Ernst Götsch and other teachers and farmers across Brazil to improve his knowledge and skills. He facilitates workshops throughout different regions and climates in Australia and helps farmers transition from conventional to regenerative practices using Syntropic Farming principles.
EVENT DETAILS
When: TBA
Arrival: Thursday 4pm
Finish: Sunday 4pm
Accomodation: There is limited dorm room accomodation available and we have a campground with hot showers and compost toilet amenities. Please note the venue is 4WD and AWD access only - if you plan to camp you will not be able to camp with your vehicle unless it is a 4WD or AWD. There will be shuttles running between the 2WD car park and the venue on arrival to get you and your gear up the mountain. For those traveling from afar, those without camping gear or those who don’t want the hassle of setting up your own camp we have limited canvas cabin tent accomodation available, fully set up with comfortable beds (queen or twin single) and all bedding and linen provided.
Catering and Food: This event is fully catered. Delicious vegetarian meals provided from dinner Thursday night through to lunch on Sunday
What to bring: Warm & cool layers, gardening/walking shoes, gardening gloves, torch, sun hat, raincoat, water bottle, notepad. Please be prepared for colder nights.
Cost:
$500 + booking fee with campground access
$600 + booking fee with single bed dorm room accomodation (limited availability)
$1300 + booking fee for 2 people with queen private dorm room (only 2 available)
$1300 + booking fee for 2 people with queen or twin single canvas cabin tent accomodation (limited availability)
As with all Arcoora programs we don’t want funds to be a limiting factor that prevents participation - please get in touch if things are tight and we’ll see if we can arrange another exchange