L’association Certified Organic de Colombie-Britannique organise un séminaire web avec Iain Tolhurst le jeudi 12 novembre. Iain est un consultant en agriculture biologique qui dirige une ferme véganique à faible émissions de carbone très prospère au Royaume Unis. Sa ferme fut la première à être certifiée « Stockfree organic » suivant le programme de certification pour les fermes véganique dans ce pays. Iain est aussi co-auteur du livre Growing Green, la référence en agriculture à base de végétaux.
C’est donc une rare opportunité de voir un séminaire avec iain Tolhurst sans avoir à voyager jusqu’en Angleterre. Le séminaire web sera diffusé à 20h30 heure du pacifique le 12 novembre 2009 (ce qui équivaut à 23h30 heure de l’Est au Québec).
Ci-dessous, les informations détaillées provenant du site internet de l’association Certified Organic, http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/infonews/events.php
Inscription
La date limite pour s’inscrire est minuit le mercredi précédent le séminaire.
Le coût pour le séminaire est 15,75$; 10,50$ pour les étudiants.
S’inscrire à l’adresse :http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/infonews/events.php
Seminar Description
By using crop rotations, fertility building green manures and sustainable agricultural practices, Iain Tolhurst of Tolhurst Organic Produce, Oxfordshire, UK, farms without any animal inputs, such as manures or animal byproducts. This successful vegetable box scheme producer (the UK equivalent of our CSA) provides more than 400 boxes/week of produce using 90% of his own produce and does so with a very low carbon footprint. Iain’s webinar will discuss his stockfree farm, the rotations they use, how biodiversity is managed for pest and disease control, and their marketing structure. He will also show how they have developed a low carbon footprint and the development of carbon sequestration within a farm cropping system.
Biography
Iain Tolhurst is an independent organic horticulture consultant specializing in advice and training in horticultural business development, vegetable box schemes, with a specialization in Stockfree Organic systems. He is a practicing organic vegetable producer on 18 acres and has been a Soil Association symbol holder since 1976 specializing in supplying organic vegetables through his own box scheme.
Iain’s advisory career began in 1984 as senior horticultural advisor with Elm Farm Research Centre. He has an extensive knowledge of all aspects of organic production and its markets, research and standards development. He has been involved with many national and international organic projects in more than 12 countries.
Iain’s own farm is used extensively for demonstration purposes with visitors from all over the world. A range of seminars are held during the year as well as specific farm tours for individuals or groups. He works closely with a group of clients delivering on farm advice and specializes in a “systems approach” to deal with the problems of fertility, pests and diseases. He currently works through a number of organic organizations and producer groups, is chairman of Thames Organic Growers and founding member of the Organic Growers Alliance.
Publications include “Growing Green” written jointly with Jenny Hall and an extensive range of papers and articles in various organic journals.
