Moonacres Seasonal Farm Experience Tuesday 1 November
- Duration: 2 Hours (approx.)
- Location: Robertson, NSW
- Product code: Farm Tour
At Moonacres Farm the soil is everything. Visit us for a tour of the Farm and learn about how regenerative farming practices enable the restorative capacity of the earth, and why improving the resources we use for farming not only promotes rich, fertile soil but also creates nourishing food, healthy people and robust communities.
Join farmer/owner Phil Lavers and Farm Manager James Ashwood for a tour of Moonacres - feel the soil, taste the produce and understand the challenges and possibilities for abundance and resilience.
Moonacres is a thriving certified organic farm which supplies some of Sydney’s and regional NSW’s best restaurants, sells its produce at markets and delivers fresh produce to locals.
Some of the topics you'll learn about...
- Moonacres farming layout and crop rotation
- Growing with the seasons - what does this look like and what do you need to know? Sweet brassicas in winter, Tomatoes/Peppers in summer.
- Nurturing the soil with cover cropping
- Bed preparation, fertility, harvest techniques, delivery, crop selections in climate zone.
- Growing high value crops in greenhouses.
- Farming on tractor scale vs market garden scale
This tour begins at Moonacres School and we bus participants to Moonacres Farm in Wildes Meadow.
After your morning tour at the Farm we return on the bus for some morning tea and a cuppa!
Please be at Moonacres School by 9.15am. The bus leaves at 9.30am for the Farm.
We will be back at the School by 11am for morning tea.
We cant wait to welcome you!
