Body and Soil Conference - Presenters
Jerry Brunetti - Jerry Brunetti will return for his fifth year to present at the Maui Body and Soil conference. He is a consummate communicator of the connection to food as medicine and farm as "farmacy." Jerry willl speak to the collaborations of the various inhabitants in the human gut. A soil consultant, he will give recommendations to those signing up with soil analysis during early registration.
Theresa Vernon - Theresa Verson will present for the first time at the Maui Body and Soil conference. A mineral tissue hair analysis expert and licensed acupuncturist, she is an expert in treating chronic fatigue syndrome and metal toxicity through "Hair Analysis" to free up the body's ability to properly absorb nutrients. An early registration discount on hair analysis is available.
Dr. Paul Hepperly - Dr. Paul Reed Hepperly is a Fulbright Scholar, a Rachel Carson Scientist, and the former director of Rodale Research and Senior Scientist. He is a world recognized expert in greenhouse gases and our food system and has lectured extensively around the world on the underestimated appreciation of soil for managing Global Climate Change by positively influencing greenhouse gas concentrations. He will speak on diverse topics such as biochar, innovative compost methods, cover cropping, tillage reduction, and the energy requirements of our food system. He has over 35 years of success in agricultural research, management, education and information outreach. He worked from 1999 to 2002 with organic ginger farmers on Hawai‘i Island and helped to manage ginger bacterial wilt before taking residence in North America.
Michael Martin Melendrez - Michael Melendrez will present for the first time at the Maui Body and Soil conference. Owner of Soil Secrets, Michael coined the term "soil food web" in the 1970s. He is an expert on humus building and microbial inoculation and will talk about what we can do to prepare our soils for growing plants.