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Bootstrap Heart Soils

Locality: Warragul, Victoria

Address: 68 Smith St 3820 Warragul, VIC, Australia

Website: http://bootstrap.net.au/

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25.01.2022 The government wants to suck CO out of the atmosphere and if recent industry consultation is anything to go by, soil carbon and soil health is front and centre.

24.01.2022 We are giving away a signed copy of Charlie Massy's seminal award winning book to one of our new subscribers. Simply SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! We have many inspiring farming leaders in Australia, none more prominent today as Charles Massy who appears on ABC's Australian Story this week. Charlie has spent his life exploring human-nature relationships, culminating in hundreds of conversations with farmers, captured in his book Call Of The Reed Warbler. The award winning publicati...on contributes to the way we farm, the way we can farm into the future. Share this future widely! This is your chance to own your own signed copy!

23.01.2022 Lots of grounded and experiential farming systems nuggets coming from Mick Wettenhall in this Part 1 Regen Journey podcast - check it out and there’s a Part 2 as well! Nice one! Soil C Quest

23.01.2022 Check out this short video - David Hardwick steps through a Rapid Assessment of Soil Health at a workshop run by NQ Dry Tropics NRM

21.01.2022 Your soil & soil health is considered to be one of your main assets on your farm or grazing business. The first in a series of seven videos focused on soil health & soil testing is available via this link. The rest are rolling out at Soil Land Food, do check them out! We use a soil health assessment that is based on the fantastic RASH approach.

20.01.2022 Put me out of a job and take soil measurements yourself! This is not prescriptive and I’d do it a little differently (probably say that getting bulk density from these corners isn’t all that accurate but an estimation) but you get the idea! Take your baselines!

20.01.2022 You can take the girl out of the field during #Covid19, but you can’t take the field out of the girl. Missing these days in the field and looking forward to digging some holes this spring! #lovemyoffice

20.01.2022 Seeking better soil carbon policy Soil carbon policy focuses on ecological outcomes. But what about the farmers who are supposed to implement the policy?

19.01.2022 Soil carbon research reduces uncertainty in predicting climate change impacts

17.01.2022 Carbon farming on the Mornington Peninsula going great!

16.01.2022 Get your organic matter on this weekend! HAPPY Friday folks!

15.01.2022 Soils can play a major role in storing carbon On The Science Show with Robyn Williams Integrity Soils Ltd Soilkee

14.01.2022 Three new online courses available for Australian farmers, fishers and foresters. Please mention Carbon8 Fund on registering as money raised goes back into this incredibly important and worthwhile project! Ethical Fields and the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutual (BCCM) are hosting a series of courses for Australian farmers, fishers and foresters, focusing on some of the key challenges and opportunities in the agricultural space.... The program will be facilitated by experts in the agricultural and co-operative sectors. As part of the Co-operative Farming project, BCCM is providing access to educational bursaries to cover 90% of the cost of this series for farmers, fishers and foresters who are interested in co-operatives, or currently engaged within a co-operative. If you are eligible for a bursary, this reduces the cost to you from $550 to $55 (GST inclusive). Share widely! Click here for more info https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3134384449932336&id=2246189585418498

14.01.2022 Tying interest rates for farm loans to improvements in soil’s carbon and water storage as a way to save farmers from the disastrous impacts of climate change.

13.01.2022 Founded on more than 50 years’ worth of data from a unique field experiment, researchers have demonstrated that common farming practices drain the soil of carbon, altering the structure of soils’ microscopic habitat and, remarkably, the genetics of microbes living within it.

13.01.2022 Enhancing investment in soil health and carbon storage: Frontiers for linking finance and carbon accounting WEBINAR

11.01.2022 Dear Friends and Clients of Bootstrap Environmental Services, Due to Covid impacting the health and safety of Victorians and this week’s announcement and application of Stage 4 restrictions, Bootstrap Environmental Services is suspending field services (only) for a period of 6 weeks until 13th September; unless restrictions are lifted by the State government prior to this date (I will advise). All other areas of work are business as usual from the home office and you can ca...tch me here, via mobile or video conferencing. Go well and go safely, Adrianna

11.01.2022 Can’t wait to visit Brooklands Free Range Farms Blampied Central Highlands Vic to sample their soils for carbon. Amazing results so far! Keep your eyes peeled to what’s happening on this farm!

