Join us for this workshop to explore strategies to rehydrate farm landscapes with David Hardwick!
David’s passion is agroecology and empowering farmers with knowledge and skills that make a difference. He has over 20 years’ experience in rural landscapes, farming and food systems. He develops and leads Soil Land Food's extension and consulting project delivery across Australia.
David has had a wide-ranging career in both management and technical roles, including Landcare extension, revegetation, agronomy, soils, agribusiness, biofertiliser research and development and manufacturing, organics, training, and consulting positions.
He has worked on numerous soil and regenerative agriculture project across Australia. helped develop learning resources and deliver training to landholders in landscape rehydration and the rural landscape restoration at the Mulloon Institute in NSW.
This introductory workshop introduces the basics of the water cycle in rural landscapes and the science behind landscape rehydration.
Farm hydrology: the water cycle on your property
Surface and groundwater systems
How properties, catchments, regions and the planet are all connected by water & energy
Healthy and unhealthy water cycles
The basics of landscape rehydration
The range of strategies for rehydrating your farm’s landscape
Building resilient landscapes