TAO
TAO! What does this mean for you? A quick look in WikipediA brings this up. The TAO or DAO is the natural way of the universe. So by now you’re likely thinking, “Here Shane goes down another rabbit hole, &…
Shane
Keeping the B***^@ds Honest
Resource Companies on Rural Land and Farms Following is a group of questions I’ve put together in relation to activities on rural lands relating to resource companies, solar farms, wind farms (neither of these 2 are farms!), power grid lines.…
Do Cows Cause the Methane Problem?
This may change or confirm your opinion. There is a lot of comment in the media and supposedly gospel information that methane farts and burps from cows is the prime cause of the growth of methane in the Earth’s atmosphere.…
quick, cheap, easy, long lasting shade tunnels
Here at Kumbartcho over the last 10 years I have created a number of shade tunnels for gardening. Primarily containing wicking beds. Some of these are in the local community gardens. Here I learned some of the how to, &…
Composting Workshop Review Jan 2024
Something I’ve Been Meaning to do I’ve always wanted to make a continuous compost pile. When a friend contacted me and asked if I wanted some feral chooks, I thought this is perfect. All I had to do was round…
Planting Trees at Kumbartcho Farm
Good evening from Kumbartcho. Kumbartcho now has 122 more trees! Thanks to all who turned out for our tree planting day. Special thanks to all the kids who turned up. Their energy was boundless and an inspiration. As nature can,…
Creating a Contour Line in Rock Hard Clay
Below is a contour map of Kumbartcho Farm. The blue arrows point to the contour we are working on. It is running north/south. In the top left hand corner you will see 1.1K written on the map....
Quantum Science and Agriculture: Exploring the Connection
Whenever I heard the words Quantum Science or Quantum Agriculture, I found that my mind wanted to shut out anything to do with Quantum anything. The only thing I could think of was Albert Einstein arching his beatley eyebrows as…
Farm Water Management Techniques with Mark Shepard
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own farm? If you have, you will learn more ways than you could ever think of, by listening to this bloke. Even though he is talking about what he does in the USA,…
Natural Sequence Farming with Peter Andrews on Australian Story
No website about retaining water on Land would be complete without the addition of Peter Andrews Peter Andrews is an absolute legend in Australian land regeneration. For decades he invested all of his time and energy into making everyone aware…