The Luebke's have spoken at two of the major alternative farming
conferences in the U.S., the Eco-Farm Conference at the Asilomar
Conference Center in Monterey, CA, and at the Acres, U.S.A.
conference in Kansas City, MO. Their knowledge of microbial
activity in composts and soils and soil humus management through
composting and green manuring is based on extensive on-farm and
laboratory research.
On rare occasion, they also conduct workshops in the U.S. In
November, the Luebke's will be giving two seminars.
One is on Soil Humus Management and the second on Controlled
Microbial Composting. The organizer is George Leidig of Autrusa
Compost Consulting (P.O. Box 1133, Blue Bell, PA 19422). Leidig
studied with the Luebke's in Austria for 3 years.
Advanced registration and deposit are required. For more
information and registration, contact George Leidig at (215)
825-2973.
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CMC -- Soil Humus Management Seminar
Dates: Class No. 1 November 11-13, 1993
Class No. 2 November 8-10, 1993
Maximum attendance each: 25
Place: Village of Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster Co., PA
Cost: $400
Day 1:
* Basic concepts of CMC and humus management
* CMC humus management with green manures
* CMC humus management with compost
Day 2:
* Introduction to chromatography and preparation of soil
samples
* Practical application of chromatography testing
Day 3:
* Calculation of soil organic matter
* Calculation of humus value, along with "potential" and actual
pH measurements
* Interpretation of the total values
CMC -- Compost Class
Prerequisite: CMC Soil Management Seminar and/or extensive
farm-scale composting experience
Dates: November 15-18, 1993
Maximum attendance: 15
Location: Village of Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster, PA
Cost: $600
Day 1:
* Lecture on basics of CMC composting with slides and overheads
* Building a compost windrow on-site
Day 2:
* In-depth discussion on basic parameters of composting (i.e.,
raw materials, C:N ratios, moisture levels, etc.)
* Operation of field test instruments
* Correction of dry and wet compost piles
Day 3:
* Introduction to Nitrogen Cycle
* Evaluating and testing compost for finishedness
Day 4:
* Humus testing
* pH values
* Interpretation of results
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