11.01.2022 Breaking news Soil method projects up to $5000 advance to help with costs An advance payment of up to $5000 will be offered to eligible Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) proponents to assist with the upfront costs of soil sampling through an advance payment offer that will be linked to a Carbon Abatement Contract.... This pilot initiative is set to be launched in conjunction with the 11th ERF auction in September and follows a recent consultation process. We wish to thank those who provided responses to the consultation. The advance payment will be offered to support baseline soil sampling costs that can present a barrier to ERF participation.

09.01.2022 Bruce Pascoe delivered a lecture on Indigenous farming and land management. The 'Dark Emu' author is also joined in a conversation with agricultural scientist Dr Angela Pattison. It has never been more important to be sharing Indigenous knowledge. So many solutions to the problems we face today can be found in that wisdom. It is impossible to overestimate the powerful contribution of Bruce Pascoe's work, in particular the seminal Dark Emu, which has inspired a number of proj...ects here at the University, including the Indigenous Grasslands for Grain project. The detail and grace in Pascoe's research and writing has unlocked important conversations and reawakened knowledge. In this public lecture, Uncle Pascoe shared insights into sustainable farming and practices, with a keynote address on the idea of 'Perennial Soil'. Pascoe is also joined by Dr Angela Pattison, plant breeder and agricultural scientist from the University of Sydney. Pattinson is the research lead for the Indigenous Grasslands for Grain, a cross-disciplinary project that aims to regenerate the Australian native system for the modern food environment. It is a concept that brings together cultural and scientific knowledge, regional and urban centres, and sustainability with economic viability. Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver AM, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) chaired the event.

09.01.2022 Bruce Pascoe: Perennial Soil - Register - lecture at midday today The Arthur and Hilda Winch annual lecture in pre-colonial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture Share ... Bruce Pascoe will deliver a lecture on Indigenous farming and land management. The 'Dark Emu' author will be joined in a conversation with agricultural scientist Dr Angela Pattison.

09.01.2022 Hugely excited to share the FAO "Protocol for measurement, monitoring, reporting & verification of soil organic carbon in agricultural landscapes" 2020. I’m humbled to have been a co contributor to this publication along with inspiring colleagues.

07.01.2022 National soil strategy Share your feedback via this survey. Submissions close on 25 September 2020.

07.01.2022 What’s your spring look? Joel won’t be easy to top, or short back and sides!

06.01.2022 A very well deserved review of the phenomenal book For The Love Of Soil by Nicole Masters. Contributing to the health of our landscapes, soils and farmers!

05.01.2022 Author David Montgomery has discovered that the three-foot-deep skin of our planet is slowly being eroded away, with potentially devastating results. In this engaging lecture, Montgomery draws from his book 'Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations' to trace the role of soil use and abuse in the history of societies, and discuss how the rise of organic and no-till farming bring hope for a new agricultural revolution.

02.01.2022 The Soil Health Foundation online course is open for registrations for another few days. Student discounts are available. Get on to it! Awesome opportunity!

02.01.2022 Wet here in West Gippsland! How much rain (or snow!) did you get?

02.01.2022 Thrilled to be out in the field again and in service to agriculture, soil sampling for a local South Gippsland Landcare soil biology project. I can’t wait to see what results the project will yield over the next 12 months! Well done to all the participating farmers participating in the trial!

02.01.2022 WORLD FIRST From Australia in SOIL CARBON FARMING! Earlier this year marked the historic issuance of the first Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to a soil carbon farming project that goes toward Australia's emissions targets under the Paris Agreement. This is huge! It means that carbon farmers in Australia are being paid RIGHT NOW to store carbon in their soils through regenerative farming practices.... Soil organic carbon is in effect a scorecard for farming practices. Building soil carbon using innovative practices has direct effects on production and yield when this leads to healthy soils. Healthy soils mean healthy livestock, crops and horticulture. This is a positive for the farm, the farmer, consumers and the environment. The broader benefit of a price on carbon adds to the co-benefits of increasing soil health. This date and all the projects that are currently on the ground, mark an important milestone in the transition of agriculture from a source of greenhouse gas emissions to significant carbon sink. More projects are coming online around Australia and more farmers are now adding carbon farming to their enterprise and have already been sampled by Bootstrap Environmental Services. Farmers are encouraged to ask questions and to find out more about carbon farming and how they can be involved. Diversifying farm income is smart business and so is building soil carbon. FIND OUT MORE!