Saturday 28th November, 2015 At ‘Islands in the Stream’ Worm Farm, 66 Tea Tree Lane, Oxley Island. from 9.30 til 3pm Presenters: Jeremy Bradley & Lee Fieldhouse Jeremy Bradley is the 2015 NSW winner of the Sustainable Farming Practices Award. He is passionate about all aspects of soil health & sharing his years of experience. Jeremy runs beef cattle property at Beechwood & was instrumental in forming the successful Mid North Coast Microherders Group – a social media discussion group on soils, management, microbes, soil chemistry and appropriate machinery. Lee Fieldhouse has a vision for revitalizing agriculture by recycling local waste products into a high value resource. He produces commercial quantities of composted worm castings & worm wee. Both products have been used with outstanding results by horticulturists, home gardeners & farmers. Program: Tour the worm farm; manufacture techniques & benefits of worm byproducts. Soil health, beneficial microbes and building soil carbon Bokashi: what is it? How to make it, benefits for your soil. Demonstration making Ekihi - a fertiliser you can make on a farm /orchard scale NEW!! Biological spray-on solution for GPG. Please bring: a chair, hat and wear boots Morning Tea & BBQ lunch provided, cost $5. Numbers are limited RSVP essential Alison 0427 570 244 or Lyn 0427 530 681 at Manning Landcare.