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Let food be your medicine Soil Health Workshop

Do you want to grow top quality food with reduced costs?
  • When 20 Nov, 2014 from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM (Australia/Sydney / UTC1008)
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Nutrient levels in food around the world have dramatically declined since 1940.Discover why and what you can do to reverse this trend. This full day workshop covers practical ways to measure food quality, and simple tips to help you grow top quality nutrient dense food for animals and people. Join New Zealand agroecologist Nicole Masters, for a thought provoking, action packed day!

Workshop covers:

 Onwards and upwards - where are we now and where do we want to go?

 Simple soil health indicators

 Role of soil microbes in plant and animal health

 Keys in measuring meat, milk and veges quality

 Practical ways to lift nutrition through biofertilisers

 Reduce pests and disease in your crops and ultimately in yourself.

Consumers are now calling for food nutrients to be put back into their food, naturally. Be part of this transformation in food production.

Or for more information contact Vanessa Keyzer Regional Landcare Facilitator, Greater Sydney Local Land Services on vanessa.keyzer@lls.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 4725 3041