BFA Calendar
Principles of Biological Agriculture Systems - Ireland
NOTS are delighted to confirm that Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, for an in-depth, 4-day masterclass in the Principles of Biological Agriculture Systems.
Starting from the principle that nature has been growing healthy plants and animals for hundreds of millions of years we discuss how that has worked and then dig into practical, simple and inexpensive techniques to help improve the overall function of your farm.
The course will run in Ballywilliam, Co Wexford, across two weekends, Saturday / Sunday April 27th & 28th, and Saturday/Sunday June 22nd & 23rd.
Please note, places are limited, so sign up ASAP to confirm your place.
More info and registration here: https://nots.ie/events/biological-agriculture-with-dan-kittredge/
Roots of Integrity - Bozeman & Livingston, MT
Learn to read your own landscapes and diagnose many common challenges at their root cause.
Learn practical strategies for regenerating soil health, water systems and quality food.
Reduce pests, weeds and diseases.
Cut input costs and improve your bottom line.
Network with like-minded individuals and specialists in the field, fostering potential collaborations and knowledge exchange.
Practical Workshops and Demonstrations: Engage in hands-on sessions to gain practical skills and insights that can be applied directly to your farming and ranching operations.
Register here: https://integritysoils.com/products/rootsofintegrity
NOFA/Mass - Tools of the Trade: On-Farm Microscopy & Soil Management Practices (Microbes Series)
Get your hands dirty in this hands-on, on-farm event, where we put theory into practice. In this engaging session, we’ll introduce you to a variety of biological tools used to assess soil biology, building upon the knowledge from our first virtual event in this Microbes series. Discover the tools used in soil analysis, including microscopes and microbiometers, and learn how they can help you gain valuable insights into your soil’s health. Also, bring a sample of your own soil, and our experts will evaluate it right on the spot. After the analyses, join us for a group discussion, where we’ll interpret the results and provide insights into soil management practices that can make a real difference on your farm.
Register here: https://www.nofamass.org/event/tools-of-the-trade-on-farm-microscopy-soil-management-practices-microbes-series/
Principles of Biological Systems: Inches of Soil with Patrick Holford
Register here: https://foodforthebrain.org/kittredge-workshop/
Principles of Biological Agriculture Systems - Ireland
NOTS are delighted to confirm that Dan Kittredge, founder of the Bionutrient Food Association, for an in-depth, 4-day masterclass in the Principles of Biological Agriculture Systems.
Starting from the principle that nature has been growing healthy plants and animals for hundreds of millions of years we discuss how that has worked and then dig into practical, simple and inexpensive techniques to help improve the overall function of your farm.
The course will run in Ballywilliam, Co Wexford, across two weekends, Saturday / Sunday April 27th & 28th, and Saturday/Sunday June 22nd & 23rd.
Please note, places are limited, so sign up ASAP to confirm your place.
More info and registration here: https://nots.ie/events/biological-agriculture-with-dan-kittredge/
Groundswell
The Regenerative Agriculture Festival
Lannock Manor Farm, Hertfordshire, SG4 7EE, UK
The Groundswell Festival provides a forum for farmers, growers, or anyone interested in food production and the environment to learn about the theory and practical applications of regenerative farming systems.
Register here: https://groundswellag.com/
GO Falkland
GO Falkland brings together vital voices and organisations in Regenerative Farming and Forestry at Falkland Estate, Falkland, Fife. It aims to generate awareness, engagement and agency in people and organisations across Regenerative Land Use in Scotland. Led by farmers and those who work the land, we are here to co-design and work together towards a healthier and fairer future in Scotland’s food and farming systems.
This year’s event will be a 2-day gathering on the 17th and 18th July 2024, with a vibrant fringe of smaller venues and exhibitor spaces. local food and drinks, music and more. Headline speakers will be announced in Spring.
Go Falkland was seeded as an outreach event of Groundswell Festival, supporting its aims of facilitating partnerships and knowledge-sharing with farmers and educators. Go Falkland continues to be inspired by Groundswell, but is developing independently with its own specific flavour and focus on the Scottish Context..
