Deepen your understanding of how soils work!
Explore ways to regenerate and manage your soil for health and fertility!

“Best soils course I have ever attended.” NT

Are you looking to build your confidence in managing your soils, improve soil health on your place, learn to make effective soil decisions or implement regenerative cropping or grazing

This 2 Day Essentials Bootcamp will get you started!

Join us on farm at Bibbaringa, an amazing regenerative farm near Albury NSW, for this intensive, hands on Bootcamp as we explore the essentials of soils, soil health and soil fertility in the paddock! This Course will deepen your understanding of how soils work and build your confidence to manage your own soils well.

“David makes soil sexy” NSW

Date & Time

Wednesday 30th September & Thursday 1st October

8.30am to 4.30 pm

Course Content

Day 1

A day in the life of a soil. Get to know how soils work!
Exploring Soil Types: one size doesn’t fit all
Soil Texture: sand, silt and clay!
Soil Colloids: understanding the CEC
Soil Fertility - 1: where do soil nutrients come from?
Soil Biology: the community of life in your soil

Day 2

Soil Health: what is it and why is it important
The Soil Health Checklist: assessing soil health in the paddock and with a soil test
Soil Organic Matter: the heart of a healthy soil
Soil Structure and Water: optimising your soil’s water cycle
Soil Health: balancing the cations
Soil Fertility - 2: how nutrients cycle
4 Steps to Soil Success
Principles of Regenerative Soil Management

“Very few people have such a comprehensive understanding of soils but can deliver a course in a platform that is easy to understand. I would recommend it to anyone.” Vic

This course is hands on. You will need to bring a cube of soil from your place to get the most from the course. Bring more than one if you want! If you have a soil test then bring it along too!! We will get our hands dirty!

Presenter: David Hardwick

David is a professional agroecologist. He has been doing soil and regenerative agriculture extension and consulting all over Australia for
nearly 20 years. After completing a Dairy Traineeship he completed a degree in Ecological Agriculture at the University of Sydney with focus on regenerative and organic farming systems, land management and rural change. David has worked in the conventional, organic and regenerative sectors and across grazing, horticulture, dairying and cropping systems. For the last 10 years he has been teaching farmers and graziers about soils using fun and practical activities as part of his highly successful Digging Deeper Soils Courses.

Venue & Catering

The course will be hosted by Gill Sanbrook on Bibbaringa, an amazing farm and education facility 30 minutes from Albury, NSW. Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Teas are included in the Course fee.

Places

Places in this Bootcamp are limited to 25. A minimum of 10 people are required for the event to go ahead. In the event that the course does not go ahead due to minimum numbers not being reached, or due to COVID19; 7 days before the course commences a full refund will be given.

Accommodation

A number of accommodation options are available including through Bibbaringa, down the road at the Great Aussie Caravan Park and in Albury.

“The importance of plant food is an important matter, but the use of a fertiliser is not a cure-all, nor will it prove an adequate substitute for proper soil handling...”

Hill, Jones & Cutler 1908