This three-day course will give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of your farm's most precious resource: soil. From the basics of using and interpreting a soil test to learning to identify the effects of depleted or excessive nutrients in your soil, the lessons you learn here could change the way you farm. Participants will be amazed at what the Albrecht method has to offer them.

Here is a brief overview of what to expect:

• Day 1: Working with soil tests, pH and liming; how calcium and magnesium affect crop production; soil compaction and solutions
• Day 2: Working with major nutrients, nitrogen and sulfur; potassium and phosphorous; compost and manure; extremes
• Day 3: Working with micronutrients; what to do with excessive nutrients; how to correct for excessive traces; neutralizing extreme pH.

Neal Kinsey studied privately under Dr. Albrecht's direction and successfully completed the required course material to qualify as a certified agronomist. As a soil fertility management specialist, Neal has served as the principle consultant to a number of agriculture and commercial accounts around the world.

Camp Yolijwa is located in the beautiful mountains of central Pennsylvania, adjacent to the Colonel Dennings State Park. The historic lodge was once the Doubling Gap Sulphur Springs Hotel in the 1800's. Camp Yolijwa hosts a wide range of conferences throughout the winter and is home to a youth Christian camp during summers. The Camp has numerous hiking trails, ping-pong and foosball tables, a workout facility, and many lovely fireplaces, so you will find it the ideal location for unwinding after a hard day of intensive lecture.

DIRECTIONS

The address of the camp is 1550 Doubling Gap Road, Newville, PA 17241. Map Quest directions to the camp appear to be accurate. If you are flying into Pennsylvania, the closest airport is Harrisburg International Airport. If you need assistance making arrangements to get to Camp Yolijwa from the airport, please contact Heather House directly at 814-349-9856.

FROM INTERSTATE 81:
Exit at the Newville Exit #37. Turn onto Route 233 North and proceed 12 miles to Doubling Gap Center.

FROM PA TURNPIKE (I-76)
Exit at the Blue Mountain Exit #201. Proceed north on Route 997 to the intersection of Route 233. Turn left onto 233 North and proceed 3 miles to Doubling Gap Center. The camp's entrance, if traveling north on Route 233, is on the left about 200 yards past the lake.

LODGING and DINNER

Breakfast and lunch are included in the price of registration. Hot home-cooked meals will be served family style. For your convenience, lodging and evening meals are also available for an additional fee. If you would like to stay on-site or purchase evening meals, please contact Heather House directly at 814-349-9856. Lodging and dinner will be available beginning Sunday evening.

Dormitory-Style Lodging is $19 per person/night. We will house four or less people of the same gender in a room. Everyone will have a bottom bunk. Restrooms are same-gender shared facilities. We are also able to accommodate couples. If you plan to stay at the lodge in the dorms, please bring your own bedding, pillow, towel and toiletries. The beds are single-size.

Evening Meal is $10/per person for an all-you-care-to-eat home-cooked, family-style meal.

Other Lodging Options

There are hotels in the nearby towns of Shippensburg and Carlisle, each about a 25 minute drive from the Camp.

Best Western Shippensburg Hotel- 717-532-5200
Shippens Place Hotel (nice place and locally owned) 717-532-4141
Budget Host Inn- 717-530-1234

Days Inn Carlisle-717-258-4147
Super 8 Motel-717-245-9898
Howard Johnson Inn-717-243-5411