A two day hands-on organic farming workshop

[Miguel Braganza]

Dears,

Warm greetings.

Those of you who would like to visit an established organic vegetable and pulses seed production & storage unit just outside Bangalore [Bengaluru]

You may also like to visit the Research Institute on Organic Farming at UAS-GKVK on the NH-7 [Hyderabad Road] and see what my  friend and classmate at the undergraduate level,Dr.N.Devakumar

Professor of Agronomy & Coordinator of  Research Institute on Organic Farming at the  University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, GKVK,Bengaluru - 560 065, Karnataka, India is doing.

Incidentally, the paper of local vegetable crop seed conservation by Ms. Sangeeta Sharma of Annadana Soil and Seed Savers, Bengaluru, was selected for presentation at the Organic World Congress 2011 Pre-Conference on Seeds in Korea. You will get to see it and experience it on the field.

Mog asundi

Miguel

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Date: Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:17 PM
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Workshop details Date: 13th & 14th October 2012 Time: 9.00 am - 5.30 pm Fees: Rs.3000/- per person (Refreshments and organic lunch included) Register now: Limited seats available Venue: Ishana,Gopathi farms, Bangalore Contact - Pavithra- +91 8277116606 Email - funfa...@annadana-india.org Route map link http://www.annadana-india.org/roadmap.jpg  "From Soil to Seed to Plate"  A two day hands-on organic farming workshop  Grow your own food and take charge   We are what we eat. We believe that every person has the right to food and especially to safe food. The human race is charged with the potential to preserve bio-diversity through sustainable farming so that our children inherit an earth that is clean, healthy and fair. But none of this is possible unless we know where our food comes from, the price paid by farmers in delivering such nourishment to our tables and our rich heritage of natural resources, seeds and plants are being choked. This is why disease is so rampant.  So how can we reverse this? Seeing is indeed believing, we are proud that ‘Ishana' a 5 acre certified farm is fast emerging as Karnataka’s leading knowledge centre for promoting sustainable biodiversity as an alternative to modern corrosive agricultural methods of cultivation. Our workshop will focus on giving you a holistic understanding of starting and how to run an organic farm one which is replicable to a kitchen/terrace gardener. Learn how to grow organically, eat locally, save your own seeds, preserve the harvest and live self sufficiently. We touch upon those factors that affect the growth of plants which include light, moisture, temperature, soil fertility, mineral balance, biotic life, weeds, pests, seeds, labour, planning and skills. For whom - Green Gaurdians, beginners, experts from all walks who are interested to rediscover their relationship with growing their own food that in turn safeguards health   Programme Schedule   DAY- 1 ( 13th  October 2012, Saturday)  Registration                                                                               9.00 am - 9.30 am UNDERSTANDING YOUR SOIL AND HOW TO REJUVENATE IT   A.  Introduction to sustianable farming -                                9.30 am - 10.00 am       Annadana’s best farming practices  B.  Compost and Composting -                                               10.00 am -11.00 am  Movie on composting – 15 mins, Practical demonstration – 45 mins C. Raised bed preparation - Practical demonstration          11.00 am - 11.30 am Refreshments -                                                                         11.30 am - 11.45 am D. Preparation of Organic Growth Promoters                        11.45 am - 1.00 pm  Panchgavya  Vegetable waste enzyme      An organic splendor for lunch  -                                          1.00 pm - 2.00 pm E. Green manuring and its importance                                    2.00 pm - 2.30 pm F.  Nursery and its activities                                                      2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Preparation of pot-mixture Seed sowing in trays, on raised beds Pricking Transplanting G. Bio-plant extract preparation                                                 3.30 pm - 4.00 pm Refreshments                                                                             4.00 pm - 4.15 pm H. Main field preparation                                                           4.15 pm - 5.30 pm DAY-2 ( 14th October 2012, Sunday) SEED SAVING AND PEST MANAGEMENT A. Importance of Open pollinated seeds/ Heritage seeds-    9.00 am - 9.30 am B. Visual demonstration of seed saving of 11 species-        9.30 am - 11.00 am Refreshments-                                                                          11.00 am - 11.15 am C. Seed bank operations and practical demonstration of seed saving -                                                                                                       11.15 am - 1.00 pm Lunch break   -                                                                       1.00 pm - 2.00 pm D. Pest management -                                                                   2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Refreshments -                                                                              4.00 pm - 4.15 pm E. Pest management -                                                                   4.15 pm - 5.00 pm F. Bio diversity gift pack with a certificate-                                5.00 pm - 5.30 pm About our faculty: Sangita Sharma, a self contained organic farmer who believes in the sanctity of soil and seeds. The underlying force of her work over the past decade is to create replicable knowledge centric organic farms built on the foundation of farmer's time tested wisdom. Ashok Kamat , A hands-on technical expert on inovative and low cost appications. John Paul, an innovative agronomist who simplifies this eco-science on how to grow your food using organic methods which are low cost user friendly, replicable and waste free. Pavithra Prasan, a bio technologist who has a penchant for organic farming is now a sound organic farm educator Somnath Deepak, a bio medical engineer whose shift in energies to understanding intergrated farm management skills is crucial to sustaining a farm Payment Options: Online money transfer details Beneficiary name: Annadana Soil and Seed Savers Network, Bangalore Bank name: State Bank of India Branch name: Jalahalli East Account no: 30235939314 Type of Account: Savings Bank Account IFSC Code: SBIN0000963 On- Spot registration details Cash payments can be made at the registration desk at the venue A token advance of Rs 500 to ensure reservation of a seat. *Cheques are not acceptable                                              snap shots from our workshops                       follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © *|2012|* *|You are receiving this email because you are connected with Annadana either through workshops ,seed exchange melas, as visitors to annadana, conferences and others|*, All rights reserved. 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[Miguel Braganza]

