Category Archives: Biological Farming

Greenpeace’s radical action in destroying genetically modified wheat crops being trialled by the CSIRO in Canberra has catapulted the issue of GM foods on to the Australian food table. The government has plans to introduce GM wheat by 2015 but … Continue reading →

Dr Maarten Stapper says that in modern farming farmers have lost touch with the soil and are not in tune with how it responds. http://farmingsecretsblog.com/a-sneak-peek-at-farming-secrets-%e2%80%98walk-the-talk%e2%80%99-clip-5-of-5/

So is it possible to feed ourselves, and the world, without creating a toxic farm environment with dead soil? Yes, it certainly is! The principles of natural farming have been well established. Dr Maarten Stapper, a Dutch scientist who, until … Continue reading →

Click on the following link to view Maarten’s keynote presentation at a Community Engagement Action Research virtual meeting held on 24th October. http://www.coserve.com.au/D3-CommunityA.htm

The Australian Story Guestbook message board received many posts from viewers regarding the topic ‘Back to Earth’. Here is one example of a post from thankful viewer:

Bring the Beach to your Calves! Ron Smith explains to Maarten the benefits of housing your newborn calves on sand.

Ron Smith explains to Maarten Stapper important aspects of high-quality silage. This is a great example of Ron’s thoughtful way of farming organically with high productivity.

One farmer who has discovered what happens when he let his Prairie grass grow wild! Reap these benefits too! See how Craig Carter explains management of Prairie grass to Maarten.

Why this farmer welcomes weeds on his farm and maybe why you should too! Have a look as Craig Carter describes to Maarten how to minimize the damage that is done when a flood comes through.

Why do we make the decision to change to biological farming. What do we have to look for? What do we allow ourselves to see? How to start? Kevin Hughes talks with Maarten about the why of his first step … Continue reading →