Call of the Reed Warbler
A New Agriculture, A New Earth
by Charles Massy · first published 2017
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Is it too late to regenerate the earth? Call of the Reed Warbler shows the way forward for the future of our food supply, our Australian landscape and our planet. This ground-breaking book will change the way we think of, farm and grow food. Author and radical farmer Charles Massy explores transformative and regenerative agriculture and the vital connection between our soil and our health. It is a story of how a grassroots revolution – a true underground insurgency – can save the planet, help turn climate change around, and build healthy people and healthy communities, pivoting significantly
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My favourite three- - Heartwood by Rowan Reid - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - The Call Of The Reed Warbler by Charles Massy
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗…The listed caveat that it takes years to return to previous yields is important. Healthy soil doesn't happen overnight. Farmers that already have a lot of debt will struggle to make this switch. "The Call of the Reed Warbler" is a book that has extensive case studies and stories about people applying regenerative agriculture to their farms. It is especially focused on Australia.
on “No-till no-herbicide farming system in trial since 1981” ↗There are a few Australian farmers onto what seems to me a similar approach including farmer turn author Charles Massy who published "Call of the Reed Warbler". In the early chapters of the book Charles explains his story of going to university for a science degree though coming back to the farm soon after when his father passes. He listened to the experts…
on “Can Dirt Save the Earth?” ↗