Soils: The Essentials - 1 Day Workshop

Learn about how the soils on your place really work!

In this hands-on, fun interactive workshop we will introduce you to your soils! We dig deep into the essentials of soils including why they are important, soil health and soil fertility.

Exploring the biological, physical and chemical aspects of soils you will get your hands dirty with a range of soils in practical activities. At the end of the day you will have strong understanding of your soil as a complex self-organising system and the key aspects of soil that are important for agriculture and land 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.” Participant, Vic

Date & Time

Saturday 3rd October 2020

8.30am to 4.30 pm

Course Content

What we will cover

• A day in the life of a soil - Get to know how soils work!
• How topsoils form
  
• Soil Health: the 5 things a healthy soil does for your farm business! 
• Soil Fertility: where nutrients come from and how they cycle
  
• Soil Biology: the community of life in your soil
• The 4 Steps to Soil Success
• Principles of Regenerative Soil Management

Join us on farm at Bibbaringa, an amazing regenerative farm near Albury NSW, for this intensive, hands on Workshop as we explore the essentials of soils, soil health and soil fertility in the paddock! This Workshop will open your eyes to the world beneath your feet.

“David makes soil sexy” Participant, NSW

This Workshop is hands on. You will need to bring a 20cm cube of topsoil from your place to get the most from the course. Bring more than one if you want! 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 all over Australia about soils using fun and practical activities as part of his highly successful Digging Deeper Soils Courses.

Venue & Catering

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

Places

Places in this Workshop are limited to 20. 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.