More information here: https://falklandestate.co.uk/go-falkland/
NOFA/Mass - Tools of the Trade: Cultivating Change: Management’s Impact on Soil Biology
Our Microbes series culminates in this in-depth, on-farm event that delves even deeper into the intricate relationship between soil biology and management practices. Building upon the knowledge gained in the workshop Tools of the Trade: Microscopy & Soil Management Practices, we will focus exclusively on how different management approaches have influenced soil biology on the farms you care about. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, share your experiences, and gain valuable insights into optimizing your agricultural practices for healthier soil and better yields. This event is the perfect opportunity to enhance your understanding of soil management and take your agricultural knowledge to the next level.
Register here: https://www.nofamass.org/event/tools-of-the-trade-on-farm-microscopy-soil-management-practices-microbes-series/
Principles of Biological Systems at Berkshire Botanical Garden
Click here for more info and to purchase tickets
In this two-day course on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Dan Kittredge will provide an overview of the principles and practices of biological farming. Our goal is to build upon your knowledge and experience to find ways to increase the health of your soil and crops for greater yields, healthier produce and better marketability. Participation-based with questions and answers, the workshop is designed for farmers, growers, and gardeners of any type. Participants will grasp and apply innovative, reliable principles and practices for producing healthier, better tasting food crops. We will follow with a number of topics and themes related to helping plants achieve their full genetic potential through management of the environmental factors of soil, air, water, minerals and biodiversity.
Green Farm Collective Workshop
Join the Green Farm Collective for this workshop featuring two fantastic speakers and a screening of the film Six Inches of Soil - the inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.
More info and registration: https://gfp.global/events/132718
Missouri Organic Association Annual Conference
Dan Kittredge will be speaking at this event.
More info and registration: https://moaorganic.org/shop/conference/2024-moa-conference/
Saturday Sidedress Podcast
Join Dan Kittredge on the Saturday Sidedress podcast January 13th at 12pm MST!
Link to podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kNMxOgBxI
Now is the time to combine all of our strengths to produce the healthiest, most nutrient dense crops that actually sustain life. Join us for a conversation with Dan Kittredge as we talk about the components that lead to nutrient density.
This is part of a series of four podcast episodes:
12/2: Building the Foundation
12/16: Expanding our Belief Systems
12/30: Failing Forward
1/13: Building a Healthy Future
Saturday Sidedress Podcast
Join Dan Kittredge on the Saturday Sidedress podcast December 30th at 12pm MST!
Link to podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9WuFqkCVkA
The farming process can often bring about crop loss and tough learning lessons as we expand into new techniques. Join us for a conversation with Dan Kittredge about how to keep moving forward after a recent loss or tough learning lesson.
This is part of a series of four podcast episodes:
12/2: Building the Foundation
12/16: Expanding our Belief Systems
12/30: Failing Forward
1/13: Building a Healthy Future
Saturday Sidedress Podcast
Join Dan Kittredge on the Saturday Sidedress podcast December 16th at 12pm MST!
Link to podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9fGm4wscGI
Dan and hosts Scott and Sara Skamnes of Crescive Soil Services will discuss how it’s common that farmers find one technique that brings them success, which often keeps them from expanding outward into other modalities. Join for a conversation about remaining a student and continuing the quest toward knowledge and experience in the farming process.
This is part of a series of four podcast episodes:
12/2: Building the Foundation
12/16: Expanding our Belief Systems
12/30: Failing Forward
1/13: Building a Healthy Future
Liberty Food Fest
More info and tickets here: https://www.libertyfoodfest.com/
Are you ready to make the next growing season the best it can be?
Looking for camaraderie, as the nights get longer, and the winds blow colder?
The local food movement is about bringing people together, expressing gratitude for each other, and getting stronger as a region.
Join us December 15th and 16th for the Liberty Food Fest in Bellows Falls, VT.
This celebration of the local food system is going to lift your spirits.
Dan Kittredge is one of the foremost minds in the world on our soil, and how we can grow truly healthy plants that will resist disease and outcompete weeds!
