Kentucky SummerFest

Hands-on workshops on ecological farming and home gardening 28 Nov – 3 Dec 

What:SummerFest is a week long ‘festival’ to be held at Kyabra Station, Kentucky, NSW. The week is designed to give participants an opportunity to experience hands-on experimental techniques for farming, land re-generation, and home gardening, based around such principles as

• Teaching about the land and how quickly we can change it to become more fertile, abundant and balanced
• Empowering people to do it themselves in a new way
• Educating people who are passionate about the land/environment etc, globally
• How to put love back into eco-systems, and to support eco-systems as the most effective and loving way to regenerate nature

When: 27th November – 4th December (Activity days 28th November – 3rd of December),

Where: Kyabra Station, Kentucky NSW.

Who: Any person who wants to learn and desires to love people and the environment is welcome to attend. You do not have to attend the whole week you can come and go as you please.

Cost: This is a free event that does not incur a charge for either camping or participation. If you desire to make a donation a donation box will be available at the woolshed.

‘SummerFest’ activities

28th November – Swales, Systems & Contour Planting
We will begin the week in a large paddock (around 100 acres) focussing on large scale soil improvement and water management. Methods to be demonstrated and created include: using contours and ponds to redirect and retain water, and building living eco systems to provide fertility and regenerate soil, and seeding of grasses to prevent soil erosion.

29th November – Re-generation and restoration of swampy land
Activity on this day will using some alternate methods to reduce water logging down from the paddock worked on on day one. We will focus on improving water take up through building living systems above ground and planting shrubs and bushes to absorb water.

30th November: Swales & Living Systems
Work on this day will build upon swaling that was completed at last year’s ‘Octoberfest’. We will tend to the planting from last year incorporating living systems into swales to create fertility and improve soil.

1st & 2nd December: Various Activities To Choose From

• Activity 1: Waterless Home Gardening – demonstrating several techniques including fibonacci system to maximize sun and water usage of any area, designing water flow in your garden, techniques to minimize or completely remove the need for watering, mixed planting incorporating natives both flowering and mulching, fruit trees and vegetables.
• Activity 2: Nature boxes – positioning boxes for animals and birds according to their particular needs, providing shelter close to food and water. Scouting for suitable locations and some tree climbing will be necessary.
• Activity 3: Creating reptile habitat – Reptiles are often forgotten or even shunned members of vital ecosystems. This activity will focus on providing habitat for reptiles by placing shelter, food and water in close proximity, providing safe transit zones. We will utilize above ground living systems to incorporate suitable living shelters and abundant insect life. There will also be planting for protection and mulching.

3rd December: Unfinished Projects & Possible Green House Construction. The day’s focus will be on completion of any unfinished projects plus green house construction and waterless seedling propagation. Full details TBA on the day.

You will need to RSVP for this event, this can be done either:

Via Email: event@godswayoflove.org

Or, by phone: Peter & Eloisa Lytton-Hitchins ph. {local land line prefix}8 7458

(For questions and or more information please contact either of the above also.)

Check out Kentucky SummerFest Orientation Material: http://www.divinetruth.com/   for more information about the event and prerequisite material.