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Peter Andrews interview at Barramul Stud
For those who haven’t seen it, the following is a series of You-tube clips with Peter Andrews interviewed quite skilfully by Martin Royds at Baramul Stud. These clips, put together in 2007 by Paul...
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Satoyama: Japan’s Secret Water Gardens
Satoyama: Japan’s Secret Water Gardens is a beautiful video of people, food, forest and water working harmoniously for over a thousand years. As Haikai Tane advocates, much can be said for the...
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Catch water, grow plants: How to “sow the rain” and cool the climate
Increasing atmospheric CO2 levels during the industrial age have gained a lot of exposure in the link with a changing climate. An area which has received far less attention are the significant changes...
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Crystal clear flooding
Below are some photos and videos taken along a transect of the floodplain on Peter and Kate Marshall’s property. I hope you enjoy these images (taken 36 hrs after a 180mm overnight event), with the...
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Willows: Weeds of retention
“I believe that the presence of willows along streams in agricultural zones can be shown to be almost universally preferable to cleared streams in those zones. I would also suggest that even relatively...
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Applying Keyline to ripping, sowing and tree planting
This post is a pictorial example of how to apply P.A. Yeomans’ Keyline-patterning for deep ripping, direct drilling or tree planting. It is meant to hopefully help clarify the subject a little for...
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Landsmanship: An elder speaks
Whenever I’ve heard Paul Newell’s name mentioned, there has been nothing but respect from those present. A lifetime in agricultural research and as a wheat and sheep farmer in various locations has...
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The tangible benefits of monitoring on display
The work of John and Robyn Ives on ‘Talaheni’, showcased yesterday at the ‘Soils For Life’ field day, was a huge vote for the benefits offered by decisions based on time spent monitoring. A self...
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Just add water: giving nature a leg up
In some locations with deeply incised gullies, both the goal of channel-floodplain reconnection and the goal of lateral floodplain rehydration are pretty much out of the question, at least in any way...
View ArticleA tour of Sunningdale
It’s hard to encapsulate all that is happening on Peter and Kate Marshall’s property Sunningdale in one go, but the following series of photos will give you a bit of a taste. Peter is a pretty special...
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