Holistic Agriculture pioneers Peter Andrews, David Holmgren and Gwyn Jones will appear together for the first time at a Bushfire Recovery information sharing session for Farmers and Food Producers in Kinglake this Saturday.
The three men are excited about how their innovations can work together to build a farming-led recovery in the region devastated by the Kilmore East fire.
“We have approaches that taken together could significantly improve food production across the whole catchment. We’re really looking forward to talking with and learning from local farmers,” said Gwyn Jones, a leading agronomist and organic farmer.
Gwyn’s work with ‘Blueberry Hill’ owners Nina Lunde and Rowan Francis since Black Saturday has seen their property recover 18 months ahead of schedule. Gwyn’s focus is on the relationship between soil chemistry and microbial health. His books ‘Science of Soils’ and ‘AgriNutrition’ outline his proven approach.
Peter Andrews is a farmer who has a remarkable gift for reading landscapes. His Natural Sequence Farming is based on slowing water flows and environmental rehabilitation. He has written two bestselling books ‘Back from the Brink’ and ‘Beyond the Brink.’ His work has been featured twice on ABC’s Australian Story.
David Holmgren is a design pioneer who co-founded Permaculture. His demonstration property ‘Melliodora’ at Hepburn is world renowned and has been featured on Landline. His books ‘Permaculture … Beyond Sustainability’ and ‘Future Scenarios – Climate Change and Peak Oil’ detail his innovations.
The information sharing session begins at 10:00am on Saturday and will be held at the Kinglake Temporary Village – Dining Hall.
This free event is a community organisation partnership. Everyone is welcome. Inquiries to KANDO Co-President Daryl Taylor on 0430 63 77 48. To book a place email taylor.daryl@yahoo.com.au
More details are here – Holistic Farming & Food Production Systems – Sat 15 May 2010