Doing the right thing for worms
Date: 01 Mar 2022
Location: Mildenhall, Marlborough
Organiser: ARK & Natural England
Description:

Event for the Four Barrows Farm Cluster by ARK and Natural England

Doing the right thing for worms 

Booking essential
 
Time                                09.45 Arrive/Coffee
 
Venue                            Rabley Barns Mildenhall SN8 2LU
                              
10.00                              Intro and scene setting 
 
10.15 – 11.00                 Transitioning to better soils: Ben Harrington. Agronomist & Soils Expert (Edaphos)
 

11.15 – 12.15                 Earthworms in agricultural soils – the benefits of healthy earthworm populations.

Dr David Jones Earthworm scientist, Natural History Museum

David is the Natural History Museum’s earthworm expert, one of the creators of the Soil and Earthworm Survey and the founder of the Earthworm Society of Britain. Put simply, if you want to know more about worms, David’s your man.
 
12:15                     Practical - How many worms in your earth? 
 
13.00                     Lunch – and Depart
 
To book you place click here to go to an eventbrite page. The event is for members of the Four Barrows Farm Cluster. If you are not part of that group but would like to attend please contact charlotte@riverkennet.org before booking.
 

All participants are asked to bring a bucket of soil to the workshop.