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Master Cho, the founder of Korean Natural Farming, will be teaching two workshops in Hilo from Feb 27 through March 2.
Natural Farming focuses on living soil and Indigenous Micro-Organisms (IMO’s). Natural Farming offers true sustainability and island food security because it uses only inputs already available on your land. Purchasing and importing outside fertilizers is not needed.
Mr.Han Kyu Cho has been teaching Natural Farming for over 40 years and has trained over 18,000 people in 32 countries. He is director of the Janong Natural Farming Institute (janonglove.com) in Seoul South Korea.
A three day gardening/farming workshop at the UHH agriculture farm on the Panaewa strip will be held February 27 – 29 from 9 to 5. The workshop focuses on theory of Korean Natural Farming and hands-on making of the home-made ingredients used in the plant nutritive cycle. Cost is $50.
A two day livestock workshop at the UHH agriculture farm will be held March 1 & 2 from 9 to 5. Participants will learn how to raise pigs, chickens and cows without odors and environmental wastes as well as how to produce your own animal feed. Cost is $40.
On March 3 Master Cho will lead farm tours in the Hilo area and in Kona on March 4. The cost of the tour is $10 per day
The informational flyer and registration form is available on-line at www.localgarden.us Other inquires can be made to Dwight Sato (808) 345-3464. Prices increase by 50% after Feb 19th.
Coordinators and Sponsors: Cho Global Natural Farming-USA, County of Hawai`i-Research and Development, University of Hawai`i College of Agriculture Forestry & Natural Resource Management and College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, Hawai`i Community College Office of Continuing Education & Training, DC Enterprises Ohana LLC, Hamakua Springs., Ka Hana No`eau, a program of the Kohala Intergenerational Center, and Partners In Development Foundation.
