SoZo Syntropic Agroforestry Retreat & Workshop
When: March 3-6 (Program starts Friday at 5pm to Monday 5pm)
Stuarts Point Convention Centre (SoZo Farm)
What can you expect?
Friday and Saturday we will focus on the Biblical significance of gardening, our stewardship and connection to the earth, and what makes Syntropic Agroforestry so relevant for us. We will be learning from brothers and sisters who are already being blessed by Syntropic Agroforestry, and discovering how this can work for city gardens and farms, which can be a great way to connect with and bless our communities.
Sunday and Monday will feature immersion workshops with Thiago Barbosa, a Syntropic Agroforestry pioneer in Australia. For the past 10 years, Thiago has been spreading the knowledge of this unique food production and land restoration technique.
Workbook included
Hands-on garden experience and Q & A with more experienced gardeners
Whole-food-plant-based meals are included (Friday dinner, Sabbath three meals, Sunday three meals, and Monday breakfast and lunch)
Investment: Early bird rate (if you book by February 25th) $520pp. Regular rate $600 pp.
Please note, accommodation is NOT included and you will need to book your own accommodation (cabins, camping sites etc) directly with Stuarts Point Convention Centre: ph: 6569 0576
Website: https://stuartspointconventioncentre.com.au/accommodation/
Thiago Barbosa Bio:
Thiago is a Syntropic Agroforestry pioneer in Australia who for the past 10 years has been spreading the knowledge of this unique food production and land restoration technique.
In 2013 Thiago fell in love with the principles of Syntropic Agroforestry in Brazil and has been since improving his skills with different teachers and friends like Ernst Götsch, Henrique Sousa, Karin Hanzi, Patricia Vaz, Namaste Ganesh, Joao Pereira, Murilo Arantes, Fernando Rebello and others, experiencing from small to large scale operations across different biomes.
With work carried across the globe, Thiago teaches from backyard gardeners to farmers, how to apply the principles in different regions and climates helping thousands of land stewards to transition from conventional regenerative practices.
What is Syntropic Agroforestry?
Syntropic Agroforestry is an innovative approach to agriculture that allows us to create dynamic, successional and economically viable ecosystems that restore degraded soil biodiversity. By understanding and respecting nature’s complex system, Syntropic Agroforestry imitates the natural regeneration of forests and provides a harmonious integration of our food production systems.
Developed by Swiss Botanist Ernst Göstch, it is a system that produces its own organic matter through the practice of pruning, which continually increases resources while boosting root activity and encouraging a higher rate of photosynthesis. This results in an abundant system that creates healthier soils, increases diversity of food, requires less water, sequesters carbon, regenerates the ecosystem and doesn’t require long-term external inputs.
About the Workshop:
Learn how to produce an abundant variety of fruit, veggies, timber and other crops while regenerating ecosystems and creating ecological resilience, climate stability, economic prosperity and healthy communities. This innovative technique can be applied from backyard gardens to large-scale farms.
Event Terms and Conditions
I wish to attend and participate in the NNSW Syntropic Agroferstry Retreat & Workshop 2023. I acknowledge that there are risks involved (injury, loss or damage) and choose to participate on this understanding knowing that all reasonable care will be taken to avoid such. I acknowledge that the NNSW SDA Conference is not responsible for the loss or theft of my personal property.
I give the NNSW Syntropic Agroferstry Retreat & Workshop photographer and his/her assistants, permission to use and publish photographs of me, and those included in this form, for editorial, trade, advertising and any other purpose, unless the organisation has been notified in writing of any legal or safety reasons.
The information contained in this form is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Furthermore, I agree to refrain from any behaviour that may be detrimental to any attendee (child, youth, staff or other participants) and commit to live by the values of the Seventh-day Adventist Church during my time at Big Camp. I recognise that not adhering to this disqualifies my participation at the event and I may be asked to leave.
Cancellations made after 24th February will be charged 50% of the full registration cost. Cancellations can be made by emailing kategarriga@adventist.org.au. Otherwise payment may be forfeited.