Soil & Water- Module 2
Sat, 24 Sept
|7 Oaks
Water & soil are the foundations of any productive growing system. This weekend brings a broad view of the nature and importance of water and soil, their sources, cycles & potential for human management, along with the importance and structure of the soil food web.
Time & Location
24 Sept 2022, 8:30 am – 25 Sept 2022, 4:30 pm
7 Oaks, 35 Hassals Lane, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
About the event
SATURDAY
8:30 - 10:00 Design Elements
Catch & Store Energy is the permaculture principle for this Weekend. In this dseeion we will be review Design Methods 1: Define ans introducing Design Methods 2: Surveying.
10:30 - 11:30 Pedogenesis In this session we'll cover the origin of soil and understand how it differs from dirt, how it grows, and how to protect it from a broad perspective. We'll cover infiltration & percolation of water through soil, and how different land management techniques can influence water absorption or run off / erosion. We'll then test a range of soils with different structures and management regimes across our site to see first-hand these affects on infiltration rates. These simple observational tools can be used by those doing land based designs within the PDC course to map the water absorption rates of your site's soils.
12:30 -1:30 The Soil Food Web In this session we'll…