Initiation to Organic Horticulture – 25 hours + 25 hours

Initiation to organic Horticulture – 25 hours + 25 hours
Our followers / followers requested and we corresponded: finally, an extended course of initiation to Biological Horticulture, essentially practical and on the ground, with 25 hours of training + 25 hours of practical training. Let’s garden?
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Location: Casal de São Roque, Bucelas
Amount: € 140.00, which can be paid in 2 or 3 installments if this is more convenient for participants
Trainer: João Santos (1)
Hours: Day 1: 09:30 – 16:30
Day 2: 09:30 – 17:00
Day 3: 09:30 – 17:00
Day 4: 09:30 – 16:30
Lunch: 12:30 – 13:30 – You can take your meal or choose the vegetarian lunch served by the hosts, valued at € 8,50
*** As usual, in the middle of the morning and afternoon activities, we serve a snack

Prepayment via nib, which we will give you when you register. If it is more convenient for you, opt for the phased payment, you should check this option in the registration form

REGISTRATION: Through the FB page https://www.facebook.com/hortasecologicas/
of the email insc.hortaseco@gmail.com
or of the numbers 966572941 (João) and 968165997 (Filomena)

(1) Trainer: João Santos
Agricultural technician, with traineeship in AB in France
Horticulturist
Co-founder of Agrobio
He has been involved in organic agriculture since 1982,
(partner of Ecovagros, Aveiro), businessman in the area of
home delivery of organic products (Loja Verde) and
responsible for the fruit and vegetable sector of Biocoop (with
negotiation, procurement and support to farmers)
Gardener
Trainer in Biological Horticulture since 2010

Subject matter:
Module 1 (6 hours)
Notions of biological agronomy
– the soil, half alive and source of food for the plant;
– plants and their environment;
– biodiversity in the garden;
The establishment and organization of a garden
– the choice of terrain
– organization of the garden
– how to turn an uncultivated land into a garden
The work of the soil
– The Mint Tools
– how to mobilize a soil biologically
– some essential rules and practical advice
Sowing and planting

Module 2 (6.5 hours)
Sowing and planting (cont.)
– nurseries and transplantations
– calendar of cultures
Cultural Practices
– rotations and crop associations
– ground cover
– adventitious control
– saddles, weeds, false sowing
– The influence of the moon
Composting
– basic notions
– Stack composting
– surface composting

Module 3 (6.5 hours)
Fertilization
– organic sources
– mineral sources
– bottom, surface and supplementary fertilizers
– green manures
– liquid fertilizers

Watering
– basic rules and fight against drought
– irrigation and water saving systems

Module 4 (6 hours)
Phytosanitary
– biology of the most important living things in the garden
– the main auxiliaries and how to attract them
– diseases and pests
– Preventive measures
– direct measures
– vegetable and mineral preparation, preserving and preserving

Internship (25 hours)
Practical activities throughout the year in the orchard of the Ecological Gardens and in gardens installed by us