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Jack's Permaculture

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 437 789 215

Address: 38 Junee Rd Maydena 7140 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://permacultureandpoultry.freeblog.site

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15.01.2022 These farmers harvest furniture straight from the ground here's how it works

05.01.2022 Covid is shining the spotlight on the fragility of the linear systems that we have come to rely on. In many countries, particularly in the US, the food system h...as been thrown into chaos. The industrial food system is inherently fragile. One missing link in the chain means the entire process grinds to a halt. There are alternatives. 70% of the world's food is produced by smallholders (5 acres or less) and distributed to their local communities. Where I live in Central Victoria, we have created a thriving food network similar to the food systems that existed worldwide before industrialisation changed the way we eat. In our world, if one element of the network fails, there are many more to pick up the slack. A network like this can respond to change. It can adapt. It has humans at its source, so a bad year for one small farm provides an opportunity for the community to help out. In a system of people and not corporations you will never see millions of litres of milk thrown away or abattoir workers being forced to work when they're sick. You will not see the overt disregard for animal rights and the destruction of planet, climate and indigenous lands. You will never see millions on tonnes of food rotting in the fields while supermarket prices rise. Creating resilient food networks is an exciting space, and many local councils, farmers and groups are bringing about positive and lasting change in this field. Check out what's going on in your area, find and meet your farmers, and plant food everywhere. #permacultureillustrator #foodsovereignty #viacampesina #coronakindness

02.01.2022 Guilds help plant growth all round.

01.01.2022 Nature abhors bare soil but most fruit trees don’t like grass. These suggested guilds are all brilliant. I variously use comfrey, peas and broad beans, feverfew, catnip, pennyroyal, horseradish, various mints and nasturtium around my fruit and nut trees.

01.01.2022 Environmental News September 6 The Apple Isle lives up to its name on Bob's place .... Bob Magnus planted his apple orchard in Woodbridge, southern Tasmania in ...the early 1980s and has since rescued over 300 varieties some from Roman times, others that have been around for over 2,000 years. These days, in addition to sharing his knowledge of grafting with as many people as he can, Magnus has passed on the business side of apples to his children. ‘’My daughter Lisa took over the house and garden she grows flowers and minds the orchard Dan has a nursery in Woodbridge, and Nik, my youngest son, grows apple trees so I am very happy they’ve all become involved,’’ Magnus says adding that when the nearby Grove Research Station, which grew over 500 varieties of apples, closed its doors in 2010 he was able to collect hundreds of varieties, which he then grafted onto dwarf rootstock. They are now used to supply his son's nursery, and apple growers around the country. "The ones at the research station are still there, but they haven't been pruned for 12 years," he says, going on to explain that after Britain joined the European Common Market in the early 1970s, apple exports fell drastically and so between 1972 and 1975 the apple industry required complete restructuring and the state government implemented the Tree Pull Scheme reducing the production of apples in Tasmania by 50% and the number of orchardists by 700. ‘’Virtually before our very eyes, in the first few years of coming to Tasmania that whole industry collapsed," Magnus says, ‘’ it was so sad and led to a very limited selection of apples on offer in our nation's supermarkets." he says pointing out that nowadays apples are so homogenous that the public don't even realise there are different varieties. "It is important to humans to have variety, because if you are presented with the same product all the time it loses its charm,’’ he says. Meanwhile, on Magnus’ property, diversity is key, and the many varieties ripen at different times of the year, from Christmas through to July. ‘’Most apples grown commercially in Tasmania are picked in March and April and are held in cool store,’’ Magnus explains, ‘’ and they have a cool store taste or lack of taste.’’ By contrast, Magnus’ farm offers Huonville crabs - a hybrid between a crabapple and a cultivated apple; Rome beauties; the richly flavoured Tydeman's; the gorgeous looking Summer’s Surprise; Early Worcesters and Woodbridge winter pippins which are great for making cider. According to the online Tasmanian History Companion, the first apple in Tasmania was planted by William Bligh on Bruny Island in 1788. ‘’I hope that my work and that of my children will help Tasmania retain both knowledge and apple tree stock,’’ he says, ‘’This is a museum that can be borrowed - they all have a place, they all have a history.’’ https://www.abc.net.au//australian-apple-varietie/12617392

01.01.2022 The other day I was out happily tooling around in my verge garden. I had fed a few of the compost bins, checked the worm farms and was in the midst of cutting ...out some of the volunteer greens that I have been dining off during the lockdown as they are going to seed and I want to plant some new crops for the months ahead. There was what has now become a much higher level of general street activity.. people out and about, bicycles squeeking around the hood. A lady walking up the hill stopped just as I was loading up the tops of the plants I was removing, took a breath and said wow it is so much cooler just here . I have walked into it and can feel it . There is a different feeling in this place.The garden. It’s beautiful It was a purely independent observation coming from someone who was going about her routine but actually shared a really valuable observation. The importance of our green space and the value that it brings on so many levels to our neighborhoods. They do cool our environment. It does have a real therapeutic value both conscious and subconsciously. And looking at the pervious post the importance of biodiversity to the microbiome, the environments health and our individual health is being validated through research. Rewinding is being recognized as an activity we can all participate in and already do in small ways . All the gardening that has been taken too over the last few months is so much more than a distraction or something that filled the void of time. The great opportunity is to turn these new spaces into interconnected biodiversity care package corridors providing a community service that locks down the value and values of natures services long beyond the decade of 2020. Rewild Australia Rewilding Rewilding Australia

01.01.2022 How short is your food chain? Do you know your farmer?