If you have ever wanted to know more about how to live more sustainably, manage livestock or even keep bees, the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo's learning hub program is the ideal place to start.
The expo, which has a long history in the region showcasing current and future farming practices for small and medium farm enterprises, runs from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, April 2, at Kings Park Reserve, Seymour.
The learning hub sessions are a long-standing and important part of the event and this year will run across all three days.
Topics and speakers Include:
- an introduction to keeping goats with Bruce McKenzie from Cleveland Boer Goats;
- an introduction to beekeeping with Andrew Stanish from Australian Bee Supplies;
- an introduction to camel farming with Megan Williams from the Camel Milk Co;
- vertical gardens with Roger Morris from Vertigro Australia;
- going off-grid with Aaron Lewtas from Off-Grid Energy Australia;
- hemp buildings with David Brian from Southern Hemp;
- how microbes help your farm and garden with Kevin Beecroft from BioLink 4 Plants;
- setting up for poultry in the backyard or on small acreage with Megg Miller from Australasian Poultry Magazine; and
- training working dogs with Paul MacPhail from Beloka Kelpies.
McPherson Media Group event manager Jamie Gilbert said as well as the learning hub sessions, there would be plenty of demonstrations and workshops at various sites around the grounds.
Resident chef and butcher team Adrian Hensley and Vic Bonacci have put together a delicious demonstration schedule, which will run out of the Country Kitchen and Butcher Shop marquee across the weekend.
In the livestock and arts and crafts pavilions, exhibitors and site holders were always happy to share their experiences and provide advice, Mr Gilbert said
Mr Gilbert said due to the flooding late last year in Seymour, the event's layout had been adapted to suit the venue’s current capabilities.
“Activities usually found on the main oval will now be housed on the rear oval, but there will, as always, be plenty of activities for everyone," he said.
The Seymour Alternative Farming Expo runs from Friday, March 31, to Sunday, April 2, from 9am to 4pm each day at Kings Park Reserve, Tallarook St, Seymour.
For tickets and more information, visit https://www.seymourexpo.com.au/