Joel Salatin is one of the most uplifting, motivational farmers out there, full of new ideas. You’ll leave his talk with an extra pep in your step as you plan out your next growing season.
Winona LaDuke will give you perspective on how to live in harmony with the earth, and you’ll have a renewed spirit and sense of purpose.
This is a celebration you don't want to miss.
Saturday Sidedress Podcast
Join Dan Kittredge on the Saturday Sidedress podcast December 2nd at 12pm MST!
Link to podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2N4pS0ljc4
Dan and hosts Scott and Sara Skamnes of Crescive Soil Services will talk about the foundational principles that lead to a productive farm and nutrient dense crops.
This is the first in a series of four podcast episodes:
12/2: Building the Foundation
12/16: Expanding our Belief Systems
12/30: Failing Forward
1/13: Building a Healthy Future
The Future of Food: Bionutrient Density
Bionutrient density is the levels and ratios of compounds that optimize human, animal and planetary health. Join Dan Kittredge to discover what his work has uncovered over the past 10 years, and how biological systems affect bionutrient density, along with his vision on how the transparency of bionutrition can impact the food supply, and thus nourish life as nature intended.
The Future of Food: Bionutrient Density
Bionutrient density is the levels and ratios of compounds that optimize human, animal and planetary health. Join Dan Kittredge to discover what his work has uncovered over the past 10 years, and how biological systems affect bionutrient density, along with his vision on how the transparency of bionutrition can impact the food supply, and thus nourish life as nature intended.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-of-our-community-food-tickets-750662681287?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
The Future of Food: Bionutrient Density
Bionutrient density is the levels and ratios of compounds that optimize human, animal and planetary health. Join Dan Kittredge to discover what his work has uncovered over the past 10 years, and how biological systems affect bionutrient density, along with his vision on how the transparency of bionutrition can impact the food supply, and thus nourish life as nature intended.
Regenerating Life Screening - Colorado Eastern Plains Chapter
Join us in Colorado for a screening of Regenerating Life, hosted by the BFA’s Colorado Eastern Plains Chapter! Click here to watch the trailer for the film, and click here to learn more about and join the chapter.
Regenerating Life - Boston Premiere
Dan Kittredge will be a panelist at this event
A symposium hosted by Biodiversity for a Livable Climate, Tufts' Environmental Studies Department and Tufts' Eliot Pearson School of Child Studies and Human Development
Tufts University, Fletcher School, Cabot ASEAN Auditorium, 160 Packard Ave., Medford MA 02155
Admission: $5-$50 (no one turned away due to lack of funds)
Panelists:
Anastassia Makarieva, physicist, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, co-formulator of the Biotic Pump concept,
Tom Goreau, marine biologist, President Global Coral Reef Alliance, Director, Remineralize the Earth, author/editor of Geotherapy
Judith Schwartz, journalist author of Cows Save the Planet, Water in Plain Sight, The Reindeer Chronicles
Dan Kittredge, farmer, founding director Bionutrient Association
John Feldman, filmmaker, Hummingbird Films
Moderator:
Didi Pershouse, educator and soil sponge strategist, Land and Leadership Initiative, author of The Ecology of Care
2023 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum
Dan Kittredge will be attending this event
The marquee event for investing in Regenerative Food and Agriculture! The RFSI Forum catalyzes conversation, advances education, and drives increased investment in regenerative agriculture and food. Connect with 400+ attendees, learn from 45+ speakers and make connections during 9+ hours of networking!
Walking Through the Season with Dan Kittredge
A series that takes participants through an entire growing season of on-farm learning. Boost your knowledge of plant health, soil biology and learn practices and techniques for robust and regenerative farming.
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How are your farming practices affecting soil and plant health throughout the seasons?
Join us at the farm of Bionutrient Food Association founder, Dan Kittredge, in North Brookfield MA for a series of 4 full day workshops to walk through the practices he uses to maintain a thriving ecological system each season.
