Seeds as a tool for building soil structure
Can you dig your hands through your soil, without first loosening it mechanically? Does rain soak in immediately, even in a heavy downpour? Or do you watch it sit there and bog your vehicles then evaporate away? Can roots establish easily? Can plants breathe, drink,...
One year since the floods
By Kirsty Hughes Image above: farmland with a fresh deposit of flood mud, taken 1 month post-flood. We are at the one year anniversary of the record floods that affected our river – the Manning – in May 2025, as well as the NSW mid north coast more broadly. This piece...
Inspiration from Andhra Pradesh
A couple of weeks ago, Didi Pershouse and Henry Nichols from the Land and Leadership Initiative held a webinar with Vijay Kumar Thallam of the Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming project entitled ‘Farming Beyond Fertilisers: What can 1.8 million...
Observations from Oxhill Organics April 26
Last week, Lee and the kids paid a visit to Chris Eggert at Oxhill Organics, and it’s worth a discussion. Background Chris is a Biocast customer, and he always inspires us with the different things he’s trying to improve the family’s organic dairy farm. We should...