Dear Sangita,

Warm greetings from Goa.

It is always nice to interact with you and others who sincerely love organic agriculture with all that they have in them. 

The motto of all I am associated with is T.E.A.M. ... for Together Everyone Achieves More!

I hope to meet you at the OFAI Fourth Biennial Convention in Bhubhaneshwar in the first week of November ... and still remember meeting you the first time at the DDS Mobile Biodiversity Exhibition at Indur village of Medak district on 14 January, 2008. I met my "Anna" Dr. P.V. Satheesh on the same day, too. It seems such a long time ago. So many things have happened in these four years.

The Mahamaya Nursery & Agri. Farm at village Sal on Goa's border with Maharashtra is growing to be a LEARNING CENTRE in Organic Agriculture right here in Goa, complementing what we [Yogita, Karan and I] do at the International Centre-Goa in a different setting, priority and scale.

Smita Shirodkar and the Earthoholics do a phenomenal job with their Nature Bazaars in Mumbai. When one sees Smita with the vegetable plants one forgets that she also heads the MURPHY electronics empire that got plagiarized in the Bollywood film BARFI. Murphy ki munni shayad Barfi kha jayegi. Otherwise she loves organic vegetables!

Warm regards,

Miguel

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Fun Farming <funfa...@annadana-india.org> wrote:

Dear Miguel

 It has been long since we connected. Thank you for spreading the message of our 2 day workshop.
 For out station participants, we have pristine & affordable accommodation made available close to the farm.

Incidentally, we have a team of Malaysians joining us for this workshop lead by Subbarow.

Ishana farms is blossoming with a rich diversity of vegetables and paddy all going to seed.

Activities galore, visitors from all walks, more so schools booking visits for our fun farming farm trails themed " From Soil to Seed to Plate" to understand the source of safe food. Check out our school poster.

You can view our activities on Face book - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Annadana-Soil-and-Seed-Savers-Bangalore/251471561602715

Good to hear from you and stay in touch.

Warm wishes

Sangita

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Miguel Braganza <braganz...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dears,

Warm greetings.

Those of you who would like to visit an established organic vegetable and pulses seed production & storage unit just outside Bangalore [Bengaluru]

You may also like to visit the Research Institute on Organic Farming at UAS-GKVK on the NH-7 [Hyderabad Road] and see what my  friend and classmate at the undergraduate level,Dr.N.Devakumar

Professor of Agronomy & Coordinator of  Research Institute on Organic Farming at the  University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, GKVK,Bengaluru - 560 065, Karnataka, India is doing.

Incidentally, the paper of local vegetable crop seed conservation by Ms. Sangeeta Sharma of Annadana Soil and Seed Savers, Bengaluru, was selected for presentation at the Organic World Congress 2011 Pre-Conference on Seeds in Korea. You will get to see it and experience it on the field.

Mog asundi

Miguel

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Annadana Soil and Seed Savers <funfa...@annadana-india.org>
Date: Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Subject: A two day hands-on organic farming workshop
To: Miguel <braganz...@gmail.com>