Soil ecologist Dr. Christine Jones toured Perth and the south west of Western Australia in February this year, hosting workshops on soil health. Following her tour, a content hub was created by the Lower Blackwood LCDC as a resource to share the information presented by Christine. This resource details the principles, research and case studies shared by Dr Jones.

The content hub – Soil Secrets: The Fundamentals for Building Profit, Productivity and Natural Capital by Dr Christine Jones can be found here:

Soil Secrets: The Fundamentals for Building Profit, Productivity and Natural Capital (shorthandstories.com)

A series of podcasts and case studies were also compiled following the tour.

Roadshow Case Studies:

Dandaragan: https://lower-blackwood.shorthandstories.com/case-study-tarallcaral/

Lower Blackwood: https://lower-blackwood.shorthandstories.com/case-study-boley-pastoral/

Galloway Springs: https://lower-blackwood.shorthandstories.com/case-study-galloway-springs/

Torbay: https://lower-blackwood.shorthandstories.com/case-study-oranje-tractor-wine/

Serpentine-Jarrahdale: https://lower-blackwood.shorthandstories.com/case-study-the-natural-circle/

Podcasts: (also on Apple & Spotify)

Christine Jones: https://lowerblackwood.libsyn.com/talkin-soil-secrets-with-dr-christine-jones

Belinda Taylor: https://lowerblackwood.libsyn.com/talkin-horses-pastures-soil-with-belinda-taylor

Blythe Calnan: https://lowerblackwood.libsyn.com/a-regenerative-journey-with-blythe-calnan

The workshops and masterclasses were supported by the Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development in a collaboration between the Lower Blackwood LCDC, Torbay Catchment Group, Perth NRM/RegenWA, Earthwhile Australia, Wilson Inlet Catchment, The Serpentine Jarrahdale Food and Farm Alliance (SJFFA), Oyster Harbour Catchment Group Inc, South Coast NRM, Galloway Springs and the Department of Primary Industries and Development Perth Hills and Swan Valley Project.