The Tarwin Lower Soil Wealth ICP vegetable demonstration site in Victoria’s Gippsland region is hosted by Schreurs & Sons. The site will align closely with our ‘carbon and climate’ theme as it looks to maintain soil organic carbon at the property, which is gradually being converted from pasture for cattle grazing to vegetable production (predominately celery, spinach and leek).
The site will align closely with our ‘carbon and climate’ theme as it looks to maintain soil organic carbon at the property, which is gradually being converted from pasture for cattle grazing to vegetable production (predominately celery, spinach and leek).
Schreurs & Sons hosted the Soil Wealth ICP demonstration site in Koo Wee Rup, Victoria from 2018-2022 and recently expanded their growing operations to Tarwin Lower.
Soil Wealth ICP team members Camilla Humphries and Carl Larsen (RMCG) will work with growers Adam Schreurs and Greg Hall from Schreurs & Sons, with support from agronomist Stuart Grigg.
The site will use a combination of compost, green cover crops and minimum tillage to improve soil structure (organic matter), nitrogen and phosphorus while out-competing weeds.
Pre-bed forming at the new demonstration site at Tarwin, Gippsland.