Joel Williams full-day seminar on Soil Health, 6th November, West Midlands

Optimising Soil Management for Agricultural Productivity and Ecology

Joel Williams, Monday 6th November

Glasshouse College, Wollaston Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HF

Comprehensive full day presentation, suitable for both commercial farmers (including but not restricted to organic producers) and those concerned with home/community production.

Proposed Content Subject Categories:
Introduction: The Living Soil
Soil Carbon: The centrepiece of soil health
Making the most of soil: Unlocking soil nutrients and improving input efficiency
Composts and organic manures: stabilising nutrients in the landscape while optimising crop supply
Plant Health and Integrated Pest Management

More details @ http://goo.gl/y4BEUp

Here are some of the things people said about the initial day we ran in February 2015 (and they only get better!):
"Superb course, would love to learn more"
"A well structured, interesting and inspiring day"
"It was a really interesting, informative and inspiring course... I'll definitely be putting some of what I have learned into practice both at home and at..."
"Really interesting and understandable talk on soil that actually helped me understand what to look for practically and get enthused about fungi!"
"A big subject nicely broken down into nicely digestible chunks"
"Very interesting/exciting - even for the amateur (I thought it may well go over my head, but I took in a lot)"
"Quality, trustworthy information delivered in a very understandable way. Clarified a lot of the mysteries of soil biology"
"Excellent overview of soil biology and how to achieve better microbial health. Relevant for all audiences interesting in farming."
"Absolutely fantastic day! Well worth the trip from Aberdeen" (and that was to South Devon...)
"Highly informative... Well structured... Applied knowledge..."