Theme: “Greater Production – Building Soil Biology”
Key Presenters: Dr Christine Jones, Graham Shepherd, Tim Wright

Topics: Nitrogen Innovation; Understanding Soil Essentials; Connecting the Dots from Biology to Production; Soil Assessment Methods; Grazing Management; Holistic Thinking & Decision Making; Paddock Demonstrations & Workshopping, Q&A Forum.

Questions: Take advantage of the opportunity to quiz the experts and/or share your challenging questions with a room full of experienced farmers who are likely to be grappling with similar issues. Sending them by phone or email prior to the event is even better!

Venue: 343 Whytes Road, Baranduda, VIC 3691
Ph:02 6020 9676 | Fax: 02 6020 9602

Early Bird: $60pp or $35 per day on the day
(includes Morning, Afternoon Tea and Lunch)

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Will we see you there? Come and say ‘Hello’ if you are. It’s nice to put a face to a name 🙂

Yours in soil,

Helen and Hugo

PS Not to let you miss out we are bringing our latest range of DVDs and some fabulous new books for you, some recommended by Davo! Hugo has been reading and loving the messages in them.

Books we’ll be bringing include: Cows Save The Planet by Judith Schwartz, Sowing Seeds in the Desert and One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka and BRAND NEW Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu which follows on where Bill Gammage left off! Using eye witness accounts Bruce clearly demonstrates that aborigines were indeed our first agriculturalists.

NUTRISOIL CLEARANCE!!!
Many Farming Secrets DVDs are on SALE and discounted by up to 70%

Commence: 9.30 (sharp) Welcome and Introductions

9.45-10.15 Jeff Yugovic (Ecological history of the Kooweerup Swamp and associated grasslands)

10.15 – 10.45 Rhys Coleman (Western Port’s environment research program overview)

10.45 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 11.30 Tom Hurst (Mangrove revegetation project and associated research)

11.30 Members’ information sharing and future topic suggestions

12.00 Close

This promises to be an attractive agenda for members and other interests.

Alan Cole, Agpath P/L will demonstrate making thermal aerobic compost, compost tea and the use of the Yeoman’s plough.

A practical 1-day workshop aimed at farmers, producers and landholders based on Dr Elaine Ingham’s Soil Foodweb methods.

Alan Cole, Agpath P/L will demonstrate making thermal aerobic compost, compost tea and the use of the Yeoman’s plough.

A practical 1-day workshop aimed at farmers, producers and landholders based on Dr Elaine Ingham’s Soil Foodweb methods.

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For everyone with an interest in the future of agriculture and gaining a solid understanding of building soil fertility.

Increasing Soil Fertility • Saving Water • Retaining Nutrients
Reducing Costs • Improving Harvests • Improving Farming Profits Understanding Soil Microbiology • Benefits of Natural Systems
Composting Made Easy • Organics & Permaculture

Who Will Benefit From This Workshop?

• You are a farmer or you want to be one?
• You are passionate about Permaculture & sustainability
• Your clients are farmers?
• You are interested in growing more food for less cost?
• You want to learn about improving management of your land and our environment?

If you answered yes to any of the above this workshop is for you.

What you will learn will inform and inspire you for life.

Overview

During this practical workshop complex sciences will be demystified as participants learn about simple, easy to apply solutions that improve profit, reduce inputs and build soil fertility.

Trust Nature’s Bio-vital system extracts microorganisms out of high quality “inoculum” compost and bio-fertilizer into solution in a powerful aerator brewer, a virtual spa tub for microorganism’s which grows hundreds of thousands of organisms into thousands of millions organisms in 24 hours.

This resultant “tea”, charged with microorganisms in high diversity, when sprayed on pasture aids nutrient cycling, builds soil fertility, and reduces production costs.

Amazing results are being delivered through cropping and animal raising ventures in a broad range of environments around Australia and the world.

It will be great to see you at the workshop, bring your list of questions for discussion.

For bookings contact Tass at Jamberoo Valley Farm info@jamberoovalleyfarm.com.au

For information about this & other Trust Nature workshops visit www.facebook.com/trustnature.com.au

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We’re excited to be running our Caught on Camera project in the Bunyip State Park again this year! To kick off the monitoring season, you’re invited to a Community Day on Saturday 2 August in Gembrook. Caught on Camera in Bunyip State Park has been a fantastic success over the past two years – our wonderful volunteers have worked hard and ‘captured’ valuable data including important images of species such as the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot.
At the Community Day, we’ll…

• Listen to a presentation on Bunyip State Park and all we’ve achieved in the Caught on Camera project so far.
• Newcomers and those wanting a refresher will be trained in setting up motion-sensing cameras, at the first monitoring locations.
• Enjoy a delicious lunch together – we’ll bring the food!

It will be a great chance to meet friends, learn new skills and take a look at some of the amusing, charming and scientifically important images we have collected.

When: Saturday 2 August, 10am-3pm

Where: Gembrook CFA Station and Bunyip State Park. We will meet at Gembrook CFA Station, which is about 1 hrs drive south-east of Melbourne.

Why: Because we love the critters of the Bunyip and this will be a great chance to contribute to research into the impact of fire on our mammals.

Registration:  Book your spot at the Community Day on Eventbrite.
Or:
Email: christinec@vnpa.org.au
Phone: 03 9347 5188 (Thu/Fri)