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COMING EVENTS:
 Dr
Maarten Stapper
Farming Systems
Agronomist
Workshop,
Evening Presentation and On Farm Talk, with Special
Guest, Dr Maarten
Stapper, as featured
on ABC Australian Story, ‘Back to Earth’,
revealing his journey into Biological Farming Systems.
Biological Farming for Healthy
Soils Workshop
This workshop is for anyone using soil to grow plants
and covers the ins and outs of creating and maintaining soils through
biological farming practices with examples of achieved successes.
9am—5pm, Friday 12th March 2010 Bairnsdale
RSL, Princes Highway, Bairnsdale
Lunch
supplied, register
by 5pm, Friday 5th March
Bring along plants with soil showing good and bad growth
habits to examine soil structure & colour, root behaviour and
plant health issues.
Evening Presentation
Healthy Soils, Healthy Food, Healthy People
7:30pm—8:30pm Friday 12th March 2010 Bairnsdale DSE, 574 Main Street,
Bairnsdale
Tea and Coffee provided
On Farm Demonstration / Workshop
Soil & Plant Evaluation, Enrolling
Biology, Practical Applications
9am—12pm, Saturday 13th March 2010,
Ken & Paula Stuart’s Property, 220
Turners Rd Clifton Creek
Please BYO everything, including a chair
For further information
and to register please contact East Gippsland
Landcare Network on
(03) 5152 0600 or paul.harvey@dpi.vic.gov.au
  
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PAST EVENTS:
AGM
14th June
Key Speaker: Alan Broughton.
Alan will speak on pasture improvement using organic methods as
well as a viewing of field trials he has been conducting using
various biological stimulants.
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Seed Saving Seminar
& OAA Social Day
with Alan Broughton
Sunday March 29
LAKE TYERS BEACH
All Welcome
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Documentary
The Power of Community
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
OAA film screening
in conjunction with Landcare.
Sunday 16th November.
A presentation and question time will also be provided
by
Alan Broughton, from his knowledge and observations
from a recent visit to Cuba.
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Meeting/Microbial
Soil Exchange
4th November
7.30 pm, Organic Centre,14 McKean St,Bairnsdale,
Bring along and exchange half a bucket of your best
soils or compost to increase beneficial microbial diversity.
Undisturbed bushland or native grassland samples may also be of
high value in exchange to mix back into your garden or compost heap.
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Field Day/Annual
General Meeting
28th
JUNE / BUSCHS PROPERTY
305 Soldiers Road,
HILLSIDE
Organically Certified
LUCERNE VEGETABLES HERBS
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Field
Day
March 16th
Land Health, Plant Health, Animal Health,
Balanced Food, and Human Health Field Day
at Flaggy Creek Hall
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Quarterly evening
meal, speaker and meeting
Alan Broughton was the
guest speaker at the December quarterly meeting, and he talked
about the highly educational Field trials that he is undertaking
at Stratfieldsaye on soil microbial response to a range of applied
soil treatments.
Members. friends and interested persons were invited
to an informal meal with hearty conversation, followed by a recognised
speaker and interactive discussion time.
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