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Training: Workshops/Courses/Career changes
Our workshops are run by livingsoilslab.co.uk:
They are reduced for people on low income.
They can all be done online as well as in Cumbria
Please contact us for more information.
Living Soil and Compost Workshop
(scroll down to see online, full course)
Held in Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria
£45 full day -includes light lunch
Understand what fully functioning soil is, and the facts behind what gives nutritional complexity, vibrant health, natural productivity and robust resilience to plants and so to animals.
The afternoon is practical -making compost rich in microbes, minerals and beneficial compounds and looking at the pros and cons of different methods.
TAMP Synergy is another way of saying 'one health' it is what all land managers are aiming for whether they are restoring ecology or producing food or looking after land.
Held in Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria
£45 full day -includes light lunch
This workshop is suitable for those who have done Living Soil and Compost One and want to have an idea of how to take it further whilst also working towards the whole ecology of the land. This is suitable for food producers who see it as their role to boost biodiversity for the sake of the planet as well as their own productivity.
Microscope Training -with change of career option.
Held in Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria
£80 per day -Two days are recommended
Includes light lunch
Small groups (4 people)
You will learn to identify the different microbes looked at in living soil and become proficient in using a microscope. You can then use these skills to analyse both your soil and your compost and other microbial applications.
Discount on microscopes available from Brunel on completion of this course.
With day two we give software to enable you to assess the ratios of organisms in your soil. You also get 4 hrs one-to-one help to get you going.
For those interested in pursuing soil biological analysis as a career -please get in touch for training in this following these 2 days.
Diet and Nutrition 4 week online
£150 or
£100 for those who have formed a '4 threads' club
Reductions for people from low income households
The 6 P's of vibrant health and robust protection.
4 online sessions -each one 90 minutes with the theory and facts interspersed with recipes and tips.
Please contact us to register interest as we will split attendees into groups depending on age etc.
Option of summer residential is an add on to this course.
Plant Planning: Pastures
Held in Crosby Ravensworth
£30 Half Day
Needs you to have been to Living Soil One
Think Like A Web -for individuals and for teachers and parents.
We can improve the functioning of our brains -we can make them more able to resist stress and solve problems. We show many techniques that develop creative problem solving that work for all brain thinking types.
It is about celebrating your brain and unlocking your potential -through often paper and pencil techniques -to hold complex information to make
Online option -coming soon, please register your interest.
Living Soil Two: Separate Ecology, Horticulture and Pasture options so let us know which one is for you on contacting us.
Refine your skills in compost production to maximise the microbes and minerals and beneficial compounds (metablites)
Held in Crosby Ravensworth
£45 Full day -includes light lunch
Requires previous attendance of Living Soil One.
Microbes for Ecological Restoration
The microbial diversity and stability at any site is relevant to full ecological function. This is because the phytochemicals made by plants in fully functioning soil is relevant to the health of ALL living organims.
This is similar to the TAMP synergy workshop but includes the information in Living Soil One and then concentrates on how we can use microbes in ecology.
Please contact us for a more detailed brief. This is also part of the full online Living Soil Course.
Held at Crosby Ravensworth/online or on tour
(please contact us for session options)
Educational Packages for KS1,2,3,4,5:
1. Thinking like a Web
2. Fully Functioning Soil
3. The microbes within us
Please get in touch to find out more -we are offering a variety of packages that can be bought by teachers, schools or people working with children.
More on Mycorrhizae
Held at Crosby Ravensworth
£30 Half Day
Develop understanding of Mycorrhizal Fungi -the benefits -the different species, boosting them and and how to put this into practise across a range of sites.
Online Living Soil Course. £330pp -discounts for young people
Fill yourself with knowledge about how to get fully functioning soil and the benefits of this for you and the biosphere.
This is suitable for all ecologists and all food producers -even if it is just your own garden/allotment you are working with.
We run 3 separate courses -one for ecologists, one for livestock farmers and one for market gardeners.We will look at the benefits of FFS and how to achieve it -there will be opportunity for one-to-one for you to discuss your own land.
The course will cover how to grow microbes and the most effective way to use these. It will include common problems that are encountered and about how to solve these and will also cover timings to help you use your time most efficiently.
This will be 12 x 120 minute sessions and will include a variety of resources to make this knowledge accessible and memorable!
We will also include information about the nutritional complexity in terms of our own guts and overall health. This is so that you can use this information to sell your product as well as for your own benefit.
We would like to put people together in groups for this course, so are interested to know how many of you are ecologists, gardeners, market gardeners, farmers and people wanting to take up soil as a career.
Please get in touch to let us know and for more information.