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Bugs and Brews With David Hardwick – Darnum

February 19, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Understand and learn how to make inoculants, bio-stimulants and bio-fertilisers on-farm using practical fermentation based techniques.

David Hardwick (Agroecologist & partner at Soil Land Food) will present this practical hands-on, one day workshop.
Around the world there has been an increase in the number of farmers making and using fermentation based products such as EM and biofertilisers.
In this practical, hands-on workshop we will look at all these technologies as well as showing you how to make them yourself for low cost.
The day will include:
 On-farm biotechnologies
 Fermentation based products—LAB/EM & Compost Inoculants
 Bio-fertilisers, Bioles & Liquid Hydrolysates & how to use them
 Discussion of ‘no turn’, inoculated composting
 Commercial products

Date: 19 February 2019
Time: 9am arrival, for a 9:30am start — 2pm
Location: John and Irene Crawford’s Farm 39 Halletts Rd, Darnum https://goo.gl/maps/mHouf8Aq66K2
Morning tea and lunch will be provided
To register, contact GippsDairy 03 5624 3900 or ashley@gippsdairy.com.au
All farmers welcome — spaces are limited

Details

Date:
February 19, 2019
Time:
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Organizer

Ashley Burgess
Phone
03 5624 3900
Email
ashley@gippsdairy.com.au
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Venue

John & Irene Crawford
39 Hallets Road
Darnum, Australia
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