Compost and biochar field lab meeting

10 November 2012 12:00 - 10 November 2012 16:00

Hankham Organics, Hankham Nurseries, Hankham, East Sussex, BN24 5BE

This is the second (and final) meeting for the Compost field lab, part of our Duchy Originals Future Farming Programme.

Structure of the day:

12.00: Coffee, welcome and intro - Ben Raskin
12.20: Introduction to Field Lab approach and method - Ben Raskin
12.30: Organic Research Centre research questionnaire - Bruce Pearce
12.40: What is Biochar - Craig Sams
1.15: Lunch
2.00: Carbon Gold Compost and Biochar trials 2011/12 - Ben Raskin
2.15: Hankham trials - how were they designed and what did they show - Pete
3.00: Tour of Hankham including what are left of the trials - Pete
4.00: Farewell

Read more about the Compost field lab...

If you would like to attend, please contact us on 0117 914 2400 or producer.support@soilassociation.org
 



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