Soil Health and Stewardship Field Day with David Marsh!

This event is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Natural Heritage Trust under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program and delivered for Local Land Services, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.

When: Friday 20th Feb, 9 am till 4 pm. Where: Parkesbourne Community Hall

David Hardwick: David is an agroecologist with over 20 years of experience in rural landscapes, farming, and food systems. He develops and delivers many of the extension projects for Soil Land Food across Australia.

  Topics that were covered on the day

• What is soil health, and why is it important
• 3 dimensions to soil health - physical, biological and chemical
• 4 steps to success - measure, assess, manage and monitor
• Taking a holistic approach - using the Soil HASH tool

Participants were able to bring along at least one 20cm cube of soil from their property.

and can also bring along a soil test for discussion.