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Soil Restoration Course

soil ecology and biodiversity in regenerative agriculture and ecosystem restoration


This course is an ongoing ecosystem restoration education programme I have designed to be freely available to inspire us to take real action towards restoring our Earth to the abundant, peaceful, fruitful and joyful place it is meant to be. You will meet the various microscopic characters who work with plants to ensure we as well as all the other creatures, have air to breathe, nutritious food to eat, and fibre to clothe ourselves and build with. This is my life’s work, which I have spent years and years studying and the last year creating into the Soil Restoration Course. It is a labour of love, freely offered as a gift, free of charge, which I hope to continue for as long as I remain a creature of the Earth. If you would like to support this work please click the button below, your contribution is greatly appreciated and allows me to continue creating ever more educational content related to restoring the Earth’s ecosystems.
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Join the soil solution resolution

If you love our planet Earth and really want to make a significant contribution to its restoration, look no further than the soil beneath your feet. This course is designed to equip you with the essential tools to make a positive, meaningful and practical impact in reversing the damage we have created to this magnificent piece of universe.
Soil is the medium for plant growth providing us with air, food, water, housing the world’s biodiversity and playing a key role in the Earth’s water, carbon and nitrogen cycles, driving and influencing climatic conditions. One third of the Earth’s arable land has been lost over the last 40 years and our population is predicted to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050. Our soils are dying and we must restore them back to life if we are to feed, clothe and house ourselves and the future generations, and to preserve out biodiversity.
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Course outcomes

The Soil Restoration Course is designed to promote the understanding of the soil ecosystem and its function to empower our efforts in soil and therefore ecosystem restoration. It is designed for anyone interested in learning about the simple solutions to the threats of our very existence, addressing climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation and pollution remediation. You will learn the principles, theory as well as practical application of the information whether you’d like to apply it to your backyard, a large scale food production system or in ecosystem and biodiversity conservation efforts.

Learn how to

Biologically cultivate nutrient dense, healthy crops and native vegetation
Sequester carbon back into soil
Effectively conserve biodiversity from the ground up
Mitigate weed infestation and proliferation
Remediate pollutants from soil and the environment
Prevent loss of top soil, erosion, and soil degradation
Build soil structure and drought resilience, ensure water infiltration and mitigate flooding
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Course overview

Course overview and introduction to soil formation and composition
Soil ecology and the soil food web organisms
Bacteria and their function in soil structure, plant nutrition and immunity
Root symbiotic fungi in plant nutrition and immunity, carbon sequestration, soil structure and soil decontamination
Saprophytic fungi in plant nutrition and immunity, carbon sequestration and soil structure
Protozoa and their function in nutrient cycling
Nematodes in nutrient cycling and dispersal of bacteria and fungi
Cultivation of microbial diversity with a focus on fungi
Practical application of soil restoration including bioremediation (using microbes to clean up soil and water pollutants)
Course recap, summary and practice
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Course delivery and duration

The course is delivered in a video format of pre-recorded lessons via the Soil Restoration Course YouTube channel. Please watch it via the Soil Restoration Course playlist.
You can watch the lessons at your own pace and send in any questions to
givingsoils@gmail.com
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Course fees

This is the work of my life which I have spent years and years studying and the last year creating into the Soil Restoration Course. It is a labour of my love, freely offered as a gift, free of charge, which I hope to continue for as long as I remain a creature of the Earth. If you would like to support this work please click the button below, your contribution is greatly appreciated.
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Alternatively you are welcome to use direct bank transfer:
Bank details:
ING Direct
Sandra Tuszynska
BSB: 923 100
ACC: 30160162

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Course content details

Course overview and introduction to soil formation and composition - learn about how soils form, the role of biological activity in soil formation, soil mineral composition and its significance
Ecology of soil and the soil food web organisms - meet the key soil microbes and their interactions in releasing mineral nutrients from soil and providing these to plants, ensuring plant nutrition and plant immunity, and how these organisms ensure soil structure and moisture retention, carbon sequestration and pollution remediation
Bacteria and their function in soil structure and plant nutrition - discover the key bacterial functional groups, their roles in soil structure formation and plant nutrition, their interaction with other soil life forms, and why bacterial diversity is the key in a healthy soil ecosystem
Fungi in plant nutrition and immunity, carbon sequestration, soil structure and soil decontamination - understand the importance of fungi in soil ecosystems and how these often missing microorganisms are vital in sequestering carbon back into soils, the importance of plant symbiotic fungi in plant nutrition and immunity and of saprophytic (decomposer) fungi in nutrient cycling and pollution remediation
Protozoa and their function in nutrient cycling - discover the various types of protozoa (unicellular animals) including amoebae, flagellates and ciliates which consume bacteria releasing plant available nutrients, their interactions and roles in the soil food web ecosystems
Nematodes in nutrient cycling and dispersal of bacteria and fungi - learn about the microscopic worms which form the bulk of the weight of all organisms on the planet and how as predators of bacteria, fungi and other nematodes, they ensure nutrient cycling while moderating the soil food web, driving ecological succession
Ecological succession - understand the concept and principles of ecological succession in the soil, it’s dependance on the soil microbiome structure and how it dictates plant ecological succession driving biodiversity; understand how disturbance of soil biological structure forces ecological collapse creating the need for weed proliferation to drive soil restoration
Cultivation of microbial diversity - learn how to cultivate a functional soil microbiome to ensure soil food web structure necessary for optimal plant growth; learn various composting methods, how to feed and look after the organisms that form soil, their requirements and reliance on organic matter and their plant host
Practical application of restoring soil - learn through practical examples how to apply the cultivated microbes to soil ecosystems in farming and ecosystem restoration efforts, the practices that support the cultivation of beneficial soil/plant microbes, soil detoxification and carbon sequestration
Course recap, summary, practice and feedback
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