Date – 10 March 2021
Time – 3:00 pm
The attention on peat in growing media has escalated in recent months. This presentation will look at the latest statistics on peat-reduction, progress with peat-free growing media, an update on the new cross-industry Responsible Sourcing of Growing Media Scheme and how Melcourt, as a leading supplier of sustainable growing media, manages quality, availability, and performance.
About Catherine Dawson:
Catherine Dawson is the Technical Director of Melcourt Industries Ltd, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of sustainable growing media and bark products. She has worked with bark and horticultural growing media for well over three decades, following a degree in Soil Science and irrigation research in the vineyards of South Africa. A previous Chair of the Growing Media Association, Catherine has been very actively involved in the cross-industry sustainable growing media task force and the new Responsible Sourcing of Growing Media Scheme.
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