Intro to Korean Natural Farming JADAM - Farmer Scholarships

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My name is Gerrit Van Houweling. I grew up in the high desert of Central Oregon on a small 10 acre ranch where learning to connect with nature and wildlife was part of every day life and my favorite past time. After graduated high-school, I began splitting my time in community College and working on local food farms specializing in optimizing crop production and soil health.

I deeply resonated with organic and holistic farming approaches at a young age and started my first micro farm at 19. I began applying self study and various organic practices to the land learning through trial and error the fundamentals of soil science. Now, nearly 17 years later I steward 2 five acre regenerative farms in my home town of Tumalo Oregon applying Permaculture design, JADAM, KNF, AACT and natural farming philosophy to slowly build soil and food production spaces.

Through the complex hurdles of farming in such a difficult area, I have had to learn much about resourceful and natural farming techniques involving  building healthy soil, water wise farming, composting and aerobic and anaerobic microbiology. After taking 2 workshop courses in Southern Oregon in 2018 I have a teachers certificate in JADAM/KNF and am currently working beyond the farm on developing a local compost business and as an ecological landscape designer/installer where I hope to introduce more people to ecological farming system approaches.