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‘Restoration Agriculture’ Lecture

November 2, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cal Poly’s Center for Sustainability will host a presentation on “restoration agriculture” by Mark Shepard, owner of New Forest Farm in Wisconsin, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the San Luis Obispo Grange.

Shepard will talk about his farm and explain restoration agriculture, including topics such as farm-scale permaculture, agroforestry, keyline design, perennial cropping systems, and water management for resilience in times of flood and drought. Keyline design refers to a landscape design system that combines water conservation and soil building.

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  • Date: November 2, 2015
  • Time:
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Cal Poly’s Center for Sustainability will host a presentation on “restoration agriculture” by Mark Shepard, owner of New Forest Farm in Wisconsin, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the San Luis Obispo Grange.

Shepard will talk about his farm and explain restoration agriculture, including topics such as farm-scale permaculture, agroforestry, keyline design, perennial cropping systems, and water management for resilience in times of flood and drought. Keyline design refers to a landscape design system that combines water conservation and soil building.