The Carbon Farm News/Blog
CARBON SCIENCE: SCIENCE CULTURE WORKSHOPS EXCITE LEARNING
July 5, 2018
‘An artist, a farmer and a scientist walk into a bar …’ is a quirky title for an amazing process of learning and discovery. The idea, that these three people can engage in conversation around common subjects led to the Carbon Science: Carbon Culture Workshops at The Living Classroom…
SCIENCE TEACHERS COME TO LEARN AT THE LIVING CLASSROOM (TLC)
December 2, 2017
Last week a compliment of twelve teachers visited The Living Classroom (TLC). They were from schools across the region, and from as far as Mungindi, Gunnedah and Glen Innes. They were there to consider the new Secondary Science Curricula. The focus of the new curricula is ‘discovery’, finding out about…
FROM THE SOIL CARBON WORKSHOP – ‘C-ING IS BELIEVING!’
May 22, 2017
May 18 and 19 saw nearly 70 guests attend the ‘Soil Carbon – the diamond in the rough!’ Workshop held at The Living Classroom (TLC) in Bingara. The Workshop, funded through the Murray-Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversity Program, intended to showcase how soil carbon rebuilds soils, invigorates ecology and…
SOIL CARBON: THE DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH!
May 6, 2017
Bringing our soils ‘back to life’ and improving their health and productivity is a challenge for our farmers. One solution lies in soil carbon. Increased soil carbon makes soil more productive, and farms more valuable. More carbon enhances mineral capture and storage, better retention of water and healthier plants and animals. The…
‘THE DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH’ – ‘THE CARBON FARM’ IN BINGARA NSW.
April 20, 2017
Perhaps it is of no surprise that Bingara in northern NSW is venturing into the relatively new area of Carbon Farming. Near to Bingara, a little over a century ago, the World’s hardest naturally occurring diamonds were discovered. Diamond, like coal, charcoal and graphite is elemental carbon. Carbon, in…
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- Garry McDouall – Board Chair. Mob: 0428 834 281 | Email: mcdouallg@bigpond.com
- Rick Hutton – Secretary/Publicity. Mob: 0438 355 197 | Email: rhutton@gwydir.nsw.gov.au
- Richard Makim – Board Member. Mob: 0428 468 719 | Email: rjmakim@gmail.com
- Max Eastcott – General Manager Gwydir Shire Council & Board Member. Mob: 0427 240 112 | Email: meastcott@gwydir.nsw.gov.au
- Frances Young – Gwydir Shire Council Councillor & Board Member. Email: fyoung@gwydir.nsw.gov.au
- Adam Blakester – Starfish Initiatives Governance & Auspice. Mob: 0419 808 900 | Tel: 02 6775 2501 | Email: adam@starfish-initiatives.org