Throughout each day we will learn more about:
Principles of soil health, including biological, physical and chemical properties
In season management of annual and perennial systems
Production techniques that build soil health and protect plant health
Practices of assessing plant health throughout the season
Agenda:
9:00 am - Welcome
9:30 am - Facilitated conversation of topics
10:30 am - Practices in Practice
12:00 pm - Potluck Lunch*
1:00 pm - Farm Tour, multiple stops
5:00 pm - Wrap Up
*In order to keep this event affordable for our participants, lunch will be potluck-style. Participants are required to bring a food dish to contribute, their own utensils, and a list of ingredients used (to accommodate those with food sensitivities).
Registration Discount:
Sign up for all four workshops and apply code WALKW/DAN23 at checkout to get $50 off
Camping accommodations are possible, with prior arrrangement, the Saturday nights prior to workshops.
Contact Dan Kittredge, dan@bionutrient.org, for more information
IBMA 2023
The International Conference on Business Models in Agriculture
Dan Kittredge will be speaking at this conference.
Learn more: https://www.ibmaconference.org/program
NOFA Connecticut Winter Conference
Dan Kittredge will be attending and speaking at this event.
For more information and to register: https://ctnofa.org/winter-conference/2023-conference/workshops/
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CT NOFA is proud to present our 41st Winter Conference, to be held the second week of March, kicking off on Monday, March 6th, 2023 with a week of live virtual workshops and concluding on March 11th with an in-person gathering and celebration at Wesleyan University.
We'll be offering 20+ live virtual workshops on farming, seed saving, organic land care, community food security, social justice issues, and more.
Join us in March as we learn, grow, innovate, and think critically about what we want our food system to look like in the future. Registration is open on a sliding scale ⏤ this model allows us to practice economic solidarity, providing mutual support for the cost of our programs. In this way, we make our education more accessible and help cover costs of operation. Choose the pricing tier that fits with your income and access to wealth, and help us create a more just, inclusive, and equitable conference.
NOFA Vermont Winter Conference
Dan Kittredge will be attending and speaking at this event.
For more information and registration: https://www.nofavt.org/events/annual-nofa-vt-events/winter-conference
Each year, the NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, land managers, educators, students, policy-makers, and other food-system activists to participate in our vibrant community event by sharing ideas, resources, and skills.
This winter, join us for a conference designed to return to, nourish, and regrow our roots: our relationships! It's been a long while since we've gathered, and we're excited to do what matters most: connect with each other. Join us for a conference designed to connect, inspire, network, and deepen the roots that sustain the movement for a thriving agriCULTURE. Stay tuned as we add more details here!
When are we gathering: Saturday, February 18, 2023 for the main, one-day conference (with some longer "intensive" workshops scheduled on Sunday, February 19)
Where are we gathering: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT or online
How are we gathering: In-person with a live-streamed online option
Super Natural Conference 2023
Good farmers will tell you they never stop learning. With science providing new insights into the soil food web smart farmers are adding new tools to their “toolbox” and gaining a better idea of how to manage their land by using nature and the biology that makes the natural system work so beautifully. Get ready for year 2 of the Super Natural Conference! Bring your questions and your soil! Covering everything from large scale production farming to small homegrown methods this will include outdoor, greenhouse, light dep, and indoor growing styles for all crops.
Dan Kittredge will be monitoring an audience-led discussion on Principles in Biological Systems on February 18th.
https://www.organiccultivators.net/
SaskSoil's Soil Health Conference - Good Soil Makes Good Food
Dan Kittredge will be speaking about the path to nutrient density on February 15th at this event.
A review of the work of the Bionutrient Institute to define nutrient density, connect it to management and causal factors, and to develop instruments to assess it. Also, how the broader community is coalescing around this important topic, and suggestions and requests from those in the audience as to what they would like to see happen.
Learn more and register here: https://sasksoil.ca/2023-soil-health-conference
2023 GrassWorks Grazing Conference
Dan Kittredge will be conducting two workshops and presenting the keynote at this event!
GrassWorks is a grassroots membership organization that provides leadership and education to farmers and consumers for the advancement of managed grass-based agriculture to benefit present and future generations. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, GrassWorks links farmers with the resources they need to be successful graziers.