This Course has ended. Please click here to see current Courses. or click here to browse our interactive map. Course website http://www.ragmans.co.uk Dates and times 24 Jul 15 Cost £50 (concessions available) Course summary Jairo Restrepo is a passionate educator and activist in the field of sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty. He campaigns for a return of self determination, knowledge and autonomy to the farmer away from the power of agribusiness. He offers education, agronomy and consultancy around the world. His background is in Latin America and recently he has been touring in Europe and Australia. He is consultant tothe UN, Unesco, and the International Labour Organisation. Jairo’s teaching style is practical. He offers tools and inspiration for farmers, smallholders and activists. We will cover a brief history of Jairo’s work, and where this has taken him. After lunch we will walk around the farm orchards to give Jairo an opportunity to demonstrate various agroecological approaches and low cost technologies such as mineral brews, wild microbes, biofertilisers, and compost tea. Jairo Restrepo has extensive experience of implementing these techniques at different scales through his teaching work and consultation. These Agroecological technologies are increasingly recognised as holding the key to the future of farming and climate change, and so we are excited to be able to offer his expert knowledge at Ragmans. "this guy is a genius and a tour de force of the first order!" Darren Doherty Who should attend: Farmers and independent small-scale growers, food producers, food retailers, campaigners for food sovereignty and students. Jairo will also be teaching a one day course on chromatography on Sat 25th July, and a five day course - An introduction to Regenerative Agriculture 18-22 July. For further details please see our website - www.ragmans.co.uk (Please note: this course will be delivered in Spanish with a translator. This is the first time the Jairo has taught in England. We would advise that you book onto the course early!) Jairo Restrepo Course type Specialist Engagement style Face to face Course contact email [email protected] Contact name Ragmans Lane Farm Contact telephone number 01594 860244 Share this course Copied to clipboard