Biocast from Island Biologicals

Biocast from Island Biologicals Islands Biologicals - Suppliers/Manufacturers of high quality liquid biostimulants to improve soils Island Biologicals runs by the motto 'life creates life'.

Our mission is to help Australian growers add more life to our land by reconnecting with and working with natural processes when growing plants. We create a high quality liquid vermicast biostimulant called 'Biocast', that literally adds life to plants and soil thanks to the living microbes in our liquid! We are a family owned and operated business on Oxley Island, on the mid north coast of NSW. We started as 'Islands In The Stream Vermiculture' in 2013 out of an interest in biological soil improvement methods. We have a passion for nature, health, and getting your hands dirty!

03/09/2026

Please note: Lee's phone has been playing up. If you have tried to call or leave a message about Biocast this week it will not have gone though. If you'd like to get in touch please email or send us a private message here. We need to find a new carrier so phone will be out for the next week or so. Thanks

03/09/2026

I always call these strong spring winds 'the winds of change' - the heat is on its way!

This year they're also signalling some pretty big changes for us here at Island Biologicals. More on that soon...

By the way. happy Spring! How's this year going for you? If you feel like your life has been put in a cocktail shaker and James Bond has just ordered a Martini, you're not alone 🤪

Hey hey, today's the last day to register for next week's 'Forbs on Farms' workshop featuring Dr Christine Jones in Bing...
01/09/2026

Hey hey, today's the last day to register for next week's 'Forbs on Farms' workshop featuring Dr Christine Jones in Bingara, NSW, organised by .

Check out this line up! If you're into multi's, or curious about improving your land, this will be an incredible event.

Why are we promoting this one, when it's not ours?
1/ Christine asked for help to spread the word as it was opened up to the general public last minute
2/ This is info every farmer needs.
3/ I (Kirsty) get to go!! Hooray for my first field day away since pre-covid (and pre-kid #2 more to the point)! I'm so keen to meet you in person and hear all the stories. But also - seriously, how good is this line up?!

Tickets via the Northern Slopes Landcare events page here: https://www.northernslopeslandcare.com.au/events-list #!event/2026/9/8/forbs-on-farms-workshop-1

Something to consider when planning for the forecast hot summer: the more plant families you have growing, the cooler yo...
27/08/2026

Something to consider when planning for the forecast hot summer: the more plant families you have growing, the cooler your soils will stay during heatwaves. Yes shading matters, but so does biodiversity!

Interestingly, in an article about the research it is noted that "the effects intensified as the experimental communities became older, and are even more pronounced under the harshest climate conditions, such as scorching hot days and dry years."

You can find the article here: https://the-jena-experiment.de/index.php/2023/12/06/deciphering-natures-climate-shield-plant-diversity-stabilises-soil-temperature/

If you're looking to get started with more species, there's a wonderful workshop in two weeks' time at Bingara with the amazing Dr Christine Jones called 'Forbs on Farms'. She's going right into the science of this so you can understand how to use these principles to benefit your farm. There will also be presentations by farmers who have put it into practice, so you can get to the nuts and bolts of doing it too.

Organised by , tickets via their website https://www.northernslopeslandcare.com.au/events-list #!event/2026/9/8/forbs-on-farms-workshop-1
🌼It's been opened to everyone
🌼Registrations close 1 Sept, event 8-9 Sept
🌼$50 pp or $80 for 2

🪱🧑‍🌾 Farm-scale vermicomposting course:Seeking expressions of interest for our next round!Proposed dates: October 22-Nov...
25/08/2026

🪱🧑‍🌾 Farm-scale vermicomposting course:

Seeking expressions of interest for our next round!

Proposed dates: October 22-Nov 12

Format: 4x live Zoom calls on Thursdays at midday Sydney time, plus supporting notes and videos online.

The course will be run by our founder Lee Fieldhouse, who has been professionally running a farm-scale vermicompost every day since 2013. These courses have been running for 3 years now, working with farmers from a wide variety of production systems chasing a range of outcomes. If this next round anything like the last round it will be epic!

Please help us gauge numbers for this round, it's the first time we've offered this time slot. Either let us know in the comments or go to the registration page and you can get course updates in your inbox:
https://biocast.com.au/product/farm-scale-vermicomposting-course/

Dr Christine Jones in person event!And it's really soon so jump on asap, you already know it will be brilliant!'Forms on...
22/08/2026

Dr Christine Jones in person event!

And it's really soon so jump on asap, you already know it will be brilliant!

'Forms on Farms' are two wonderful events led by Dr Christine Jones with peer and practical learning. The agenda is 🤯, DM us and we can send you a copy otherwise please direct enquiries to Jo Dufty of Northern Slopes Landcare and visit their events page to book.

'Workshop 1' was originally going to be just for Landcare coordinators but that's fallen through so it's opened up to everyone - just over a week left to register so get on it! If you can't make the September one there are very limited spots left in the matching November workshop. These will fill fast.

