Join us in this online 4 part Soil Skills Webinar Series we go over the essentials of making compost on farm. If you want to understand how to make high-quality compost on-farm using simple, low labour methods and how to use it to build soil health then this course is for you!

We explore how to make compost using a minimum to no turn approach called fermentative composting (SPICE) as well as making it with a turner. We look at the range of ingredients for making it, tips for managing the site and the process and how to assess compost quality using tests and on site. The small group format means you will have a chance to tap into the 3 presenters collective expert experience.

Course Content:

Compost: what and why
3 ways to skin the Compost Cat: Fermentative, Aerated and Vermicomposting
Getting prepared: compost feed-stock, equipment and site
Making Compost: controlling the decomposition process by fermentation or aeration
Customising your Compost: adding minerals, clay and biology!
Compost Quality: it's all about humus, biology and nutrients
Using Compost

Dates & Times:

Thursdays

6th August 2020 - 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm.
13th August 2020 - 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm
20th August 2020 - 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm.
27th August 2020 - 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm

Trainers:

The course is led by agroecologist David Hardwick, one of Australia's most experienced regenerative agriculture extension specialists who has been making and consulting on compost for over 20 years, along with guest presenters Gerry Gillespie, Australia's pioneer in making fermentative (SPICE) compost; and Wes Spencer, a farmer who makes fermentative compost on-farm in northern Victoria.

Places in this course are limited to 30 farm businesses so participants get time to share and learn with other participants and tap into the presenters' collective practical experience in on-farm composting. You will need access to Zoom to attend this Course.