Media Release – October 2009
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Media Release – October 2009
Sustainable Healthy Food Production and the Environment Workshop
The increased cost of petrol is providing an incentive for some farmers to consider alternatives such as organic and bio dynamic farming reports Hamish Fitzsimmons on ABC 7.30 Report, 18 September 2008.
VIDEO: How to get rid of Blue Green Algae
How to get rid of Blue Green Algae? This is a massive problem where dams and inland waterways become toxic. Listen to this simple solution from Ron Smith as he visits his dam with Bev and Maarten.
VIDEO: Succession in regenerating pastures from bare earth to native perennials
Craig Carter tells of observations on his farm when pastures are left to regenerate in succession from bare earth to native perennial grasses. When Mother Nature is allowed to do her work!
VIDEO: What role do weeds play in improving soil health?
What do you know about wild lettuce? Would you let it grow on your farm? Craig Carter nearly broke our spade trying to dig it up for us to see its root structure. It plays a great role in the cycle of regeneration of native pastures and balancing the soil.
VIDEO: Feed the World
Maarten addresses the issue of having to feed 9 billion people on planet Earth by 2050.
Can we do this?
Currently we have 1 billion people eating too much refined and processed food that money can buy and 1 billion people going hungry because they don’t have the money. There is enough being produced.
We can feed 9 billion people when we go away from our current ‘modern’, industrial farming to sustainable biological agriculture based on ecosystem functioning.
ABC Guestbook comments of viewers on ‘Back to Earth’
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: Continue reading
VIDEO: The power of Nature for animal health
Bring the Beach to your Calves! Ron Smith explains to Maarten the benefits of housing your newborn calves on sand. Continue reading
VIDEO: Making great silage the biological way!
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.