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Speaker highlights
Thank you to each of our Fabulous Speakers
Your wisdom, insights and generous hearts made The Soil Summit 2024 incredible, and valuable!
Day 1 (Feb 5) - Composting, Inputs, and Biodiversity
Chris Trump
Director at Biomei, KNF Teacher and Mentor
COMPOSTING INPUTS FOR SOIL FERTILITY
Discover interesting aspects of composting inputs to boost your soil health.
Robby Gass
Organic and Biodynamic Soil Expert, ALBA Organics
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF BIODYNAMICS, WHY IT WORKS
Recognize patterns of nature to use to enhance your farming.
Dr. Elaine Ingham
World Renowned Soil Biologist, The Soil Food Web
FIX YOUR COMPOST
Learn the secrets to fixing a compost pile when it's not working and how to fine tune your compost pile to optimize biodiversity.
Laura Decker
President, Prolific Earth Sciences
SOIL TESTING BASICS
Discover how to affordably test the organic matter in your soil with some simple tools and know if what you're doing is working.
Hans Forstbauer
Natural Earth Farmer
FARMING WITH NATURE
How to learn from nature. It has all the answers.
Day 2 (Feb 6) -Biodiversity and Soil Health
Jo Tobias
Regenerative Soils & Living Compost Specialist
RESTORE AND MAINTAIN SOIL HEALTH WITH THE POWER OF COMPOST
Revitalize lifeless soils and promote plant health by creating the ideal habitat.
David Johnson and Hui-Chun Su
KNOW YOUR SYSTEMS TO INCREASE FARM PRODUCTIVITY
Restore your soil fertility – it's all about the systems. Learn how to master compost-making and rebuild your soil's microbial community.
Ernst Götsch
Syntropic Farmer, Agenda Götsch
WORKING WITH THE INTELLIGENCE OF NATURE
Dr. Robert Blakemore
Soil Ecologist, Researcher, WWOOFER
WORMS MAKE SOIL. SOIL MAKES ECOLOGY.
Learn why we need to pay more attention to earthworms, plus practical ways to have more worms and healthy soils.
Dr. James White
Professor, Rutgers University
HEALTHY PLANTS, BIODIVERSITY, AND RHIZOPHAGY
New discoveries show plants eat more than just bacteria – learn how to create an environment for your crops to thrive.
Day 3 (Feb 7) - Farm and Soil Management
Gary Zimmer
Biological Farming Consultant, Zimmer Ag
THE PRACTICAL SOIL SOLUTION – BIOLOGICAL FARMING
Best farm management strategies to fix your soil, improve crop health, and increase yields.
Glenn Elzinga
Alderspring Ranch, Organic Rancher
THE END OF MUD SEASON - TRIPLING YOUR ORGANIC MATTER IN 10 YEARS
STOP combatting mud - there's a better way to do things. Bring your questions!
Yannick Van Doorne
Engineer in Agriculture and Biotechnology
ELECTROCULTURE FOR SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT GROWTH
Increase soil fertility using the natural forces of electricity, magnetism, and subtle energies.
Chanvirak Bun
Organic Sheep Farmer, Cambodia
CULTIVATING SUCCESS WITH KOREAN NATURAL FARMING
Learn about the powerful Korean natural farming practices Chanvirak used to build this award winning farm.
Day 4 (Feb 8) - Mindset, Money, Marketing, & Farming
Gabe Brown
Regenerative Farm and Ranch Consultant, Understanding Ag, LLC
COMMON GROUND FOR COMMON GOOD
Discover how soil health principles, and adaptive stewardship, drive the four ecosystem processes.
Jodi Roebuck
Small-scale Intensive Farmer and Mentor, Roebuck Farm
A PRACTICAL START TO A SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE MARKET GARDEN
Get practical ideas and resources to make your business and its profitability green. Bring your questions.
Julie Bradley-Low
The Farmer Yoga Teacher
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR FARMERS
Natalie Egger
Process Improvement Coach & Efficiency Expert
SIMPLIFY, STREAMLINE, AND OPTIMIZE YOUR FARM BUSINESS
Go from being overwhelmed to organized and make the paperwork and business tasks easy(er).
Evan Folds
Soil Agronomist & Regen Ag Consultant
WHAT WE THINK, WE GROW
The success of your farm and farming experience begins with what you think. Learn how to have a thriving farm through mindfulness, imagination, and intention.
The information in this summit is meant as an educational and informational resource and does not represent any agreement, guarantee, or promise by any party associated with the creation or editing of this content. The speakers and Heart & Soil Living Ltd are not responsible for any negative or unintended consequences from applying or misapplying any of the information in this course.