Healthy Soils workshop with Joel Williams

Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

Interested in learning more about soil health? Renown soil expert Joel Williams will be presenting a Healthy Soils workshop at Willow Creek.

Koolah Angus Beef

Joel is an independent plant and soil health educator providing lectures, workshops and consultation on soil management, plant nutrition and integrated approaches of sustainable food production. On the day, Joel will be focusing on the importance of above and below ground biodiversity on soil health and productivity.N﻿B: Morning smokoh and lunch will be provided. Chairs will be provided. BYO water bottle.Schedule •	9:00 – for 9:30 am start (registration, name tags, cuppa)•	9:30 – 11:00 am presentation including:• Discuss the connection between biodiversity above and below ground on soil health• Discuss the Connection between soil health and productivity11:00 – 11:30 am – Morning smokoh11:30 - 12:30 pm presentation including:• Low input/regenerative agriculture strategies for increasing soil health and productivity• The bigger picture – ecosystem function and agricultural productivity12:30 – 1:30 pm – Lunch 1:30 – 3:30 pm – Farm walk and talk • Discuss regenerative principles and discuss increasing soil carbon levels - look at the farms' sandy soil samples and discuss• Look at “Soil Kee renovator” machine (Derek to explain) and look at some renovated sites• Look at multi species pastures and discuss their relative success/failures• Dig up some plants and discuss rhizosphere, root/soil interactions * Q and A and conclusion 3:30 pm - Finish

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