Costales Nature Farms

Internship Program for Sustainable Integrated Natural Farming and EM Technology

Venue: Costales Nature Farms

Duration: 6 Days

Pre-requisite: MUST have attended seminar on Integrated Natural Farming and EM Technology or equivalent course.

Program Schedule: Available Anytime

Objective: The internship program aims to develop the participant's technical skills, self-confidence and management skills that are necessary in starting/supervising/managing a farm.

NOTE: The program is purely based on a "hands-on" basis. It is strongly recommended that participants shall be mentally and physically prepared for the program.  Farming gears shall likewise be prepared in advance.  Meals and accommodations are available at the option of the participants.

Module I-Production of Organic Inputs

• Carbonized rice hull making
• Bokashi (anaerobic and aerobic)
• Soil Bokashi
• Processing of different manure using EM technology
• EM Kitchen Garbage making
• EM Mud balls preparation
• EM Compost production
• EM Activated Solution
• EM Rice Wash
• EM Fish Fish Extract(without the maggots and foul odor!)
• EM Fermented Fruit Extract
• EM 5 Pest Repellent
• EM Fermented Plant Extract
• Vermi Tea
• Vermicompost

Module II-Crop Production

• Potting mix preparation/seedling medium
• Seed Sowing and Germination Techniques
• Land Preparation
• Weed management
• Mulching Techniques
• Nursery Management
• Maintenance of seedlings
• Hardening of seedlings
• Application of nitrogen fixing bacteria
• Transplanting
• Green manuring and cover crops
• Companion planting
• Trellising

Module III-Continuation of crop production, Orchard, Aquaculture and Duckweed production

• Plant Care and Maintenance
• Fertilizer program application
• Pest repellent program application
• Harvesting of high value vegetables and herbs
• Post harvest techniques
• Maintenance of orchard without chemicals
• Avoiding fish kills using EM Technology
• Treatment of fish ponds in a natural way
• Duckweed Culture and harvesting
• Maintaining sustainability of protein source for  fish, poultry and livestock using duckweed
• Duckweed Production

Module IV-Poultry and Livestock

• Preparation of livestock and poultry beddings
• Brooding requirement for chicks
• Maintenance of animal pens using EM- (no bath, no foul odor)
• Drinking water with pro-biotic
• Preparation  and fermentation process of different natural feedstock for livestock and poultry
• Snacking greens/salad for poultry and livestock
• Alternative protein source from plants

For more details of  the internship program, call or email:

Mr. Ronald Costales

Technical Director

Costales Nature Farms

Email: ronald@costalesnaturefarms.com

Mobile # +63 917 5393080

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