【Overviews of the three parts】

This Basic course is Shumei Natural the Basic. This is aimed at farmers/growers and students who wish to try growing food naturally without applying any chemicals, fertilisers and animal manures. This autumn and winter sessions are lecture only. There will be no farm tour.

Part 1: What is Shumei Natural Agriculture?

On this basic course, you will look at the principle of Shumei Natural Acriculture such as importance of soil; role of composts; basic idea of seed savings.

By the end of this course you should be able to...

Describe the key concepts of Shumei Natural Agriculture
Understand the role of soil and composts/catch crops
Understand the importance of seed saving in Natural Agriculture
Understand the attitudes towards pests and weeds
Recognise how people’s thoughts would affect plants

Part 2: Concept of purification and problems

On this basic course, you will look at the concept of purification and our attitude towards problems such as diseases, pests and weeds.

By the end of this course you should be able to...

Describe the key concepts of Shumei Natural Agriculture
Understand the attitudes towards pests and weeds
Understand the concept of purification
Recognise how people’s thoughts would affect plants

Part 3: Seed saving and characteristic of NA vegetables

On this basic course, you will look at the importance of seed savings and characteristics of the vegetables grown by Natural Agriculture.

By the end of this course you should be able to...

Describe the key concepts of Shumei Natural Agriculture
Understand the relationship between seeds, soil and plants
Recognise how saved seeds will adopt to its environment
Understand the common characteristics of vegetables grown by Narural Agriculture method

[Online] Shumei Natural Agriculture learning course Part1, Part 2 and Part3