Peter Hazell from The Mulloon Institute presented a two day workshop earlier this month up in the Fitzroy Basin, Queensland. Landholders from across the region gathered to learn how to restore their property's natural function and rehydrate both land and enterprise.
Read MorePeter Andrews and The Mulloon Institute’s Gary Nairn have been interviewed for the BBC World Service’s Science in Action program, for an episode looking at ‘Biodiversity in Crisis.
The program was presented by Roland Pease in May 2019 and looks into Australian farmers who are using ‘weeds’ to help conserve their land, particularly in areas hit by drought, where they are planting and encouraging wild plants which have been shown to retain moisture in the land.
Read MorePeter Andrews OAM, Gary Nairn AO and The Mulloon Institute have featured on BBC Future, in an online article by Australian journalist Georgina Kenyon.
The article covers the current drought and deforestation issues facing Australian farmers and how natural sequence farming and weeds can play an important part in restoring the landscape.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute is proud to be listed on the Sustainable Development Goals website, which aims to provide a live and ongoing overview of actions being taken across Australia to advance the SDGs.
View the listing here: https://buff.ly/2VCBwO7
Read MoreYear 12 Agricultural Science students from The Scots College visited Mulloon Creek Natural Farms during May for a two day field trip to learn about the regenerative farming and rehydration actions we undertake at The Mulloon Institute, and how it could be applied on their family properties.
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Read MoreYou may recall that last November I had the very great honour of receiving the prestigious Australia Organic Limited's Chairman’s Award on behalf of The Mulloon Institute and Mulloon Creek Natural Farms in recognition of Tony Coote's support and contribution to organic farming in Australia. This month I finally brought that award home to Tony's Home Farm.
Read MorePeter Hazell and Luke Peel attended the Geography Teachers Association of NSW & ACT conference in early April, presenting content for the Sustainable Biomes curricula followed by a hands-on workshop.
Read MoreOn 15 April we were pleased to host a visit by Dr Helen Crowley, Head of Sustainable Sourcing Innovation for Kering, based in Paris. Land to Market leader, Tony Hill, along with participating farmers were taking Helen on a tour of regenerative agriculture in our district so dropped in for lunch and a chat with TMI and MCNF. While most of you probably don’t know Kering, you will certainly know a number of the fashion brands it owns, for instance Gucci! It is yet another “splendid” example of major corporates taking an interest and responsibility in how food and fibre is produced with sustainability and regeneration at the fore.
Read MoreDuring autumn we hosted three Mini Field Days and welcomed around 75 people to Mulloon Creek Natural Farms to learn about the work we do. The tours visited the Mulloon Creek rehabilitation area and Peter’s Pond and the step diffusion system where rehabilitation work is being conducted on sloping country. This was followed by a presentation from Research Coordinator Luke Peel followed by Q&A session. Thanks to all who could make it! Our next tours will run after winter so keep an eye out for dates.
Read MoreMeet Olive the famous Maremma, and her equally fabulous handler!
Olive appears on the front cover of the current Bungendore Business & Community Directory and is pictured here with her handler Tessa from Mulloon Creek Natural Farms.
Read MoreThis series of images speaks volumes about the effectiveness of the work being undertaken at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, incorporating the Natural Sequence Farming work of Peter Andrews OAM and broader regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreOur second Mini Field Day for autumn will be running this Friday and we're looking forward to welcoming the participants to Mulloon Creek Natural Farms.
If you missed out on a spot, we have another one coming up on Saturday 4 May, from 10am to 3pm, but this will be the last one until it warms up again in Spring. Bookings open now via our website.
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Read MoreFeatured on the front cover of this year's Bungendore Directory is Olive the maremma from Mulloon Creek Natural Farms with some of her feathered friends, along with a tribute to Tony and Toni Coote inside. Well done to the Bungendore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on its production.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute has been awarded $3.8 million over five years by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Hon. David Littleproud, for its project to rehydrate Australia, improve the environment, boost farm productivity and engage the community.
Read MoreAt Mulloon Creek Natural Farms our eggs come from happy hens who have loads of room to roam, with only 250 birds per hectare! They can really stretch out while enjoying the sunlight and free access to pasture. Perfect!
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute’s Research Coordinator Luke Peel recently hosted a group of farmers from New Zealand along with farmers from Cooma (NSW) and Benalla (VIC).
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute’s Research Coordinator Luke Peel visited Boxgum Grazing farm in Murringo NSW to present at an Open Day last week, organised by the Australian National University’s Sustainable Farms and the Young Landcare Group.
Read MoreA broad range of projects are available for Honours, Masters and PhD students to undertake post graduate studies in flora, fauna, hydro and soils and production systems as part of the Mulloon Community Landscape Rehydration Project.
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