Compost worm tea eradicates onion grass!!
Do you want to know how onion grass is eradicated by compost worm tea? Find out more & similar methods at www.farmingsecrets.com
GM Canola growing in outer suburb of Melbourne!
Last week Hugo and I attended a nearby community meeting concerning
a local farmer, Marshall Bailleau growing canola near a suburban area.
The 60 or so people who were there were all there because of their
concern regarding how his crop was going to affect them.
Marshall’s argument was that he was doing the community a service by growing GM canola
because he could stop using deadly weedicides - which he said were more
harmful than Roundup which was perfectly safe and did not harm
the environment. He added that the bees loved visiting his canola too.
He then pointed out how much research he had done prior to planting
the GM crop - he had read the OGTR all 212 pages of it, and in particular pointed out
that GM canola was safe to human health. He also referred
to the Vic Govt report headed by Sir Gus Nossal which found GM to be
of benefit to the environment. Lastly to add his final blow he left copies
of the Vic Govt media release which promised that GM canola would be
kept separate from other grains and that consumers would be able to
choose GM or nonGM because it would be labelled.
He also said that his growing GM canola would not affect anyone else
because there were no cases where GM canola had escaped!
Hugo and I were shaking our heads by this time. I have to say that
I did get up in particular to express my opinion regarding Monsanto’s
corporate strategy to make the farmers pawns in their hands. Also
to state that many farmers are not finding any need to use any chemicals
to get rid of weeds. I also asked if he was aware that the French farmers
had discovered that Roundup was harmful to the environment as it
was escaping into the nearby waterways. Due to this fact Monsanto are
forbidden by law to advertise that it is non residual. His response
was that the Roundup used here was different!
The evening concluded with 2 votes: 1. To recommend that the 2
neighbouring shires be GM Free and 2. That any person or business
affected by the growing of GM be compensated. both votes passed
almost unanimously.
The thing that amazed us most that Marshall had the courage to come to
a local meeting but was so out of touch with his community. He seemed to
have no sense of anything being awry. Does he realise that believing that
Monsanto is better for the farmers is akin to believing that the fox will
look after the chickens?!
What do you think?
A Sneak Peak at “True Soil Fertility - The New NPK” Part 2 of 7
www.farmingsecrets.com presents Gerhard Grasser’s “True Soil Fertility - The New NPK”. How Deep Do Your Roots Go? Why do we accept shallow root growth and why does it occur? Is your soil working to its capacity?
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Hi everybody, Welcome to the new format of our blog. As you probably already know, we were hacked last week which forced us to re-install and reformat our blog. On the brighter side, we decided this was a perfect opportunity to make our blog a better resource for you!It’s taken us all We have worked hard to make this blog the best it can be but we realise that this new blog may not be compatible with internet explorer 6 and below. If you are using Firefox/Mozilla or Safari you should have no problems viewing. To download the latest version of internet explorer click HERE Just follow the prompts, install and VOILA should all be working. If by some strange chance there are still viewing problems, please contact us at helen@farmingsecrets.com We hope you enjoy the blog! Please tell us what you think! Leave a comment below!
Farming Secrets Presents “Walk the Talk” #4 Sneak Peek Part #5 of 5: Do You Worry About Weeds?
www.farmingsecrets.com reveals why this farmer welcomes weeds on his farm and maybe why you should too! Have a look as Craig Carter describes how to minimalise the damage that is done when a flood comes through.
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Farming Secrets Presents “Walk the Talk” #4 Sneak Peek Part #3 of 5: Do you see the hidden value of Prairie Grass
www.farmingsecrets.com reveals One farmer who has discovered what happens when he let his Prairie Grass grow wild! Reap these benefits too!
Farming Secrets Presents “Walk the Talk” #4 Sneak Peek Part #2 of 5: The Truth about Wild Lettuce
www.farmingsecrets.com presents The Truth About Wild Lettuce. What do you know about wild lettuce? Would you let it grow on your farm? Craig nearly broke our spade trying to dig it up for us to see its root structure. It plays a great role in the cycle of regeneration of native pastures and balancing the soil. Watch it now and for more return next week or subscribe to Farming Secrets at: www.farmingsecrets.com
Why don’t pests attack this farm? Part 2
www.farmingsecrets.com Presents a segment from “Walk the Talk” #3 Part 2.
Do you have a problem with aphids, RLEMs, locusts and other pests on your farm? Ron Smith and Maarten Stapper explains why there are no insect pests on this farm!
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How to get rid of Blue Green Algae! Part 1
www.farmingsecrets.com Presents: A clip extracted from Walk the Talk #3 Part 1. How to get rid of Blue Green Algae. This is a massive problem where dams and inland waterways become toxic. Listen to this simple but effective method to solve it once and for all.
