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HOT OFF THE
PRESS Inside Outside Management
has formed a partnership with TAFE Western Division - our first
joint training program starts in February in the Manning Valley, New
South Wales. We are very excited about this new development. See the diary page for dates.
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The
First Millimetre:
Healing
the Earth
takes us on a journey around the world and addresses the most crucial
issue of our time, how to solve global warming. “We would only have to
improve carbon percentage by 1% on our 450 million hectares of
agricultural soil in Australia and we could sequester all of the
planet’s legacy load of carbon,” states Christine Jones, PhD. Stanford
Professor, Christopher Fields, PhD. observes, “You can think of soils as
a bank account that has the capacity to really build up very large
quantities of capital moving into the future.” James Hansen, PhD, NASA
Goddard Institute for Space Studies adds, “Our agricultural practices
could be modified to bring CO2 back down much more quickly.”
This
groundbreaking documentary includes interviews with leading scientists
as well as personal stories from farmers and ranchers on three
continents to examine how carbon sequestration in top soil can not only
curb global warming; but increase biodiversity and fertility, lessen the
use of fertilizers and pesticides and utilize rainfall much more
effectively.
The
“how”, according to experts, may come from an unusual source; the hooves
and mouths of domesticated animals. Emmy© Award winning filmmaker, Chris
Schueler, shows how effective grazing plans in the Sonoran desert of
Mexico, the almost infertile land in northern Zimbabwe and even the vast
farmland in Australia as well as across the United States have changed
the topsoil into a rich, productive, moisture laden land. “One of the
best reclamation tools that we have found is the hoofs and mouths of our
domestic animals”, says rancher Ivan Aguirre. And the results are
amazing. “I found native species of plants that normally tend to be in
riparian areas, near arroyos or slightly wet areas in the desert; they
are found throughout the land,” remarks forestry professor, Alfonso
Gomez Lopez.
As
viewers take this stunningly filmed journey around the globe, the local
children talk about how important the land must be to all of us. Through
their voices we grow to realize the critical nature of this message. And
we come to understand: the answer is right underneath our feet. For more
information on the documentary visit
http://www.christopherproductions.org/resources/hte_expertbiographies.pdf
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Congratulations to Holistic Management
practitioner, Jeff Campbell, the 2008 winner of the National Land
Carer of the Year award. Jeff was Queensland's nomination. Holistic
Management practitioners, Tim and Karen Wright, represented New South
Wales and the O’Briens, Holistic Management Practitioners from the Roper
River Catchment in the Northern Territory were also nominated. |
TIM FLANNERY SEES AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR
HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT IN CARBON SEQUESTRATION
On the
ABC National’s Australia Talks program,
the 2007 Australian of the Year,
eminent scientist and conservationist,
Tim Flannery stated,
“Holistic Management is one of the key tools at our disposal” with
regard to Climate Change. In the latest Australian Quarterly Essay,
Flannery further elaborates. “Where Holistic Management is practiced
increases of up to 3% in soil carbon are being achieved. This
happens largely because the soil is protected from erosion and grass
cover increases, allowing more root growth”. Listen to
the podcast
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'Grass
Growers' workshops are up and running and successful
Our intensive 'Grass Growers' workshops where
where we combine group training with an on-farm visit to assist clients
with planning and monitoring are proving to be beneficial to land
managers.
The one day in class generates a great amount of energy and excitement
while the half-day spent with each business on the property enables us
to get personal with each business's specific requirements. The half-day
enables a grazing plan to be developed for each property and a
monitoring site set up and throwing a couple of darts to get the ball
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Feedback from the 'Grass Growers' workshops has been very positive
"Helen and Brian,
Thank you for the opportunity to attend your Holistic Grazing
Management Grass Growers Workshop.
Coming from a Holistic Medicine background, I found your workshop
very
enlightening and could relate to the need to to 'think outside the
box'.
Our property 'Clarence on Condamine' is situated at the headwaters
of the Condamine River presents a number of environmental challenges
not the least being very entrenched grazing practices.
This workshop enabled me to see the need to control stock movement
and grazing time, to allow for maximizing regrowth recovery.
I would encourage other Graziers to have a look at attending one of
these workshops to equip themselves with the information revealed to
assist them in making future grazing management decisions/plans.
Thank you once again."
James T. Vote,
Warwick, QLD
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2007 / 2008 saw
Inside Outside Management participating in a QMDC run project to test
the effectiveness of training for graziers. The experience proved a
positive one for all involved. Reviews and testimonials from our project
work with the Glenmorgan / Tara group can be seen on our
Client Support page |
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We also
run stand-alone three-day
Holistic Grazing
Planning®
training modules.
These have been successful and
participants finished the training, confident in the use of grazing and
animal impact as a tool and how to set about the grazing chart.
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