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ALAN ROSENBERG
Alan Rosenberg Work Biography
Born Johannesburg SA 1953. Matriculated and received a Diploma in general Agriculture from Glen Agricultural College in 1973. 1974 was spent in Israel Kibbutz Ma-agan Michael working in a dairy with a herd of 250 milking cows. Late 1974 and early ‘75 was spent at the then Kanheim Feedlot outside Middleburg with 38 600 head of beef. 1975 was spent in Delmas / Leslie area, Mpumalanga, co managing a mixed commercial farm of 1200 ha. Working with dairy, beef, sheep, poultry, dry land crops, irrigated vegetables, and some fruit. !976 was spent again in Israel working with vegetables for industrial processing as well as vegetables for seed production 1977 – 81 was spent in Swaziland with the Ministry of Education. 1977 teaching agriculture to upper school children. 1978 - 81 establishing a training program for training Primary School teachers to become specialised agricultural teachers. This involved structuring a course, creating curriculum and establishing a demonstration model smallholding on 4 ha. The training institute still operates to date and is the Centre of Schools Agriculture. 1982/3 was spent at Emerson College Sussex England studying Biodynamic agriculture with Prof. Koepf 1984 was spent on the 250 acre college farm. Mixed farming, cereals, vegetables and a beef herd. 1985 – 88 was spent at the Tobias Art College, Sussex England growing seasonal vegetables and fruit to feed the 45 students 1989 - 96 was spent developing a smallholding in Cresset House Midrand supplying seasonal vegetables, herbs, fruit, milk, meat, eggs as well as pastures for the animals. The produce was used to feed the 70 resident people in need of special care as well as generating income from excess produce sold on the open market. Was on the Board of Directors for four years. 1997 – 98 was spent developing an organic farm (2500ha) in the Bronkhorstspruit / Witbank area. 110 Nguni cattle, 7000 peach and nectarine trees and irrigated vegetables. 1999 - 2000 was spent working with Midrand Eco-city on community projects in the surrounding informal settlements. This involved about 600 people working through 5 registered co-operatives focusing on household food security and commercial vegetable production. 2001 to date working with “LINDROS” Whole Earth Consultants 2007 Alan was awarded a Master Mentor certificate by the National Department of Agriculture Wrote and published the first “Organic Agriculture A Handbook” for South Africa with his business partner Thomas Linders. Has written “Global Health in Crisis, The Answer lies in the Soil”.
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