by William A. Albrecht Ph.D Classic Essays on Soil, Pastures and Animals This collection presents more of Professor Albrecht’s brilliant, classic essays providing essential insights into the health of our soil. Albrecht was one of the first to see the danger in relying on agri-chemicals instead of soil fertility for healthy crops. In this carefully …. more
by William A. Albrecht Ph.D Soil Fertility and Animal Health: The Albrecht Papers Volume 2 by William A. Albrecht Ph.D. ed. by Charles Walters Albrecht was the premier soil scientist and was dismayed by the rapid chemicalisation of farming that followed WWII. This book is a well-organised explanation of the relationship between soil fertility and …. more
By Newman Turner In this book, Turner explains that livestock illness is a result of bad farming practices and that real livestock health begins with true natural farming disciplines such as composting, biodiverse pastures with deep-rooted forages and herbs, and sub-soiling, as well as the avoidance of supposed panaceas that ignore or marginalize these fundamentals …. more
Soil testing is informing planned paddock demonstrations in the regenerative agriculture project. FIFTEEN months in, the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) Regenerative Agriculture project is enjoying strong interest with over 100 landholders participating in four groups across the North Central CMA region. The project offers grants to community groups in priority areas to increase the …. more
ADAM Jones has been slowly developing his small horticulture farm at Theebine, Queensland, over the five years since he purchased the property. Always a passionate gardener, he previously worked with alternative energy, especially in high-rise and resorts. Adam says that seasonal growing is important. In summer, sweet potato and eggplant are major crops, as well …. more
AT the turn of the nineteenth century, French mathematician and astronomer, Pierre-Simon La Place (1749–1827) proposed that if we only knew the starting point and the mathematical formulae we could predict all things from our present circumstance into a distant future. Combined with Emmanuel Kant’s (1724–1804) belief that we can only know things via the …. more