	{"id":76301,"date":"2021-06-17T04:56:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T18:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=76301"},"modified":"2021-06-13T17:29:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T07:29:30","slug":"landcare-farming-for-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/landcare-farming-for-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Future-proof your farmland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG Landcare Network is inviting members of the Shire\u2019s farming community to attend a free presentation titled Future Proofing Your Land at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The session on Tuesday, 22 June at 7pm, which can also be viewed live online, is part of a series of Farming for Our Future forums promoting sustainable and ecological agricultural practices for a changing climate, which land managers can introduce to their properties for future prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>The keynote speaker for the first event is founder and CEO of food-growing organisation Learning From Nature, Dr Wendy Seabrook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am passionate about learning from and working with nature. It\u2019s crazy to ignore millions of years of innovation, especially as nature has carried out the research and development in every climate and soil type on the planet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need all the help we can get to solve the climate and ecological emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr Seabrook is the author of <em>The Eco-Logical Farming Handbook <\/em>and <em>The Eco-Logical Gardening Handbook<\/em>, and has 20 years of experience working with farmers.<\/p>\n<p>She will help the agricultural community devise plans to review their site operations and shift their \u201cecological bottom line,\u201d whether they\u2019re in primary production or hobby farming.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are broadly interested in gaining a grasp of how to use nature to forge a more sustainable future are also welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Supper will be provided, offering an opportunity to chat to other likeminded locals in agriculture. All attendees will be put into the draw to win one of Dr Seabrook\u2019s books.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Geelong Landcare Network facilitator Tim Trottier on <strong>0438 525 502<\/strong>, or email <strong>geelonglandcarenetwork@gmail.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A not-for-profit organisation, Geelong Landcare Network includes environmental groups within the Golden Plains Shire, Surf Coast Shire and City of Greater Geelong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG Landcare Network is inviting members of the Shire\u2019s farming community to attend a free presentation titled Future Proofing Your Land at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre. 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