About the summit
The Eat Your Dirt Summit has a jam-packed, star-spangled, rip-snortin' line-up of permaculture peeps, soil sleuths, and gardening gurus who are set to knock your socks off with their fountains of information and helpful tips on transforming your environment into a growing extravaganza!
Looking for ways to transform a boring landscape into an abundant food forest? They've got that covered.
Experiencing some gardening challenges and need some guidance? Yep, that, too.
Want to increase the healthy foods you feed yourself and your family? Apparently, it's all in the dirt. Check it out!
This summit is all about the most important aspect of any gardening or farming venture - the soil - and how to leverage your resources, improve your soil, and grow an abundance of food.
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to hear 30+ experts talking about how you can fix your broken soils, grow your own food, and alter the landscape for the better, forever.
The list of presentations
Level 1: Making Your Dirt
Topsoil Quality Guidelines for Landscaping with Von Isaman Hop Compost Company & Making Compost in Large Batches with Kevin Davies Worm Composting and Soil Recipes with Steve Masley Composting for Complete Beginners with CaliKim Hidden Half of Nature with Anne Biklé and David Montgomery Speaker Panel on Making and Using Soil
Level 2: Using Your Dirt
Practicing Permaculture with No Land of Your Own with Milton Dixon Principles, Practices, and Tips for Water-Harvesting Earthworks and Rain Gardens by Brad LandcasterIdeas for Building a Permaculture Edible Landscape with Amy Stross 15 Lessons Learned from Diving Headlong into a Permaculture Based Homestead with Diego Footer Uncommonly Easy to Grow Fruits in the Food Forest with Michael Judd Urban Homesteading the Neighborhood and Seed Starting with Sarah Sailer Organic Container and Raised Bed Gardening with Steve Masley Urban Food Forestry and Plant Selection with Leigh Martin Beyond The Backyard Homestead with Carleen Madigan Earthworks – When NOT to Make Them with Douglas Barnes Hugelkultur Q&A with Paul Wheaton Landscape Design and Community Food Forestry with Jacqueline Cramer
Level 3: Healing Your Dirt
The Conscious Entrepreneur and Permaculture with Devin Slavin Restoration, Soil Sampling, and Food Forest City Park with Borderlands Restoration Organic Farming for the Planet with Grace Gershuny Rocket Mass Heaters and Outdoor Applications with Ernie and Erica WisnerCreating a Permaculture Abundance with William Horvath Sustainable: A Documentary with Annie Speicher and Matt Wechsler From Scary to Beautiful with Permaculture with Paul Wheaton 5 Keys to a Healthier and Happier Life While Leaving a Legacy with Wayne DorbandGrowing a Revolution with David Montgomery Healing the Earth through Energy Work with Cable Jones Growing a Skincare Business with Herbal Heart Apothecary (H2A) – Heather Goldstein and Sarahkate GreeleySpeaker Q&A on Climate Change The Carbon Underground Project with Larry Kopald Closing Keynote: Making Soil Great Again Masterclass with Amanda Smith
A short preview of some of the presentations