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Healthy Soils for Healthy Quality Food: Producing the real ‘Clean & Green’
Dr Maarten Stapper’s closing address of the 1st Biological Farming Conference dispelling the ‘Clean and Green’ myth of current production systems, and demonstrating the cleaner and greener biological farming systems on healthy soils. Click here to watch this 2015 presentation … Continue reading
Biological Agriculture: a third way?
Dr Maarten Stapper presented this talk for the 10th International Permaculture Convergence in September 2011 at Wadi Rum, Jordan. It gives an overview of emerging regenerative farming practices, away from high-input industrial farming. Biological Farming is a regenerative, agroecological practice … Continue reading
Feature Interviews by Future Directions International with Dr Maarten Stapper: The Link Between Healthy Food and Biological Farming
The Northern Australia and Land Care Research Programme of Future Directions International (FDI) is pleased to release a two-part Feature Interview:
Science in the Club: The Power of Plants
A fun get together at the Wicklow Hotel on Wednesday evening 11th April hosted by Dr James O’Hanlon (UNE). From Indigenous medicine to modern agriculture, plants are at the root of our very survival. Learn about where traditional knowledge and … Continue reading
In Situ Science – podcast of interview by Dr James O’Hanlon (UNE) on 10 April 2018
Ep 48. Soil microbes and healthy farming with Maarten Stapper. How do you know if you have healthy soil? Look for worms! Dr Maarten Stapper joins us on In Situ Science to chat about how caring for soils and healthy … Continue reading
Recommended reading: ‘Call of the Reed Warbler’
A New Agriculture – A New Earth Book by Charles Massy Originally published 2017 by University of Queensland Press Author and radical farmer Charles Massy’s book Call of the Reed Warbler explores transformative and regenerative agriculture and the vital connection … Continue reading
AUSVEG’s 2013 Great Debate: Genetic Modification
Maarten participated in the Great Debate about genetically modified (GM) crops at the 2013 Ausveg National Convention at the Gold Coast on June 1st. Four speakers had been handpicked in the GM debate on the pro and against sides. Where … Continue reading
VIDEO farm walk in Dandaragan WA
Christine Smith through Soil Restoration Farming organised a farm walk on three farms around Dandaragan with Dr Maarten Stapper on 29 September 2017. Click here to watch a video of the farm walk that Jarrad Thomas made with his drone. … Continue reading
Biological Farming, Soil Health and Water Use
Background to the presentation by Dr Maarten Stapper at the Water Resources Management Forum organised by the Perth Natural Resource Management in Gingin, 27 September 2017. “Soil fertility is the capacity to receive, store and transmit energy to support plant … Continue reading
Incorporating Biological Farming into your Future
Maarten presented this during the YLAD seminar and field day on 10-11 October 2012 for their 10th year anniversary. Maarten talked about the following points: Demand for chemical-free, healthy food Farming Systems in working ecosystems, complex but resilient Systems too … Continue reading