Climate smart future homes and farms

Join Bass Coast Landcare Network for a series of three practical, hopeful workshops this winter, combining hands on learning with local experts and tours to local properties.

Hear from inspiring examples across Bass Coast on how they have increased their biodiversity, sustainability, comfort and liveability of their homes and gardens, how they did it, why, the benefits it has given them and how you can do it too.

At the second of three sessions, 'Small Scale Regenerative Agriculture' on Saturday June 27, you will hear from Chris Allenson, respected Soil Scientist, Agronomist and Author of 'Deep Time - And the implications for a Sustainable Agriculture'.

Chris will help break down the concepts behind regenerative agriculture and how they can be applied on smaller scale properties, from the small farm to the urban block.

We will also hear from Joel Geoghan, Sustainable Agriculture Team Leader from the Bass Coast Landcare Network, who will share information on the many resources, information and training opportunities available in this space.

Tours

Perhaps the best and most coveted part of attending days in this series is the bus tour component to visit local properties putting the topic into practice.

Organiser Lisa Wangman of Bass Coast Landcare Network said an important part of the series was the peer-to-peer learning that occurs by visiting local properties.

"At these properties you can ask questions and see what has or hasn't worked in a real-life situation," Lisa said.

"Really, who doesn't love looking at what other people are doing on their properties."

The bus tour will visit two properties on this day, one who has already adopted various regenerative practices and seen a change in the ability of their soils to hold more water, darker soils, more beneficial worms, bugs, fungi and microbes that were not there before.

The other property is starting to adopt regenerative principles, and both will show how you can too.

If that isn't enough to entice you to attend this informative free day, each participant will take home a pack of their own cover crop seeds and fertiliser to help you start putting regenerative practices into place on your own property.

Past Future Homes and Farms workshops have been extremely popular, with spaces booking out quickly.

To book your spot go to basscoastlandcare.org.au/future-homes-and-farms-for-2040.html Connect with others creating change and adopting money saving changes in their gardens and farms around Bass Coast at this great series of sessions bought to you by Bass Coast Landcare Network with support from Bass Coast Shire Council's Environmental Partnership Program.

More information on the last workshop in July for this current series is at the website link above.

Look out for articles in this publication for information on this session, or keep an eye out on the Bass Coast Landcare Network Social media pages for the latest updates and additions to this exciting series.

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