Carbon Farmers Of Australia
Welcome to the carbon farming watch dogs.
Peter Andrews
Natural Sequence Farming
Colin Seis
Pasture Cropping
Bruce Maynard
Advanced Sowing
Carbon Coalition
Carbon Knowledge
Cropping Methods
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
No till cropping
Ploughing disturbs the microbes and dries out the soil. It also releases tonnes of CO2 per hectare. ‘No til’ techniques sow the seed in the top soil without tearing off the
Slash and Mulch
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Slash & Mulch
This takes two forms:
1. Covering bare earth with hay or dead vegetation. This protects the soil from the sun, cools it, and attracts soil-producing microbes. It also holds water
Gazing Management
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Grazing management
Stock are concentrated in small paddocks for short periods (days) so that they graze evenly and at the same time ‘til’ the soil with their hooves, stomping old grass and manure
100% Ground Cover 100% Of The Time
Thursday, 5 April 2007
100% groundcover 100% of the time - This is a Carbon Farmer’s goal. Soil covered by plants cannot be blown or washed away. It is cooler and more attractive to microbes than if it was exposed to the
Trees
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Trees
Trees scattered across grasslands provide shelter for stock and wildlife and also have the effect of causing the soil adjacent to be richer in carbon. They can also assist in the management
Composting
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Composting
This largely involves breaking down manure into a rich humus ready to spread on the fields. There is also a growing movement for recycling green wastes from cities for use on
Biological Farming
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Biological Farming
This is the umbrella term for the use of natural compounds to stimulate biological activity in the soil. These compounds range from compost teas (concocted after an analysis of
Biodynamics
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Biodynamics
This is a method of treating soil, based on the theories of mystic and theorist Rudolf Steiner. He postulated that vital forces or energies flowed throughout the universe and that
Water Management Systems
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Water management systems
Water is essential to the carbon growing process. Several systems have emerged for maximising us of water that falls on a farm. Two names are prominent: Natural Sequence
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