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Building Soil Fertility and Growing Nutrient Dense Produce The Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance ( <http://www.moffa.net> http://www.moffa.net), The Greater Lansing Food Bank Garden Project ( <http://greaterlansingfoodbank.org> http://greaterlansingfoodbank.org) and the Allen Neighborhood Center ( <http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org> http://allenneighborhoodcenter.org) are excited to announce a Lansing presentation by Dan Kittredge on Monday, October 3 from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Allen Neighborhood Center Market Place. The Allen Market Place is located at 1629 E. Kalamazoo St. in Lansing, behind Allen Neighborhood Center's main office. The complex is on the north-west corner of E. Kalamazoo and Shepard Streets on Lansing's Eastside. There is no cost or registration required. Dan is a dynamic presenter, lifelong organic farmer, and the founder of the Bionutrient Food Association ( <http://bionutrient.org/> http://bionutrient.org/). Participants will get an overview of how biological growing methods: * Improve the quality and nutrition of food crops, which improves profitability and promotes human health and environmental vibrancy * Reduce the need for off-farm inputs thereby cutting costs * Adjust soil chemistry and biology to build organic matter and optimize plant health * Change agriculture from a greenhouse gas emitter to a carbon sequestering activity Dan will also be doing the same free presentation at these other locations and times: . Detroit - Earthworks Urban Farm - Sat. Oct. 1 - 1264 Meldrum Street - 2-4PM . Ann Arbor - Sunward Cohousing - Sun Oct. 2 - 424 Little Lake Drive - 1-3PM . Ypsilanti - Growing Hope - Sun. Oct. 2 - 922 W. Michigan Ave - 5-7PM Dan will be returning to Michigan for a 2-day intensive soils workshop titled "High Bionutrient Crop Production" scheduled for the weekend of November 12-13, 2016 at the Washtenaw Food Hub near Ann Arbor. The cost is $200 but efforts are underway to provide farmer scholarships. To find more information about the soils workshop, see: <http://bionutrient.org/workshops> http://bionutrient.org/workshops. A detailed schedule of topics is available there. Here are some links to more information about Dan through videos, podcasts and publications. . Southeast Iowa Food Hub fundraiser appearance (18 min): o <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z89jhbkix9c> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z89jhbkix9c . Appearance at the Carbon Farming Conference at Tufts University (about 20 min): o <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOtsWsMbabg> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOtsWsMbabg . Dan's perspective on Bionutrient Rich Food and Health: o <http://bionutrient.org/bionutrient-rich-food/bionutrient-rich-food-health> http://bionutrient.org/bionutrient-rich-food/bionutrient-rich-food-health . Here is a link to a 1:47:45 podcast: o <http://www.c-realm.com/wp-content/uploads/01_Dan_Kittredge.mp3> http://www.c-realm.com/wp-content/uploads/01_Dan_Kittredge.mp3 Please spread the word. We hope to see you Monday! John A. Biernbaum, PhD Professor, Department of Horticulture A440C Plant and Soil Sciences Building 1066 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI 28824 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> , 517-353-0419 http://www.hrt.msu.edu/people/dr_john_biernbaum