Permaculture Soils and Composting

A one-day fast moving workshop comprising theory and practical sessions to give you an excellent base for growing nutrient dense food by building and feeding soil and recycling all waste in your garden.

Soil and Soil Biology
• What makes up our soil, Soil types, soil profiles and pH, Soil organisms
• Practical – Basic soil testing with your own home garden soil

Composting
• Composting systems, Do’sand don’ts, Compost ingredients , Lasagne layering and C:N ratios
• Practical – a tour around various hot and cold composting systems and view outputs

Liquid Fertilisers
• Soil and foliar feeding, Do’s and don’ts, Off the shelf and soil biology activators, making and maintenance
• Practical – making liquid fertiliser from plants and weeds and putting onto the garden

Bokashi
• How to use bucket and bran effectively, inputs and outputs, troubleshooting
• Practical – demonstration of how to use a bokashi system properly and use the outputs

Worm Farming
• Types of worms, placement, Different types of worm farms, worm farm foods, Use and storage of outputs – vermicast and vermijuice
• Practical – Build a worm farm from various materials.

Venue – Blueberry Fields Forever, Upper Hutt

Cost $100 per person. Places are limited to 15 – includes morning & afternoon tea. Bring something for a shared lunch.