Nick Ritar from Milkwood Permaculture explained the opportunity presented by this Australian land managment technique, at the Carbon Farming Conference & Expo at Orange NSW Australia November 2009

1. Nick Ritar Farmer Teacher Consultant

2. PERMACULTURE A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR CARBON FARMERS BLUE BEFORE GREEN AND BLACK

3. Permaculture Ethics & Principles Permaculture Ethics & Principles Permaculture Ethics & Principles

7. PERMACULTURE DESIGN FOOD & CLIMATE SECURITY LOCALISATION

14. Cocksfoot Rhodes Setaria Signal Green Panic Bambatsi Kikuyu Canary Grass Finger Grass Couch Lucerne Siratro Chicory

18. Yobarnie, Layout, 1988 Diagram: Permaculture: A Designers Manual

19. Yobarnie, >2010, AUD$40.2million, 300 Retirement Village

20. 1. Plow to 2” below new root depth 2. Remove stock for 4-6 weeks 3. Just at onset of flowering: Planned graze to 3 leaf stage Existing Condition: Shallow, Compacted, Drought-Prone Topsoil 1. Soil Test – Mineral/Soil Food Web 2. Plow to 2” below hard pan 3. Remove stock for 4-6 weeks 4. Just at onset of flowering: Planned graze to 3 leaf stage 1. Plow to 2” below new root depth: Max out at 12-15” 2. Remove stock for 4-6 weeks 3. Just at onset of flowering: Planned graze to 3 leaf stage Yeomans Keyline Plow – Plowing for Rapid & Cheap Soil Development (Pasture) And Another Thing: 1% increase in Organic Matter = 57 tonne/ha capture in Atmospheric CO2 ! (That’s twice your total annual emissions)

21. Compost Tea to boost soil biology over large areas

22. Direct injection of soil biology into the root zone

23. Direct injection of soil biology into the root zone

24. Direct injection of soil biology into the root zone

25. Keyline Drought Proofing

26. Mark Keypoint of the Valley

27. Mark the Keyline & build 4 ML dam

28. Mark and build 1:400 catchment drains

29. Add 2.5ML saddle dam and irrigation drains

30. Add more catchment drains and gravity fed water pipes

31. Add ridge & contour roads and contour strip/crest forestry

32. Neighbours are dry! Plenty of feed and water left in the dam!

34. CO 2 Sequestration - Trees or Soil or Both? Zone 4 TREES CONS: Expensive & Slow ($2000/ha & 15+ years to sequester 200 tonnes/ha CO 2 ) Locks up land from production PROS: Climate/Landscape stabiliser/modifier High values where harvested More Effective SeqC in Tropics SOILS CONS: Measuring? Maybe PROS: Cheap & Fast ($20/ha & 1 year to sequester 57 tonnes/ha CO 2 ) Requires production to develop Organic by default More Effective in Temperates/Drylands TREES & SOILS Stable & productive integrated system!

35. Forestry & Grazing – Lancefield AU

36. Swales to harvest water and grow trees Zone 4 – Goulburn NSW

37. Swales to harvest water and grow trees Zone 4 – Bungendore NSW

38. Swales to harvest water and grow trees Zone 4 – Chipas Mexico

39. Swales to harvest water and grow trees Zone 4 – California USA

40. Swales to harvest water and grow trees Zone 4 – Mudgee NSW

46. 1 million hectare (2.5 million acre) Soil, Water & Carbon!

48. Shameless Plug Upcoming Courses • 26 Nov – 3 day Compost & Compost Tea Workshop – Mudgee • 5 Dec – 2 day Intro to Permaculture – Mudgee • 14 Jan – 3 day Keyline Design – Richmond • 21 Feb – 14 day Permaculture Design Certificate – Mudgee More courses and information at www.MilkwoodPermaculture.com.au FREE for PRIMARY PRODUCERS and their families

49. More Information www.yeomansplow.com.au www.soilandhealth.org.au www.permaculture.org.au www.holisticmanagement.org www.permaculture.biz and us www.MilkwoodPermaculture.com.au

50. Thanks The Carbon Coalition Tony Coote @ Mulloon Creek Natural Farms Peter Andrews - Natural Sequence Farming Bill Molison and David Holmgren Darren Doherty – Australia Felix Permaculture Geoff Lawton – The Permaculture Research Institute Ben Falloon – Taranaki Farm