“𝘈 h𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥.”

Soil Health Field Day
Sunday 2 November
📍 Meet at 2169 South Western Highway, Jarrahdale
🕙 10:00am – 2:00pm

Program:

Please arrive at the Natural Circle farm (2169 South West Highway, Jarrahdale) between 9.30am-9.50am for a 10am start.

- Guided walking tour of the No-Dig Market Garden with Gary & Julie from Down2Earth
- Learn all about dung beetles with Drew from Landcare SJ and talking about Dung Beetles role in improving the Health of the Soil. Demonstration of Pit Traps.
- Observe field tests: water infiltration, pH testing, soil compaction, and more

Light snacks provided on site.

Leave for Mundijong – Landcare SJ Inc, 12 Paterson St, Mundijong at 12.30

- Ellen Walker from EarthWhile Australia presenting Soil Food Web and microscope demonstrations and Q&A.
- More on Dung Beetles from Kathy
- Robyn Brown from Waste Is My Resource demo of making Compost/worm teas

Discussion of soil health tools available for hire

Event concludes: 2:00pm


Tea, coffee & light refreshments


Guest Speakers

𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗠𝗰𝗪𝗵𝗮, Owner of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙚, producing Pasture Raised Eggs, honey, olive oil and other produce, underpinned by regenerative agricultural principles.

𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 from 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣2𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, a Cardup business supplying open pollinated seeds, education and gardening services . They have also installed the No Dig Market Garden at The Natural Circle Farm

𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗿 from 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖. Ellen and her team provide advice on land management and soil health with a particular focus on raising awareness about the importance of soil microbes in producing healthy food.

𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘆 from 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙅 𝙄𝙣𝙘 Botanist and Dung Beetle project Coordinator

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘆𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 from 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙨 𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚, helping people reduce waste. Robyn demonstrates many types of composting and utilises compost extracts to improve soil health