Soils Workshop Details

Location:

20 Central Street, Wentworth Falls, NSW

Parking:

Limited off street parking is available. Please park on the grassed area on the opposite side of the road

Date:

Sunday, 30th January 2022

Time:

9am – 1:30pm

Please arrive from 8:30am and feel free to mingle or wander the garden. We start at 9am sharp

The site:

Care must be taken when navigating the site to ensure your own safety and the safety of others.

Facilities:

Tea/coffee will be provided.

What to wear:

Please dress appropriate to the weather. We will be building a compost pile so please wear sturdy shoes suitable for outdoors and bring hat/sunblock.

What to bring:

The workshop is jam packed with information so you may wish to take notes during the day.

  • Face mask (for COVID requirements)
  • Pens/pencils
  • Notepad
  • Personal snacks
  • Pitchfork or mulch fork (if you have one)

Course topics:

  • What is soil
  • Why we should grow food
  • The destruction of our soils
  • Soil structure
  • Soil texture
  • Nutrients in our soil
  • Soil pH
  • The life in our soils
  • Composting
  • Worm farming
  • And lots of tips on building superior soil

    • Additional information

    Feel free to bring a picnic lunch and stay to ask questions or wander the garden.

     

    Note that this workshop has been scheduled assuming COVID restrictions do not pose an issue to face to face gatherings. This may need to be reassessed should restrictions change before or during the event. Some or all of the workshop may be moved to online (Zoom) format, or it may need to be postponed. This will be at the discretion of the organiser. We will make every effort to ensure this Soils Workshop proceeds as planned.