All landholders are welcome to attend this webinar on 'Trees and Timber - for Conservation and Profit'. Are you interested in joining a wonderful discussion on local enterprise with trees and timber in South Gippsland? If you’re thinking of integrating trees into your farming landscape, if you’d like to be part of a reinvigorated local […]
Bob and Robyn have been at Torwood for 45 years and over that time have planted more than 100,000 trees, transforming the landscape. Whilst many members have been there before, the forestry blocks are at an interesting stage - second round of thinning (at 10 yrs) which raises a number of management questions. We have […]
All farmers welcome to attend our next organic growers discussion group. Our focus will be on 'Farming in tune with the Lunar Cycle’. As COVID restrictions continue to prevent us from meeting physically on farm, we will meet 'on-line' for this discussion! Richard Nankin and Rosemary Cousin run Grand Ridge Organics in the Strzelecki Ranges. […]
You are invited to the next WPCLN Sustainable Farming discussion group with Damien Adcock at Lardner Park. Damien will be our host and will update us on the pasture trials at Lardner Park. We will view a diverse range of multi-species including herbs, fescues, brassicas and of course ryes and clovers. Damien will also talk about […]
In Warragul South’s rich red soils where daffodils and dairy farms thrive, Gabe has recently taken on a lease of 2ha and will be converting prime dairy pasture into high value horticulture. It has been a dream of Gabe’s to grow and sell his own vegetables and this is the first step of his journey! […]
Dr Russ Barrow from Charles Sturt University is a researcher with the ‘Dung Beetles Ecosystems Engineers (DBEE)’ project, monitoring the distribution, abundance and diversity of dung beetles across Australia. He monitors over 100 sites over one to two years to definitively establish where various beetle species have adapted regionally and become successfully established. Russ will […]
All farmers interested in agroforestry are invited to this field day being run by Gippsland Agroforestry Network. Quoted from Peter Devonshire - "Growing timber productive trees will require you to thin out your woodlot when trees are small and again larger. I have battled to thin my 14 year old spotted gum and Yellow SB […]
You are invited to the next WPCLN Sustainable Farming discussion group at Jim & Val Armstrong’s farm at Labertouche. Jim will be our host for the morning and looks forward to welcoming the group to the farm. Jim will share his journey and learnings, and we will focus on biological inputs, managing wet soils and […]
Are you a horse owner? Join us for a free practical workshop for horse owners and equine property managers. Facilitated by Annemaree Docking of Plan-it Rural, the workshop will outline management strategies for horse properties that are achievable, affordable, effective. These strategies will lead to a property that is both sustainably managed and also a […]
Please join us for a free workshop highlighting the links between Healthy Soil, Nutritional Produce and Healthy People, and the importance of eating highly nutritious food which is grown using regenerative farming methods. Presenters include: Marieke Rodenstein is a Holistic Dietitian, Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner with with almost 20 years of experience in her field. […]
