"Not Just Dirt: A Hidden Ecosystem" Forum
There is no such thing as "just dirt" or "dead soil". Beneath our feet is a living ecosystem. Learn how to improve soil, food & landscapes.
Join Kevin Elmy—Canadian author and regenerative agriculture coach to unpack the mysteries of soil health.
This practical and inspiring forum offers actionable insights:
- Soil health principles
- Plant functional groups, cover crops and pasture systems
- Carbon, roots, microbes, and soil structure
- Livestock integration
- Sustainable land management tips from backyard to paddock
Kevin's teaching has spanned across communities in North America, Europe, and Australia.
This forum will bring together farmers, landholders, food producers, consumers, and soil enthusiasts interested in understanding improving soil biology and the hidden ecosystem that can do the heavy lifting for you in the face of a challenging environment.
When: 18 February 2026
Time: Please arrive early for registration. Forum starts at 10am and finishes at 2pm.
Where: Irwin Recreation Centre, Port Denison.
Cost: FREE. Please register for catering and insurance purposes.
Lunch, coffee & tea provided.
This event is one of the NACC NRM Resilient Farming Event Series under the Future Farm Foundations project.
The project aims to support the agricultural sector to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices that not only reduce emissions, protect and conserve natural capital and biodiversity, but build resilience to climate change.
This event is being delivered by NACC NRM with funding under the Natural Heritage Trust’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program with the support from Maaman Marra Boodjar with funding support from Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program in collaboration with the Grower Group Alliance. This event is supported by funding under Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program through RegenWA’s Accelerating Regenerative Agriculture Adoption Project.
There is no such thing as "just dirt" or "dead soil". Beneath our feet is a living ecosystem. Learn how to improve soil, food & landscapes.
Join Kevin Elmy—Canadian author and regenerative agriculture coach to unpack the mysteries of soil health.
This practical and inspiring forum offers actionable insights:
- Soil health principles
- Plant functional groups, cover crops and pasture systems
- Carbon, roots, microbes, and soil structure
- Livestock integration
- Sustainable land management tips from backyard to paddock
Kevin's teaching has spanned across communities in North America, Europe, and Australia.
This forum will bring together farmers, landholders, food producers, consumers, and soil enthusiasts interested in understanding improving soil biology and the hidden ecosystem that can do the heavy lifting for you in the face of a challenging environment.
When: 18 February 2026
Time: Please arrive early for registration. Forum starts at 10am and finishes at 2pm.
Where: Irwin Recreation Centre, Port Denison.
Cost: FREE. Please register for catering and insurance purposes.
Lunch, coffee & tea provided.
This event is one of the NACC NRM Resilient Farming Event Series under the Future Farm Foundations project.
The project aims to support the agricultural sector to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices that not only reduce emissions, protect and conserve natural capital and biodiversity, but build resilience to climate change.
This event is being delivered by NACC NRM with funding under the Natural Heritage Trust’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program with the support from Maaman Marra Boodjar with funding support from Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program in collaboration with the Grower Group Alliance. This event is supported by funding under Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program through RegenWA’s Accelerating Regenerative Agriculture Adoption Project.
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Highlights
- 4 hours
- In person
Location
Irwin Recreation Centre
Ridley Street
Port Denison, WA 6525
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