Workshop Series 2025: Creating a Biofactoría and Chromatography of biofertilizers by Jairo Restrepo
Schedule
Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 am to Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
4781 N Mount Gilead Rd, Monroe, IN, United States, Indiana 47408 | Bloomington, IN
Discussion on the Biofactoría will cover the problems caused by the current model of industrial agriculture, the importance of organic agriculture and its advances at a global level, as well as Jairo’s own experiences in practicing organic agriculture. A functional biofactoría will then be used to walk though its operation with practical, hands-on demonstrations.
The chromatography content will begin with an introductory lecture on the process and its analysis methods. It will then be followed by performing the process on the biofertilizers created with the example biofactoría and practicing the analysis of their results.
Jairo will once again conduct an organic- regenerative focused workshop in 2025 at Sobremesa Farm in Bloomington, Indiana. Regenerative agriculture focuses on various approaches to climate resilience through conservation practices, soil regeneration, improving water retention and ultimately improving soil structure, allowing for healthier plant growth. Farmers throughout the US along with programs, supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), have seen the importance of employing sustainable practices on farms of various scales to mitigate the effects of climate change. Many of the practices taught at the workshop are easily applicable for various farm scales and to the home gardener.
In 2023, Sobremesa Farm was one of the featured farms for Farm Aid 2023. Being in the national spotlight gave us an opportunity to highlight the importance of the individual farmer’s role in caring for the health of the land through sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices along with permaculture principles.
Where is it happening?
4781 N Mount Gilead Rd, Monroe, IN, United States, Indiana 47408, 4781 N Mt Gilead Rd, Bloomington, IN 47408-7405, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: