2024
14-15 February
What is
Grassroots Festival?
Grassroots Festival is an immersive, boots on the ground, hands in the soil, two day event.
The main event will be hosted on the 15th of February in Montumana, at Gunningham Family Farms, with an additional learning day on the 14th of February.
Grassroots Festival 2024 will be covering a range of topics including, soil health, alternative and diverse pasture species, livestock health, farm forestry, financial health, farmers stories, carbon and renewable energy.
Grassroots Festival?
Grassroots Festival is an immersive, boots on the ground, hands in the soil, two day event.
The main event will be hosted on the 15th of February in Montumana, at Gunningham Family Farms, with an additional learning day on the 14th of February.
Grassroots Festival 2024 will be covering a range of topics including, soil health, alternative and diverse pasture species, livestock health, farm forestry, financial health, farmers stories, carbon and renewable energy.
THERE WILL BE VARIOUS DEMONSTRATION SITES ON THE DAY,
HOSTED BY EXPERTS TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATION.
HOSTED BY EXPERTS TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATION.
Our speakers
Joel
Williams
Joel Williams is an independent plant and soil health educator and consultant who has worked extensively in Australia, Europe and Canada where he is currently based...
Learn MorePaul
Fulton
Paul formed Joule Logic in 2009 after a senior career in the hydro-electricity and wind energy fields. Paul has an excellent understanding of the technical and commercial issues...
Learn MoreLeanne
SHERIFF
Leanne Sheriff has had a 20-year agricultural sustainability consulting career. She is currently taking a break,
working on her family farm and contributing to some passion-projects, paid and volunteer. Leanne...
Learn Moreworking on her family farm and contributing to some passion-projects, paid and volunteer. Leanne...
Mark
Lambert
Mark Lambert is a Tasmanian dairy farmer who thinks very broadly. Top of the class in many
subjects back in his school days, Mark astounded his teachers in choosing to go farming. But
after building up the dairy farm for 13 years,
Learn Moresubjects back in his school days, Mark astounded his teachers in choosing to go farming. But
after building up the dairy farm for 13 years,
OUr Mission
The Tasmanian Sustainable Farming Festival Hosted by Gunningham Family Farms in North West Tasmania, Delivering Diverse Workshops, Interactive Demonstrations and Expert Led Sessions.
Think about how the grassroots reach the good stuff, they pull all of the nutrients in from the soil to make the stuff on top look good - with a little help from the sun. That is exactly what Grassroots Festival does, we pull all of the good stuff together, ready for you to sink your teeth into.
