Orchard Biodiversity Field Series, Workshop 1: Soil Microbes

Join Synergia Ranch, Cruces Creatives’ Seeding Regenerative Agriculture Project and the Global Soil Restoration Network for the first of two field days on orchard biodiversity!

At this Earth Day workshop, we’ll focus on building biodiversity in the Synergia Ranch orchard, starting from the ground up with beneficial soil microbes from Johnson-Su composting bioreactors. The basic agenda for the day is below:

09:00-09:45: Introductions and breakfast/brunch

09:45-12:00: Filling Johnson-Su bioreactors, sharing results from replications of Dr. Johnson’s research

12:00-13:00: Lunch

13:00-17:00: Inoculating orchard trees with Johnson-Su compost as part of a citizen-science experiment

17:00-17:30: Break

17:30: Dinner

What to wear/bring:

• Work clothes

• Gloves

• Goggles/eye protection

• Face masks (for filling bioreactors, which can be a dusty process)

Location:

Synergia Ranch

26 Synergia Road

Santa Fe, NM 87508

Thanks to funding from the McCune Charitable Foundation, the New Mexico Foundation, and the Nusenda Foundation, this field day includes three free meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all prepared by the amazing chefs at Synergia Ranch.

This workshop will be followed by a May field day on hedgerow plantings (date coming shortly).

THIS IS A FREE WORKSHOP, BUT SINCE SPACE IS LIMITED, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO SAVE YOUR SPOT.

Sign Up here: https://crucescreatives.org/event-5226391?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=4/6/2023

Permaculture Action Day

10am - Johnson Su Compost System workshop with United World College

2-3pm - Public Hands on with the Johnson-Su System

5:30pm - Community Dinner

6:30pm - Talk and Q&A “Plant-Microbe Symbiosis for Food Security, Water Security and Climate Solutions”

7:30pm - Dance Party w/ DJ Chelsee D’Na Stewart

Presenters: Navona Gallegos, Patrick DiSimio and Dr. Stuart Kauffman