No time to garden? The Dirt Doctor Workshops provide the secrets to growing
a lot of food, in little space for busy people. Soil-focused gardening gives
you a new perspective on the benefits of weeds, an appreciation of the good
microbes living within the soil and the practical ability to bring their own
soil to life. Feed your family of four in just 30 minutes of gardening a
week!

Urban Eden Workshop
Saturday December 5, 9:30 ­ 4pm. Cost $60

Learn how to prepare a highly productive chemical free garden from scratch.
Workshop includes practical methods of garden and compost creation and
leaves you with the secrets to maximising soil health and a new appreciation
of weeds.

Advanced Soil Biology Workshop
Sunday December 6, 9:30 ­ 3:30pm. Cost $60

The Advanced Workshop moves away from the more basic concepts of gardening
methods and takes a more scientific approach that examines the relationship
between soil biology and plant health. We have an extensive discussion on
the Soil Food Web and the symbiotic relationships between bacteria, fungi
and other life beneath the soil and the nutrient uptake of plant roots. As
an example, Jim demonstrates how a focus on these relationships has led to
success in his key crops of garlic and tomatoes.

Also, we look at micro-organism technologies and make some bio-spray, or
“compost tea” that you can take home and use on your garden. We also
acknowledge that you may have specific areas of concern and there are
opportunities throughout the day to answer your more specific questions.

Please find details of the weekend below, if you have any questions please
feel free to get in touch.

Saturday December 5 – Urban Eden Workshop, Sunday December 6 – Advanced Soil
Biology Workshop

The workshop is being held at the farm of Roslyn Taylor, 46 Kina Peninsula,
Tasman. Roslyn’s phone number is 03 526 6846. We will have signage out on
the day, but parking will be at the bottom of the drive.
Please arrive from 9:30am to ensure a prompt start at 10am. Day runs until
4pm

Payment is required to secure your booking. This can be made via online
payment or by cheque (details below). Cost per person is $60 per day.
Tea and coffee will be provided, however please bring a lunch to share.
Please bring a notebook, pen and a cushion. If you would like to take home a
sample of Bio-Spray, this will be available on the Sunday and please bring a
container and lid.

We will also be taking orders for our Dirt Doctor Tools and for the DVD that
Jim O’Gorman features in, ‘Earth Whisperers Papatuanuku’.

Payment Details:

Cheques made out to: Dirt Doctor Ltd

C/- Jim O’Gorman
Kakanui PDC
North Otago 9495

(Please ensure that your cheque arrives by Wednesday December 2.)

Online Payment to: 02 0520 0120807 00
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