
Sustainable Abundance with Joel Salatin
NUT8109_NutriSoil 2 Day Event J.Salatin T24 Ad May 2019 HKeynote Speaker
Joel Salatin is an American farmer and a pioneer of chemical-free sustainable farming with experience in holistic management methods of animal husbandry on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. He has been at the forefront of grass-based farming for 40+ years and written a multitude of books including “Folks, This Ain’t Normal”; “You Can Farm”; and “Salad Bar Beef”.
Event description
The event, themed “Sustainable Abundance” will also be a celebration of our food producers, of local quality produce and an exposé on how to make farming a profitable enterprise. Bush Goddess Foods will be catering the event, showcasing our region’s food at every opportunity. Sustainable Abundance will create a mindscape for farmers and consumers to connect on the essence of growing food with integrity, that heals the land and nourishes the human body.
With a festival feel, the 2-day event will include a #heart your farmer dinner and free camping facilities. This will allow attendees to embrace the paradigm shifting information they will receive from such a revolutionary trailblazer as Joel Salatin.
For further details contact the NutriSoil office on 02 6020 9676
PURCHASE TICKETS FROM THIS LINK https://events.humanitix.com.au/sustainable-abundance-with-joel-salatin
Humanitix will be donating the profits of ticket sales to www.yalari.org/ supporting indigenous scholarships for disadvantaged rural students.
Hourly Schedule
Day 1 - 9am - 4.30pm followed by Dinner/Talk - 6pm - Late
- 9.00am - 9.30am
- Registration & Morning Tea
- Networking with old and meeting new connections.
- 9.30am - 10.00am
- Welcome & Opening Address
- Rachelle Armstrong, NutriSoil Biological Solution
- 10.00am - 12noon
- Sustainable Abundance
- Intensive Part 1 with Joel Salatin
- 12noon - 1.00pm
- LUNCH
- Networking with old and meeting new connections.
- 1.00pm - 2.30pm
- Farmer presentations
- TBC
- 2.30pm - 3.00pm
- AFTERNOON TEA
- Networking with old and meeting new connections.
- 3.00pm - 4.00pm
- Sustainable Abundance
- Intensive Part 2 with Joel Salatin
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm
- Panel Discussion
- All speakers on a panel for questions from audience.
- 4.30pm - 6.00pm
- Free time
- Networking with old and meeting new connections.
- 6.00pm - 7.00pm
- Pre-dinner nibbles & drinks
- Networking with old and meeting new connections.
- 7.00pm - 7.15pm
- Bush Goddess Foods
- A word from our stunning caterer.
- 7.15pm - 7.30pm
- Dinner
- 7.30pm - 8.30pm
- Real Food Grown by Real People
- Joel Salatin addresses the need to reconnect with local food networks.
Day 2 - Field Trip ; Returning to NutriSoil 12.30pm for Q&A session finishing at 4pm.
- 8.30am - 9.15am
- Bus departs NutriSoil
- Please ensure you are booked for the FREE bus if intending to travel together.
- 9.15am - 10.30am
- Hillsborough Quality Nuts Farm Visit
- Andrew & Anita tell us about their farm vision (105 Mt Stanley Rd, Stanley VIC 3747)
- 10.30am - 11.00am
- MORNING TEA
- Networking with old and meeting new connections.
- 11.00am - 12.30pm
- Black Barn Farm Visit
- Jade & Charlie Showers tell us about their farm & vision (Chambeyron Rd, Stanley VIC 3747)
- 12.30pm - 1.15pm
- Return to NutriSoil
- 1.15pm - 2.00pm
- LUNCH
- 2.00pm - 3.45pm
- Q&A Panel
- Questions will be tabled throughout the event for Joel & other presenters to address.
- 3.45pm - 4.00pm
- Closing Summary & Thanks