Sacred Lab And Poetry

Show notes (Summarised and not in order): La Nina macro weather system wet season Indian Di-pole - The Monsoon winds Negative Indian Di-pole - Monsoon travelling south into Australia Two types of flood - Slow flood from consistent rain, building up the local creeks and soaking the ground. Fast flood from heavy downpour which moves logs and stones and deposits debris onto plants, suffocating them. Situation of many farmers in Hawkesbury River area walking away from farms until a better time when they can restore the land and infrastructure without heavy downpours and when the growing season picks up. Agroforestry - a response to several situations. Perennial systems are more resilient. Perennial systems are also more productive as there is a diversity of crops and canopy. Various animal species can be included in the system too. Working slowly in perennial systems allows the reduction of chemical use and smart approaches of weed reduction (Shading out Lantana with tree species that will come up on canopy fl