The Real Food Campaign is announcing a two-session course, presented by Dan Kittredge, at the Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street, in Mattapan on two Sundays, February 12 and March 25, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. The course is designed for urban home and community gardeners, as well as growers from elsewhere who want to learn how to grow more bionutrient rich food crops so they and others can live healthier lives.
Bionutrient rich crop production is a form of biological farming that works to balance and enliven the soil so that the crops growing in it provide all the necessary minerals, phytonutrients, anti-oxidants and enzymes that humans and animals need in their bodies. The soil is stimulated by adding amendments containing the minerals in which the soil is deficient. Then, with close observation of the plants as they grow and by providing nutritional support with regularly applied drenches and foliar sprays, the vitality and energy of the soil and plants are enhanced to produce healthier crops, greater yields, extended seasons and longer shelf life. Insects cannot digest the complex compounds developed in healthier plants, and healthy plants are not as vulnerable to disease. As a result insect and disease problems diminish and can entirely disappear.
The Boston Nature Center is easily accessible by the T. The course begins at 9:30 am and ends at 4:30 pm, The cost is $150, and it’s possible to register for that amount online with a credit card at www.realfoodcampaign.org.. Some scholarship aid may be available. For further information and to register by check or in installments for the course, please contact Douglas Williams, Course Administrator, at doug@realfoodcampaign.org or 603-924-7008.
