Courses/Workshops

Carbon Farming Course, Winter 2015 (NY, USA)

Registration is now officially open for the 2015 Carbon Farming Course, to be held February 3-22, 2015 at the Taconic Retreat Center in New York’s Hudson Valley, USA. Based on your survey responses, the Carbon Farming Team chose a top-notch palette of topics and trainers for the event. Workshops include:

  • Holistic Management & Grazing
  • Keyline Farming
  • Carbon Farming Intensive
  • Financing Regenerative Agriculture
  • Living Soils
  • Restoration Agriculture
  • …and more!

"Severe soil degradation, rising input costs, and a chaotic climate are putting unprecedented pressure on agriculture. We’ve got to feed millions more people every year — but do it in a way that does not destroy soil, water, and local economies. Carbon Farming is the way to do it," said Ethan Roland, Organizer of the Carbon Farming Course.

The 2015 Carbon Farming Course will host some of the world’s most charismatic, experienced, and practical thinkers and practitioners of regenerative agriculture. They include; Greg Judy, an internationally-acclaimed holistic management educator; Dr. Elaine Ingham, former chief scientist for the Rodale Institute and now President of Soil Foodweb, Inc.; Abe Collins, the Northeast’s foremost expert on Keyline farming; Eric Toensmeier, award-winning author and permaculture specialist; and Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agriculture and manager for New Forest Farm, considered to be one of the most ambitious sustainable agriculture projects in the United States.

"Meeting the challenge of climate change mitigation through carbon-friendly farming is both of utmost importance and really fascinating. There’s no better place to learn all about it than the Carbon Farming Course," said Toensmeier.

Many of these workshops filled up the last time we hosted the course, so we recommend signing up soon to ensure your spot. Click here to register now!

The Carbon Farming Course is also offering a wide array of sponsorship opportunities to like-minded businesses and organizations. Visit our blog or contact jeanne (at) carbonfarmingcourse.com for more information.

Eric Toensmeier

Eric Toensmeier is the award-winning author of Paradise Lot and Perennial Vegetables, and the co-author of Edible Forest Gardens. He is an appointed lecturer at Yale University, a Senior Biosequestration Fellow with Project Drawdown, and an international trainer. Eric presents in English, Spanish, and botanical Latin throughout the Americas and beyond. He has studied useful perennial plants and their roles in agroforestry systems for over two decades. Eric has owned a seed company, managed an urban farm that leased parcels to Hispanic and refugee growers, and provided planning and business trainings to farmers. He is the author of The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agricultural Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security released in February 2016.

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