Talking Dirty

Expert Talk

Explore the miracle beneath our feet throughout the day in the Hutton Theatre for a range of soil-related talks and a panel discussion.

10am – 10.45am – Kath Irvine, Edible Backyard
Easy abundance in the home vege patch – strong soil is the key!

11am – 11.45am – Jason Ross – Habitate Nursery
Plan your orchard to produce fruit in succession with fruit varieties that grow well in Dunedin.

12.15pm – 1pm – Jim O’Gorman, NZ’s Dirt Doctor
Biological focus instead of chemical – a 25-year case study of a garden.

1.30pm – 2.15pm – Clare Buchanan, Align Farms
Changing to regenerative dairy farming.

2.45pm – 3.30pm – Michelle Cox, Permaculture Educator
Living soil can save our planet.

4pm – 5pm – Restoring the Whenua
Panel discussion on how we can repair and restore our soils for the benefit of people and the planet.
Dr Amanda Black – Soil Scientist, Lincoln University
Jim O’Gorman – NZ’s Dirt Doctor, Kakanui
Clare Buchanan – Align Farms, Canterbury

10am – 5pm, Sunday 16 April
Hutton Theatre
Free