Costales Nature Farms

The Philippines' 1st Agritourism Destination

Accredited by:  Department of  Tourism

SEMINAR/WORKSHOP PACKAGES

3-DAY INTEGRATED NATURAL FARMING AND EM TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

This seminar aims to arm people with the needed arsenal of skills and techniques in starting/expanding an integrated organic farm. The seminar is divided into two parts - lecture and actual implementation(hands-on) for better appreciation and guaranteed learning.

The seminar is inclusive of all meals and accommodations.

Venue

COSTALES NATURE FARMS TRAINING CENTER, Brgy Gagalot, Majayjay, Laguna

Seminar Schedules for 2013

April 5-7, 2013

May 22-24, 2013

June 26-28, 2013

July 24-26, 2013

August 21-23, 2013

September 25-27, 2013

October 23-25, 2013

November 27-29, 2013

Target audience

• Farmowners/retirees/businessmen/students who want to engage in natural/organic farming

• Wellness advocates, doctors, parents who want to grow healthy, chemical/pesticide-free veggies for family consumption

• Experienced conventional-based  farmers who want to convert their agricultural practices into natural/organic farming

• Farm technicians, teachers, LGU's who want to expound their knowledge on natural/organic farming

• Environmentalists, leaders who want to gain knowledge on recycling, reviving the forest, conversion of garbage into fertilizers, cleaning up of riverbanks and lakes

• Conventional growers of poultry and livestock who want to get rid of the foul odor and convert farm waste into cash

 

Seminar Programme

1st Day

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

• Registration

• Breakfast

•  Explanation of Costales Nature Farms/Farm Guidelines and schedule of activities

• Kyusei Nature Farming Concepts (The Costales Nature Farm’s Model)

• Farm tour at Costales Nature Farms

• Refreshment

• Lecture on EM Technology

• Lecture on EM Related Materials(EM Activated Solution(EMAS)

• (Hands-on) Making of EMAS

• Lunch break

• Lecture on EM Rice Wash (EMRW)

• (Demo) Making of EMRW

• Lecture on EM Fermented Plant Extract(EMFPE)

• (Demo) Making of EM FPE

• Lecture on EM-5 (Pests Repellent)

• (Demo) Making of EM-5

• Snack break

• Lecture on Bokashi (anerobic type)

• (Hands-on) Making of anaerobic Bokashi

• Lecture on Bokashi (aerobic type)

• (Hands-on) Making of aerobic Bokashi

• Lecture on EM Compost and Soil Bokashi- for seedling/potting mix

• EM mud balls - The key to eliminate fish kills, revive rivers, sludge treatment and sewage water treatment

• Recycling - from kitchen garbage to a very potent organic fertilizer

• (Hands-on) Kitchen garbage fermentation, Making EM bokashi mud balls and soil bokashi for nursery

• (Hands-on) Curing fish pond with EM mud balls

  2nd day

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• Breakfast

• Lecture on EM Application – Vegetables and Orchard

• (Hands-on) Field application of fermented garbage, bokashi and EMAS

• Lecture on Diff families of Vegetables

• Lecture on Various seedling medium “potting mix” or nursery mix

• (Hands-on)  Seedling medium preparation

• Snack break

• Lecture on Seed Germination Techniques using EMAS

• (Hands-on) Seed sowing

• Lecture on Plant Care and maintenance – transplanting, trellising, pruning and harvesting

• Lecture on Plant Nutritional requirement- N, P, K.

• lunch break

• Various sources of N, P, K (organic inputs)

• (Hands-on) Plant care and maintenance – transplanting

• Snack Break

• Lecture on Integrated Pests Management

• Harvesting and Post Harvest Techniques

• (Hands-on) Harvesting of  high value vegetables and herbs

• Integrated Pests Management (IPM)

• Lecture-Vermi Culture

• (Hands-on) Preparation of worm housing and substrate making

  3rd  day

8:00AM - 5:00 PM

• Breakfast

• Lecture - Duckweed Culture

• Field visit to duckweed ponds and demo of duckweed as an alternative feed to fish, poultry and livestock

• Lecture on EM application – Natural Piggery

• (Hands-on) Feedstock Making for Natural Piggery

• Eco-tour to Majayjay Falls, Majayjay, Laguna

• Lunch at the Falls

• Lecture on EM application – Poultry

• (Hands-on) Feedstock Making for Natural Poultry

• Power plants introduction for Poultry and Livestock

• Snack break

• Lecture on sales and marketing

• Sample production guide in growing vegetables

• Program for continuous vegetable production

• Discussion- Farm Planning and Farm Layout

• Revenue Projections

• Exam

• Awarding of certificates

• Departure

1-Day Weekend Seminar on EM Technology, Vermi Culture and Organic Gardening

Making of Effective Microorganisms Activated Solution (EMAS) ; Hands-on

Bokashi Production(aerobic and anaerobic) ; Hands-on

Botanical Pests Repellents ; Hands-on

Fermented Liquid Fertilizers from the backyard ; Hands-on

Practical Vermi Culture ; Hands-on

How to convert a kitchen garbage into a very rich organic fertilizer ; Hands-on

 

PHOTOS OF PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS

BATCH 1- FARMERS OF BRGY GAGALOT MAJAYJAY, LAGUNA

 

    

BATCH 2- FEDERATION OF FREE FARMERS(FFF)

     Our top graduates

BATCH 3 -CAMP BENJAMIN SPECIAL BATCH

Top Graduates

 

BATCH 4- AUGUST 24-26 SEMINAR

     Our Class Valedictorian

 

BATCH 5- SEPTEMBER 28-30 SEMINAR

 

BATCH 6-OCTOBER 28-30 SEMINAR

Our Summa cum Laude for this batch

BATCH 7 - NOV 25-28 SEMINAR

Our class topnotcher for this batch

 

Who could be the next topnotcher?

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(+63) 917-5442023  - Josie Costales