Internationally acclaimed agricultural consultant and soil carbon scientist Dr. Christine Jones of Australia will speak at two area events, September 1 at Newton Community Farm and September 2 at Immanuel Lutheran Church and Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst. We hope you can join us.
Dr. Jones’ work demonstrates how the regeneration of healthy, biologically rich soil on farms and in landscapes can remove excess carbon from the atmosphere, cool our climate globally and locally, and guarantee food and water security. The Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass) is hosting Jones as part of its regional campaign to build awareness, knowledge, and action about the science and practice of soil regeneration–and the global potential it holds for a livable future.
The seminars are designed to bring together climate activists and organic farmers to strategize and take action on this critical work. Dr. Jones teaches growers and land managers about appropriate agricultural practices and practical techniques: specifics about how to maximize photosynthesis and foster soil microbiological life to make minerals available to plants, maintain good soil structure and water holding capacity, and foster stable carbon in the soil. Activists will learn about models, terminology, and the science behind carbon sequestration in soils.
Judith Schwartz, author of Cows Save the Planet, will introduce Dr. Jones in Newton on September 1. Present to support Dr. Jones with local knowledge of soil and climatic considerations will be Dan Kittredge of the Bionutrient Food Association. Attendees will tour Newton Community Farm with Farm Manager Greg Maslowe, experiencing this highly productive community farm first hand.
In Amherst on September 2, Derek Christianson, grower at Brix Bounty Farm in Dartmouth, will support Dr. Jones’ message with his own local experience. Dave Tepfer and Jeremy Barker-Plotkin, co-owners of Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst, will conclude the day with a tour of their farm. At Simple Gifts Farm, animals, perennial grasses and annual vegetable crops are rotated intentionally to enhance the fertility, health and well being of all of their crops.
More about Dr. Jones’ work is available at her website www.amazingcarbon.com.
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