Farmer Incubator's Introduction to Soils Workshop at Bundoora Park Farm
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Event description
Join Farmer Incubator and Agronomist Ian Mott for an introduction into soil management for your garden, located in the gorgeous Bundoora Park Farm.
In this workshop you'll learn:
- How to assess soil conditions in the backyard and why.
- Possible resources for conducting soil tests, what to test for (contamination, identifying hazards, fertility, suitability to particular crops etc) and where to do so,
- How to interpret and improve or amend soil conditions
- Tools and resources for planning, management and further learning
Outcome for the Site (in terms of plans toward the evolution of our Bundoora Park Farm Site):
- Soil tests interpreted
- Soil management plan developed including inputs needed
- tests to repeat for measuring impact of on site farming practices and goals around soil quality improvements over time
- Practical, on the spot soil tests undertaken (ribbon test, water infiltration test etc) and ramifications of these integrated into management plan
About the presenter:
Ian Mot is an Agronomist M.Ag S (Melb Uni) is a specialising in Soil Health and Plant Nutrition. Discover more about Ian and his expertise at https://vitalsoils.com.au/