1. GROWING MOTIVATION
Graham Brookman

3. The use of
fossil fuel and
fertilizer has
allowed the
world’s
population to
boom

5. Costs of a consumer society
Deforestation & soil compaction Salinity
Dust storms Erosion

7. 10 billion, the UN prediction for 2085

9. Murray Mouth
dredge
2003….

11. BP survey of world oil production potential
Bp

12. Food Security?
Today’s average
Aussie farm -
completely
dependent on
fossil fuels for:
•diesel
•petrol
•fertiliser,
•herbicides
•insecticides
•fungicides

13. Why did this
little boy want to
be a farmer?

14. *role models
*adults that talked about things he could
understand
*exposure to farming
*animals
*amazing machines
*wonderful food
*exploring nature with friends
*plenty
* the satisfaction of a day’s physical work
*visible, edible productivity
* a clearly important role in society
So he went to Roseworthy

16. Searching for a
sustainable land-
use model

19. Our peri-urban block
On the Gawler River, 40km North of Adelaide
15 Ha
Mediterranean climate
Rainfall: 400mm (winter)
No significant frosts
Deep alluvial soil, pH 6.5 -7
Shallow aquifer at 13 metres (and falling)

21. Land clearing had left the 15 hectare property bare,
compacted and devoid of biodiversity
Permaculture
A system of applied design for
sustainable human settlement using
a synthesis of traditional knowledge
and modern science, applicable in
both urban and rural urban and rural
areas

22. Ethics clearing had left the 15 hectare property bare,
Land -care of the earth
compacted and devoid of biodiversity
-care for community
-taking personal responsibility for
population and consumption

24. Systems Diagram showing energy flow

25. Sustainable
buildings

26. An energy efficient home
The Brief:
1. Analyse your lifestyle! Current and Future
How big a house do you really need?
Kids- now, later. How will their needs change?
Proximity to:
Public Transport
Bike tracks
Schools
Shops
Hospitals
Work

27. trees
Data collected in collaboration with SA Dept of
Health shows a significant drop in:
• E.coli
• Suspended Solids
• Nitrogen & Phosphorus
• BOD

28. Ladybirds love light brown apple moth pupae

29. wwoofing & human-scale food culture

31. Value-add
on site

37. TODs building connected communities

39. Vocational decisions amongst
school leavers
• Peer pressure
• Parental influence
• Teacher/school influence
• Personal vocational interest & horizons
• Salaries
• Job security and availability
• Perceived possibility of entry into farming
• New farming – urban & value adding
• Success stories & mentoring

40. • Support Ag in schools
• Train Ag/NRM teachers
• Visits and work experience on exemplar farms
• Build a connection between training for
careers in food, natural resources and ag
• Bring back (through subsidies and
scholarships if req) some of the courses
destroyed (Roseworthy and TAFE)
• Landshare www.landshareaustralia.com.au
• futurefarmers.com.au
• Low interest start-up loans for young farmers

41. Key authors
• Bill Mollison www.tagari.com
• David Holmgren www.holmgren.com.au
• Christopher Alexander
• Richard Heinberg
www.richardheinberg.com.au
• David Jacke (with Eric Toensmeier)
• Reg Morrison’s ‘Plague Species’ for motivation
• Food Forest Website
www.foodforest.com.au