Soil & Water for Every Farm

Sun 29 March 2009 - Tue 31 March 2009
9:00am - 5:00pm
57 Kirra Koppa Road
Malanda
QLD
4885
+61 (07)4086 8019
$485 Incl. Lunch

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn practical, hands-on Keyline Design with the world's most respected Keyline educator, Darren Doherty. Keyline Design is a system that restores and regenerates landscapes. It offers a unique combination of water conservation and soil building, and is a powerful tool for farmers. A primary feature of the work is a cultivation technique using a Keyline plow; the term Keyline refers to a “keypoint” on the watershed, which is the interface between collection and distribution of water on the landscape. The Keyline method allows a farmer to build soil and to store and supply water where it is most needed! Topics covered include: • Keyline™ Design • Carbon sequestration • Cost effective soil creation • Water harvesting & reticulation • Designing water into a property • Dam placement • Pasture improvement • Holistic Management™ and much more...... About the Teacher Darren Doherty has extensive experience across the world in Permaculture project design, development & management and is a pioneer in retrofitting broad acre agricultural systems. A registered teacher of The Permaculture Institute, qualified Whole Farm Planner (University of Melbourne), Approved Keyline Designer, & Accredited Permaculture Training (APT) Trainer, his extensive knowledge also covers GIS, Consulting Processes, Holistic Management™ and Carbon Farming plus a lot more…