NO-TILL GARDENING - Theory and Practice

COMPREHENSIVE COURSE

based on the Jardin vivrier method

Gain 100% of the energy you’d expend on tilling (or even broadforking!)

Save 90% of watering needs and 80% of weeding

Harvest bigger, healthier and more nutritious vegetables

Increase your food, energy and financial self-sufficiency

Regenerate the fertility of your soil while growing food in it

Go on vacation in the middle of the summer with peace of mind

Improve your health with gentle, pleasant physical exercise in the open air, an ultra-nutritious, a fresh organic diet, and a connection with the living world

Help the environment by promoting biodiversity in your backyard, fixing carbon in your garden, and increasing your consumption of ultra-local products

A REVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUE AT THE SERVICE OF ALL LIVING THINGS, INCLUDING YOU

In French with English subtitles.

ACCESS FOR LIFE - Unlimited access to the course content as long as the company exists.

After taking this course, you will be able to :

  • Take the right action each season to boost fertility and reduce effort

  • Manage watering and weeding (what's left of it: 90% less!) to avoid work

  • Choose the right mulch to feed the microbial soil life so that it tills the soil for you and optimizes plant growth

  • Design a simple, effective rotation that reduces pests and compost application

  • Make the most of your soil type: they're all good!

  • Start a new plot without digging up or turning over the soil

  • Increase your harvests in the ground or in pots and containers thanks to the principles of no-till gardening

  • Learn how to manage the humanure to take advantage of this valuable resource

  • Let all your actions be guided by your understanding of the agronomic and ecological context

  • Know where to find the answers to all your questions as they arise

Is it for you ?

  • You have only one flower bed for pleasure

  • You have a large plot to feed your family

  • You don’t have your gardening space yet, but you want to master the information in advance

  • You have a large balcony full of pots and gardening containers

  • You have zero experience in gardening and no knowledge of agronomy

  • You've always been a gardener

  • You have never read Le jardin vivrier

  • You've read lots of gardening and self-sufficiency books, including Le jardin vivrier

  • You are passionate about rototilling

  • You hate all forms of contact with the earth

  • Vegetables? Yuck!

TESTIMONIALS

YOUR TEACHER

Marie Thévard is the author of the popular guide Le jardin vivrier. Daughter of Marie-Thérèse Thévard, a self-sufficiency gardening guru in Quebec for 35 years, she has a degree in agro-environmental engineering, experience in agriculture, and grew up in her parents' eco-village project. Motivated by the benefits for health, communities and ecosystems, she offers support for gardening projects, food autonomy and ecological lifestyles.

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What does the course contain?

All the theory notions and practices you need to perfectly master no-till gardening. The content is in the form of videos in two different formats: you’ll always hear my voice, and either you'll see me talking, or you'll see a animated graphics.

It’s condensed content. It’s a good idea to take notes and to listen to each video a few times to absorb it well. Lifetime access allows you to return over months and years, refining your knowledge by combining it with your practical experience.

It provides some exercises to help you familiarize yourself with the concepts.

What is the time investment?

It’s a video course and you have access to it for life, so you can watch it at your own pace!

The total time is 2 hours and 40 minutes, split into several small videos.

Will I get results in the first year?

Absolutely! On the first day, even. As soon as you apply the mulch, the wheel of life starts turning.

What is the main advantage of the course?

The ease of understanding. The animated graphics are very visual and the videos where I speak feel as if we were sitting face to face and I was explaining it to you. It includes content that is not in the book, and it is also explained differently, through a different medium. The ideal is to have the book, because the two are complementary.

(But Le jardin vivrier is not translated yet... Do you know an English-language editor?)

Are there refunds?

On a case-by-case basis. If the training doesn’t suit you, come talk to me about it. By the way, I am also very keen on constructive criticism as well as positive comments!

Did you know that gardening

  • Is one of the best types of physical exercise for overall health

  • Helps reduce stress and anxiety and has an antidepressant effect

  • Can improve self-esteem

  • Creates direct contact with Nature

  • Helps forge social connections

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