The state of our soil health in the United States directly correlates to the growing crisis of environmental degradation and climate change. Traditional farming practices and the excessive use of chemical fertilizers is destroying our soil, water, and biodiversity. By reverting to regenerative farming practices, we can work to reverse climate change and improve our agricultural output. Topsoil is an amazing carbon sink, and natural water filter. In this meeting we will be learning about its complex nature and how investing in regenerative practices locally and nationally, we can actively reverse the environmental degradation.
Special Note: Learning, engaging, and finding solutions. The monthly IDEAS Hive meetings allow experts from several different topics to educate you on environmental issues before inviting you to produce your own local solutions.
This program is presented by Wae Nelson and hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation in collaboration with IDEAS For Us.
About the Program Presenters
Wae Nelson, along with his wife Kathy, founded Florida Gardening Magazine in 1995 and successfully published it for 20 years. They finally sold it in 2014 and retired. Wae always had a love for the soil, and had become very concerned by how fast it was being destroyed, so he started looking for methods to slow this trend down. This resulted in a TEDX presentation intended as an introduction to biochar. Then he learned about regenerative agriculture and was hooked. Regen Ag is the result of very recent research, much of it being conducted in the last 10 years, and looks at ag in a whole new way. This new perspective has resulted in eliminating the need for fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides while increasing yields. He now spends his time “getting the word out”.
About the Presenting Organization
IDEAS For Us brings in experts on environmental topics and allows them to educate our audience, equipping them with the knowledge they need to make innovative solutions to climate change. They then engage the audience in a conversation about how to solve these issues with localized action.
For our September Book Club selection, bring your recent favorite book to discuss. A book club can have several goals at once, including the social aspect of getting together with others in a relaxed setting and the focused activity of discussing various elements of a particular book that everyone in the group has (mostly) read.…
Learn how to start your own backyard food forest. One of the joys of living in Florida is year-round growing seasons for fresh produce. As grocery costs continue to rise, have you considered setting up your own backyard food forest? Not only is gardening good for your physical health, studies show it is also great…
In this workshop, led by mental health counselors from the CHILL Counseling Program learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of anxiety Most people would admit to having felt some level of anxiety, but what is anxiety? Where does it come from? Anxiety is a healthy and normal emotion, and it is important to…
Life, at times, can feel overwhelmingly busy. Our days are filled with commutes, meetings, errands, and more. When our schedules are filled, sometimes it’s hard to know where everything fits, and our health can fall by the wayside. The good news is that there are practices we can add to our routines to make our…
What comes to mind when you think of wellness? Is it exercise, doctor visits, and eating balanced meals? To us, wellness includes more than just our physical wellbeing; it’s a holistic approach to feeling well both in mind and body. The philosophy that drives the Center for Health & Wellbeing includes the Seven Dimensions of…
Healing the Gut Through Nutrition and Lifestyle Changes The beginning of gut health research focused on the role of microorganisms and how they can attract the attention of basic infectious diseases based on the health and nutrition of the subject. Today, this research has evolved and sparked popularity on how we can prioritize our gut…
