LIFE SARMIENTO training courses: vineyard pruning management for its transformation into organic fertilizer

LIFE SARMIENTO training courses: vineyard pruning management for its transformation into organic fertilizer

Training sessions for all those agents interested in the management of vineyard pruning waste for its transformation into compost will be shortly published.

The courses aim to make known the vine management system that is carried out in the project, offering free training about the recovery of vineyards pruning waste to all those interested.

Participation is open to technicians and / or managers of cooperatives and wineries from other Denominations of Origin and viticultural zones, to agricultural technicians, professional organizations, managers of urban gardens and / or seedbeds, as well as the general public.

The content of the courses is structured in four blocks, where training will be offered in the following areas:

Climate Change and Circular Economy. Situation of the vineyard in Spain and Europe.  Strategies of mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Management of vine pruning waste. Environmental problems and alternative to traditional management

Composting process. Organic matter and soil. Composting of vine pruning waste

Demonstration of the use of vine compost as an organic amendment to the soil. Advantages of its application

More information about the content and training sessions will be announced soon on our website.