If you want to go deeper into multi species and up level for your place this is an epic opportunity, and to the best of our knowledge Christine's only events this year.

https://www.northernslopeslandcare.com.au/events-list
(No organising or affiliation with us, all the good work of Northern Slopes Landcare)

Let's chat a bit about biostimulants. There are lots of them and they all have different strengths, none of them being t...
14/08/2026

Let's chat a bit about biostimulants. There are lots of them and they all have different strengths, none of them being the actual provision of nutrients - that is what fertilisers are. Biostimulants are not fertilisers.

To better understand what they DO do, we love this definition of biostimulants by Patrick du Jardin in his 2015 paper 'Plant biostimulants: Definition, concept, main categories and regulation' (Scientia Horticulturae 196:3-14):

"A plant biostimulant is any substance or microorganism applied to plants with the aim to enhance nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance and/or crop quality traits, regardless of its nutrients content."

As a liquid vermicast, Biocast is a powerful generalist in this regard. It naturally contains compounds and microbes that tick all these boxes. It helps the plant to access its own nutrients, supports plant and soil microbiome, and lends plants a vigour and vitality that delights growers.

If you'd like to better understand the different types of inputs, several years ago we worked with David Hardwick of to put together this explainer: https://biocast.com.au/inputs-explained-fertilisers-soil-amendments-biostimulants-and-inoculants/

The third year phenomenon:Here's our observation from working with farmers who are using Biocast-primed multis to get th...
07/08/2026

The third year phenomenon:

Here's our observation from working with farmers who are using Biocast-primed multis to get their pastures cranking: they start to hit the sweet spot at year 3.

Something clicks into place. Soil mineral balance doesn’t seem to matter so much anymore, nor how much rain there’s been. There are less plant and insect pests. There is a shift to a self-organising system.

We've seen this time and again! Year 1 is unpredictable in terms of outcome, it depends what your starting point is. Year 2 is ok... and year 3 is wow. Something changes. We suspect it's the soil's biology that has crossed some recovery/ functionality threshold and suddenly everything works.

This property in the lower Manning is at that point, year 3. Even though year 2's multi got buried in the flood, somehow it's still kicking on. We can't wait to see year 4!

Have you seen the third year phenomenon in action?

This was a cool thing to see in the paddock today!Lee took his shovel on a paddock walk for a farm consult today and thi...
04/08/2026

This was a cool thing to see in the paddock today!

Lee took his shovel on a paddock walk for a farm consult today and this was one of the holes. It's very hard to see in the photo we're sorry but you can just make out some earthworm deposits which glistened in real life and looked fairly fresh. What was fascinating to see was all the roots getting in there quick smart, and we notice the root hairs are much denser there too.

1st photo: the clod, for context
2nd photo: zoomed in a bit with my best attempt at marking the rough edges of the worm tunnels. The earthworm deposits look slightly darker and smoother.

The pasture itself was thriving, a credit to the farmers. (Multi species year 3 - we should talk more about that. And yes, primed with Biocast.)

Only one day left to purchase your 100L+ of Biocast and get your bonus biological consult!Here's the details:Purchase at...
30/07/2026

Only one day left to purchase your 100L+ of Biocast and get your bonus biological consult!

Here's the details:

Purchase at least 100 L of Biocast, and we’ll throw in a biological growing consultation for free!
If you live within 2 hours of Taree this consult will be a couple of hours together in your paddock. You will also get free delivery!

About this offer:

With spring just around the corner, now is a great time to get your Biocast so you can be on the front foot supporting your plants. Use for seed starting, foliar and transplanting to optimise plant health and vigour. Set yourself up for the most robust plants in the district!

What to expect from the consult

Your consult will be with Island Biologicals founder, Lee Fieldhouse. His favourite place to meet is in the field – walking your place beside you and sharing observations. If you’re too far away though it will have to be a phone or Zoom call. Last year one customer even used it to put on a field day with her neighbours!

Your consult might include how you can use Biocast to reach the goals you have for your place, what other complementary management actions you might be able to take, how you might be able to use it with other products you like using (or maybe how to use it to get off those products you don’t like using), and to get insights into how your land is functioning ecologically.

If you like, Lee can use the time to teach you some simple monitoring techniques so that you can feel empowered about assessing the health of your land. He can look at any soil tests you have through a biological lens, or suggests tests that might help you move the needle. You may want to bounce ideas about safe-to-fail trials.

For many people, the value is having another set of eyes looking at your land and another mind to bounce ideas off. At the end of the day, we want to help you learn your land so that you can confidently make decisions to help it thrive.

You can set the priorities for your consult at the start for whatever you feel would most benefit you in the time together.

You will find the terms and conditions for this offer on our website at https://biocast.com.au/july-biocast-offer-free-consult/

To take it up, please contact Lee directly on 0429 197 596, or email [email protected]

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Narrung Place
Taree, NSW
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