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  David Hardwick Agroecologist, Founder & Owner, Soil Land Food
  

  David Hardwick

  Agroecologist, Founder & Owner, Soil Land Food

  WHO IS DAVID HARDWICK?

  David Hardwick, is an agroecologist & partner in the rural change management company Soil Land Food. David has over 20 years experience in rural landscapes, farming and food systems. He develops and delivers many of the extension projects for Soil Land Food across Australia. He worked in community development and then horticulture before completing a dairy traineeship on an organic dairy in NSW.

  Since then he has had a wide ranging career working in both management and technical roles. These include Landcare extension, agronomy, soils, agribusiness, biofertiliser R&D and manufacturing, organics, training, and consulting positions. For many years he also helped run a regional farmers market business with his wife. He has also worked on rural cooperative and social enterprise projects. David also teaches soils, regenerative agriculture, farm planning and agroecology at TAFE NSW on a casual basis. David’s passion is agroecology and empowering farmers with knowledge and skills that make a difference!

  David’s qualifications include:

  Bachelor of Ecological Agriculture (University of Sydney)
  Diploma in Agribusiness (TAFE NSW)
  CIV in Training & Assessment
  Grazing Land Management (Queensland DPI)
  Natural Sequence Farming – Tarwyn Park Training