Healthy soil, healthy environment, healthy community

State Natural Resource Management Project – SNRMP 21087

This project will engage with a variety of stakeholders and community members of all ages,
and provide opportunities to build enthusiasm, skills and capability to sustainably manage
soil and land resources better. Activities will include:

• Employing coordinator to manage project and plan activities;

• ‘Digging Deeper’ practical workshop x 3 (Moora, Coorow, Gingin) delivered by Gaia
Permaculture and Tucker Bush: topics including healthy soils, making compost, wicking bed
construction, native bush tucker plant benefits & planting and beneficial insects. Aimed at
general community;

• ‘Healthy soils, healthy food’ practical workshop at Central Midlands High school, delivered
by Gaia Permaculture : topics including healthy soils, making compost, wicking bed
construction, native bush tucker plant benefits & planting and beneficial insects. Aimed at
CMHS Horticulture students to build their skills and knowledge of healthy soils;

• ‘Farm soils 101’ practical workshop (Miling) delivered by Gaia Permaculture and Lyn
Abbott: topics including healthy local soils 101 – chemistry, biology, creating better farming
soils which are self sustaining and create healthier food plus visit to Jorobi compost facility.
Aimed at local farmers;

• Educational visits to Jorobi Natural Fertiliser composting facility, Dalwallinu

• Education workshops by The Worm Shed, Bindoon to raise awareness of healthy soils and
practical knowledge. Aimed at general/school community;

• Create a ‘Moore Healthy Soils, Healthy Environment’ community resource pack. A practical
resource booklet to highlight types and characteristics of local soils and how to create and
maintain healthy soils, including a composting 101 guide Aimed at general community

SNRMP funding $30,000

Co contribution $80,024

Total Project Value $110,024

Volunteers 248