Explore the miracle beneath our feet 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! Edible Backyard

11am – 11.45am – Jason Ross – Habitate Nursery

Plan your orchard to produce fruit in succession with fruit varieties that grow well in Dunedin.  Habitate Edible Habitats
 
12.15pm – 1pm – Jim O’Gorman, NZ’s Dirt Doctor
Biological focus instead of chemical – a 25-year case study of a garden. Check out Jim’s You Tube videos Dirt Doctor NZ - a new website coming soon!   
 
1.30pm – 2.15pm – Clare Buchanan, Align Farms  
Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture. Align Farms, Canterbury
 
2.45pm – 3.30pm – Dennis Enright, NZ Biochar Ltd
Biochar: a soil additive for life!  NZ Biochar Ltd

(This speaker replaces Michelle Cox, Permaculture Educator)

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
Cost:  All sessions free | No booking required