Published 3 February 2012

Having some idea of how plants grow goes a long way towards appreciating how food is produced by agriculture and how our environment functions. Despite being involved with agriculture pretty much all my life, I am actually still a little amazed

Published 27 January 2012

A new project has just commenced in the Central West that will provide an opportunity for ten local farmers to undertake a challenging, enlightening and rewarding series of workshops on soil health.

Running the Mudgee district component of the project is Watershed Landcare... 

Published 20 January 2012

Dung Beetle Competition, Mushroom Growing Workshop and Farm Planning Course... don't miss these opportunities early 2012...

Published 13 January 2012

Harvesting and spreading your own seed is a cheap way to build biodiversity and resilience in your pastures...

Also, click on this article to read some info and tips from Colin Seis.

Published 16 December 2011

Do your kids like collecting bugs? Do you think they might like a chance at winning $100 these school holidays – doing just that? Watershed Landcare are running a competition these holidays to see who can collect the most species of dung beetle...

Published 9 December 2011

Another Landcare year winds to a close in the local area with the Watershed Landcare Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday night. That lingering notion of Landcare being just about tree planting was certainly challenged by the end of year Presentation of Achievements...

Published 25 November 2011

The NSW DPI, Central West CMA and Watershed Landcare are holding a variety of field days between now and the end of the year...

Published 4 November 2011

Some stunning photographs of native orchids were captured at Wollar recently as part of the Native Grasses in Rural Cemeteries Field Days run by Watershed Landcare and the Department of Primary Industries. Orchids, lilies and other native wildflowers were in full bloom around the headstones at Wollar...

Published 18 November 2011

I had a sneak-peak at growing mushrooms on logs ten years ago during a visit to rural Japan, and have been keen to try it myself ever since.

Well lucky for me, and the local community, Milkwood Permaculture is hosting a two-day mushroom growing workshop with Polish-Aussie Mushroom expert Will Borowski, in January (28-29)...

Published 28 October 2011

For just a few hundred dollars, introducing a new species of dung beetle to your farm can be a thousand times more beneficial than buying a tonne of fertiliser. This was the message from internationally recognised dung beetle breeder, John Feehan, who spoke at the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days earlier this year, and again at a field day at Goolma.