Event

Southampton Homestead Small Farm Visit

As part of the 2021 Balingup Small Farm Field Day, join Jeff Pow and Michelle McManus as they walk you through their 120 acre poultry farm on the banks of the Blackwood River.

Growing and harvesting in excess of 6000 birds per year, Michelle and Jeff will share their practice of regenerative agriculture, which includes raising meat chickens out on its biodiverse, perennial pastures, combined with planned grazing of a small Belted Galloway cow herd.  If you want to know more about building soil and carbon, and increasing your land’s water holding capacity, this is a must.  The couple and their staff also operate one of the only remaining small family abattoirs in the Southwest, reclaiming the terms of trade back onto the farm.

Please note farm visits include walking on steps, uneven ground and around worksites.

 

Date:                    Sunday 11th April 2021, 11:00 am till 12:15 pm

Cost:                   $15.00 self drive, or $20 to catch the bus

Location:           Southampton Homestead, Balingup, WA, 6253

More Info:        Balingup Small Farm Field Day

Tickets:              Humanitix

 

 

Soil Wise is funded by the National Landcare Program Smart Farms Small Grants – an Australian Government initiative. It is supported by Healthy Estuaries WA – a State Government program.

Perth NRM and RegenWA acknowledge the significant early support of the State Natural Resource Management Program, and its critical role in establishing RegenWA.