Keyline Farming Workshop : October 2010
“The object of Agriculture is to feed and clothe people. Two things will guarantee this happens with maximum efficiency. Firstly, farming must be prosperous and secondly, soil fertility must constantly improve” Join Darren Doherty, the world’s The workshop will be conducted on Taranaki Farm; home of the famous Keyline Super Plow prototype and a leading demonstration farm of keyline design principles. Don’t miss this special chance to learn this material inside a fully featured keyline system. The workshop is an intensive blend of technical & practical sessions targeted at farmers, professional land managers, consultants, permaculture designers, earthmovers and anyone with a strong interest in sustainable / regenerative land management and soil creation. This 3-day on-site workshop will fully outline all of the principles and techniques involved with the modern application of Keyline Design. Beyond this, a host of complimentary farm techniques are presented during the workshop. PLUS we’ll be demonstrating the heavily modified version the Yeomans’ Keyline Plow; dubbed the ‘Keyline Super Plow‘. It’s a one-of-a-kind. A unique modified variation on the original created on Taranaki Farm by Darren Doherty and Ben Falloon. The current prototype performs “non-inversion deep cultivation / areation on the keyline system of amplified contour patterning (for enhanced rainfall absorption and even moisture distribution), while injecting & spraying actively aerated compost teas and biofertilisers. Additionally, it sows pasture crops (biological subsoilers like oats etc) and both annual and perennial pasture species all while maintaining 100% ground-cover, all in a single pass.“ |
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Workshop Details
| Title: | RegenAG Keyline Farming |
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| Venue: | Taranaki Farm | |
| Where: | North Central Victoria [ 65km from Melbourne along Calder Hwy See map details further down this page ] |
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| When: | 11th – 13th OCTOBER 2010 3 Days |
FarmReady Approved
If you are a farmer, land manager, primary producer or in the immediate family of any of these, you may be eligible for reimbursement under FarmReady. Go to our FarmReady page to learn more.
What is Keyline Farming
In today’s changing climate and landscape, we need real solutions for land and water management. Solutions that benefit both the landholder and the environment, and result in both profit and improved soil fertility. Keyline concepts were conceived and founded in the Australian landscape to build soil, hold water and improve the fertility and durability of the land.’
Keyline is a comprehensive system of land design and management with a special emphasis on water harvesting with dams and catchment systems. Keyline design also offers rapid topsoil building techniques. P.A. Yeoman’s (keyline originator) “exploded the myth that it takes a 1000 years to develop an inch of topsoil”. With keyline, inches of new topsoil can be created in only a few years.
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Comprehensive Whole Farm Design |
| Keyline is a holistic design system, considering climate and land shape through to roads, buildings, fencing and soil. | |
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Amplified Contour Cultivation |
| Understand how subsoiling on contour can increase soil moisture and how ‘amplified contour cultivation’ further enhances this effect. | |
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Water Storage in Farm Dams |
| Discover optimal dam locations for water harvesting including interlinking dams through clever road / drain positioning. | |
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Farm Road Layout |
| Learn how farm access roads can multi-function through providing vehicle and stock access and harvest water simultaneously. | |
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Gravity Irrigation & Stock Watering |
| Save energy by employing the power of gravity. In dam ‘lockpipe’ design and installation for passive irrigation and power-free convenient stock watering. | |
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Contour Strip Forests |
| A farm without tress is an unhealthy farm. Learn how to position trees for shelter, fertility, timber profits and backup stock feed. | |
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Healing Erosion |
| Beyond slowing erosion, keyline reverses soil loss. Understand how to move water by design and to your benefit. | |
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Carbon Sequestration |
| With all the flack agriculture receives on emissions, the time is now to reverse this notion by putting carbon dioxide back into the soils. | |
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Rapid Topsoil Building |
| Keyline explodes the myth that it takes 1000 years to build topsoil. Understand how you can build INCHES of topsoil in only a few short years. |
Booking Your Place
This upcoming Keyline Farming Workshop at Taranaki Farm is being staged by Fusion Farms as one in many workshops offered by a group of education providers across Australia. This workshop is therefore a part of the ‘Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series‘ or RegenAG for short.
In agreement with the RegenAG Group (of which Fusion Farms is a founder), all bookings for the workshop series (including this workshop) are made on the official RegenAG website. Payments are handled by Paypal. For alternative payment options, please contact us via email (sales@fusionfarms.com) or use out contact form.
To book your place in the upcoming Keyline Farming Workshop (11-13th October 2010) @ Taranaki Farm, visit the Official RegenAG Keyline Farming webpage. Full instructions for booking your place in this VICTORIA Keyline Farming Workshop can be found on that page. Your booking payment (through the RegenAG website) is direct to us (via the Fusion Farms Paypal account) with RegenAG providing information on the broader workshop series.
To book your place in the upcoming VIC Keyline Farming Workshop
Visit this address:
http://www.RegenAG.com/keyline
We use PayPal to receive payments and take bookings for our courses. You can book your course via PayPal without creating an account by providing them with your credit card details. Your banking details are secure and will not be provided to Fusion Farms or any other third party. If you are not comfortable using PayPal please contact us via email (sales@fusionfarms.com) or use out contact form and we will arrange an alternative payment methods.
Once you’ve booked
Once you’ve booked into this course, we will contact you via email regarding food preferences, what to bring along with you, and any further info you might need or request regarding this workshop.
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