The Rodale Institute, which for three generations has been making the =
vital connections between Healthy Soil, Healthy Food and Healthy People, =
announces the opportunity for interested individuals and institutions to =
participate in the first of its Natural Resource Management Training =
Series, Regenerative Agriculture for the 21st Century.
The purpose of this training is to familiarize emerging professionals in =
the fields of agriculture, international and community development, and =
natural resource management with concepts of regenerative agriculture =
technologies that recognize the interdependency between agriculture, =
human health and environmental responsibility. Recognizing that many of =
the solutions to the world's health problems are linked to our =
agricultural production and distributions systems, a new agenda for food =
and agricultural development is needed, one for a "greener revolution" =
directed at increasing the production of nutritionally adequate food =
supplies in ways that protect and maintain community health, =
socioeconomic environments, and ecological sustainability.
The focus of the seminar will be on the use of regenerative technologies =
for enhancing soil fertility and managing natural resources, as well as =
on the relationship between soil health and human health. Utilizing the =
case study approach, participants will have the opportunity to gain =
knowledge and practical experience directly from the expertise of the =
Rodale Institute's Regenerative Agriculture Research Centers staff, =
including such topics as Soil Conservation from Senegal, West Africa, =
Community Forest Concessions, Peten, Guatemala, and Composting and Soil =
Health from Rodale Institute's Experimental Farm in Kutztown, PA. The =
seminar is designed to be participatory and will make the transition =
from scientific research to practical field experience.
The seminar should be particularly beneficial for NGO's , international =
development agencies, prospective or returned Peace Corps Volunteers, =
and students who plan to work in international development and project =
management.
Cost of the four day training seminar is $915.00. Price includes =
registration, entrance to all workshop activities, materials, lunch each =
day, and reception.
For more information on the training seminar and how to register, please =
contact Jane Fisher at=20
Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
Phone: (610) 683-1428
Fax: (610) 683-8548
Email: jfishe@rodaleinst.org