5 Day Workshop
Syntropic Agriculture
2023
With Ernst Götsch
From Monday 23. October to Friday 27. October 2023 we organize together with the Association Selva-Foresta Commestibile Tecetto, Agroecology Works! and the Permaculture Association Switzerland a Syntropic Agriculture Workshop with Ernst Götsch at two sites in the Canton of Tessin, Switzerland.
Ernst Götsch, researcher and farmer, living, cultivating annuals, fruit-trees and cocoa since 40
years in Brazil, developing and testing on areas in different eco-systems, strategies and methods
for the re-cultivation of degraded areas, transforming them in complex- and highly productive
agro-forests, for which the biggest external input he needs for its functioning, is knowledge.
Knowledge in terms of the
- employment of the dynamics of natural species-succession,
- interactions between plants and local fauna,
- eco-physiological properties of species,
- and the use of the potentials to favour life-processes and productivity by the micro-flora and -fauna of the soil.
The employment of his methods, described by him in papers like „Break through in agriculture (ASPTA 1993)”, “15 Principles For The Comprehension Of Life (2016)“, and “Perennials (Agenda
Götsch 2016)” etc. Additionally shown and popularized by numerous films, television-programs,
interviews, workshops and consultancies etc. given by him since 1979.
The names he gave to describe his method , such as “Successional Agro-Forestry“ or “Syntropic
Agriculture” have been adopted by numerous people world wide for their use.
Now we invite him to Switzerland to answer the question on how we can translate this approach into smallholder agriculture and food forest systems in our temperate climate.
“Wouldn’t we achieve greater results if we sought ways of cultivation that favor the development of plants, rather than creating genotypes that support the bad conditions we impose them?” – Ernst Götsch
Part 1 - Azienda Ca di Ciser
The workshop combines theory and practice and is divided in two parts whereas the first part will take place from Monday 23. October until Wednesday 25. October at the Azienda Ca di Ciser, Mergoscia, where Ernst Götsch’s son Tankred, a farmer and landscaper, produces wine and grape juice. Having witnessed and participated in the development of the Syntropic Farming system in Brazil during his youth, Tankred is translating the approach into the Southern Swiss Mountain viticultural farm. He further incorporates ancient agricultural cycles at his site as well as norms of the middle east, birthplace of our agriculture.
Topics on site
- Revisiting two viticulture sites established in 2019 during Ernst Götsch’s last workshop in Switzerland and discussing the lessons learnt.
- Cultivating stone fruit trees on land deemed unfit for it and grain crops as green manure to enrich sandy soils.
Part 2 - Selva-Foresta Commestibile Tecetto
The second part of the workshop will follow on Thursday 26. October until Friday 27. October at the new Food Forest project of the Association Selva-Foresta Commestibile Tecetto in Gerra Gambarogno. Where once every square meter on the terraced steep slopes was used, have nowadays most farmers left the place. But Daniel Lis, a food forester and permaculturalist wants to revive these terraces again and is in the process of establishing a smallholder food forest system.
Topics on site
- Food Forests and Syntropic Agriculture.
- Starting from scratch and establishing an agricultural business on small scale.
- Syntropic Agriculture in a chestnut forest.
- How to incorporate and work with existing vegetation, including invasive neophytes.
The Frame
Language
The Workshop will be held in English.
Price
The total cost for the 5 Workshop days is CHF 1’100.- and includes 5 vegetarian lunches. Other meals, travels and lodging have to be organized individually.
Participation
The Workshop is aimed at people who are already somewhat experienced with the topic of Agroforestry, Food Forests and viticulture in their daily practice and theory.
Insurance
Each participant is responsible for his own insurance.
Registration
The registration is open. Please submit your application for the workshop (motivation and short bio) through the form below. We will send you the payment info after reviewing your application.
The final registration will be considered accordingly the order of payment. The payment itself will be confirmed as soon as the money is on the account.
Annulation
An annulation is possible until the 31. August 2023 in which case you’ll get back the full workshop fee. Until 15. September there will be a 50% reimbursement and in case you cancel after that we unfortunately won’t be able to reimburse.
Questions
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Registration
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