Soil and Water for Every FarmA workshop on Keyline Design with Darren Doherty, teaching a Keyline Course for the second time in Far North Queensland KEYLINE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE Sunday 29th - Tuesday 31st March 2009 Malanda • Atherton Tablelands • Far North Queensland |
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The Keyline System of farming has been one of the pillars of sustainable farming and hydrology, with the first book “Water for Every Farm” published in 1954. In it, P.A. Yeomans exploded the myth that it takes 1,000 years to produce an inch of topsoil.  Keyline
Design is a design system that restores and regenerates landscapes,
applicable to both rural and urban areas. It is a unique
combination of water conservation and soil building, with great appeal
to both farmers and pastoralists as it has the ability to build and
regenerate degraded soils rapidly, and sees the use of grazing animals
as beneficial to this process. The term Keyline comes from the reference to a “keypoint” on the watershed, which is the interface between collection and distribution of water on the landscape, where ridge meets the valley. Keyline is a philosophy and technique that doesn’t pit the needs of farmers against environmentalists trying to protect wildlife and fish habitat, and with carbon sequestering techniques used, helps to address aspects of global warming and climate change. Water harvesting strategies employed by Keyline Design provide drought-proofing for farms. Keyline principles and techniques are based on a holistic approach that works with natural patterns to restore and increase the depth and fertility of the soil, while increasing its water holding capabilities. The Keyline plow utilizes a special cultivation technique to infiltrate water into the soil efficiently and hold it on the land as long as possible. Topics covered include: • Keyline™ Design • Carbon sequestration • Cost effective soil creation • Water harvesting & reticulation • Designing water into a property • Dam placement • Pasture improvement • Holistic Management™ and much more...... Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn practical, hands-on Keyline Design with the world's most respected Keyline educator, Darren Doherty. Contact Kym on 0407243298 or Georgie on 0437267323 for any further details. Website: www.freerangepermaculture.com.au Alternatively you can email us at: freerangepermaculture@gmail.com See
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