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Community Garden proposal to the City of Geraldton Greenough by Rod DaviesTRANSCRIPT
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Geraldton’s Food Forests
Can you find them
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ABROLHOS ISLANDS
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Armed with their trusty weapons .....
............The Hunter Gatherer’s attack the FOOD FOREST
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Take your hat off FOR the ITALIAN and VIETNAMESE
TOMATO GROWERS
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AND THE VIETNAMESE CUCUMBER GROWERS
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HOW LOCAL IS THIS FOODPERTH
MARKETS
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OK – WE DO HAVE ROAD SIDE FOOD STALLS
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When these shelves are empty THERE WILL BE NO MORE
IT HAPPENED IN CUBA AND IN ENGLAND DURING WORLD WAR 11
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COMPOSTING IS BLOODY HARD WORK
IT’S AN ART AS MUCH AS A SCIENCE
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CAN BE MECHANISED – AT A COST
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AN EXCITING ALTERNATIVE
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SOURCE SEPARATION BIO BAGS ANAEROBIC COMPOSTING
* ORGANICS INOCULATED WITH EM
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amazon –sustainable forever
Grow Crops for 2 years
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Replicate the Amazon’s Recycling
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Compost Worms – Born Recyclers
A ton of worms can recycle a ton of food waste in 2-3 days
A kilo of red wrigglers sell for $100
The nutrient value of castings is undeniable
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Black Soldier Fly – The Recycling Queen
BSF LARVAE WILL CONSUME ANY PUTRESENT WASTE YOU THROW AT IT
PROTEIN FOR CHOOKS – FISH -PIGS
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AQUAPONICS – AQUACULTURE + HYDROPONICS
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AUTOPOT AQUAPONICSA SIMPLE – ELEGANT SOLUTION
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THE FOUR C’S FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS - FARMS
1. CULTIVATE
2. COLLECT
3. COOK
4. CONSUME
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WHERE TO FROM HERE
Somewhere
Nowhere
Who Cares
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“In a 1000 mile walk – the first step is the longest”.
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What are the steps ?
Who will pay for the boots?
Let’s play MYTHBUSTERS
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SOURCE SEPARATIONBIO BAGS
ANAEROBIC COMPOSTING
* ORGANICS INOCULATED WITH EM
IS THIS A MYTH? CHEAP TO TRY WE HAVE A PRODUCT WE CAN SELL
STEP ONE
No need for Community input –initially
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STEP TWO –ALREADY UNDERWAY
WORM FARMING IS A BUSINESSWe have product we can sell
* Red wrigglers -$100 per kilo* Vermicompost – Name your price
* Worm Wee $5 for 2 litres
Compost from STEP ONE can feed the wormsCOMMERCIAL SCALE – APPROPRIATE WORKABLE SYSTEMS???
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Black Soldier Fly – The Recycling Queen
STEP THREE
I HAVE 15 COMMERCIAL SIZE BIOPODS ($6000) – AND CAN’T FIND A SOLDIER FLY ANYWHERE IN GERO
CHALLENGE – ESTABLISH LOCAL COLONY – MAY HAVE TO SOURCE LARVAE / EGGS
MORE MYTHS TO BE BUSTED
“LARVAE AS GOOD AS THE BEST MENHALEN FISH FOOD @ $1200 PER TON”
“COMPOST WORMS FEED ON THE BSF RESIDUE”
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AUTOPOT AQUAPONICSA SIMPLE – ELEGANT SOLUTION
STEP FOUR
“I THOUGHT WE WHERE GOING ORGANIC – DUMBO”
“IT’S PART OF THE TOTAL INTEGRATION”
“WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES”I’VE GOT THE AUTOPOTS –THEY WORK
THE FISH THING IS UNTESTED – BUT I HAVE FAITH AND A MATE WHO KNOWS FISH
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AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM
STARTS HERE
NEVER ENDS
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THE IRONY AND THE OPPORTUNITY
I CAN MAKE MORE MONEY FROM THIS PLANTTHAN I COULD EVER HOPE TO MAKE FROM VEGIES
I HAVE 60 WORTH $40 – COULD GROW HUNDREDS
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THE IRONY AND THE OPPORTUNITY
I GOT HUNDREDS –ALL GROWN FROM SEED
DEAD EASY – BUNNINGS $80+
I COULD SELL THEM INTO PERTH TOMORROW
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THE IRONY AND THE OPPORTUNITY
I GREW MOST OF THE COTTONWOODS YOU SEE IN GERO
MAINLY FOR THE CITY – AND LANDSCAPERS
I STILL HAVE PEOPLE CHASING THEM
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THE IRONY AND THE OPPORTUNITYTHE LIST GOES ON AN ON
I’VE BEEN DOWNSIZED AT TAFE – CAN GROW BUT CAN’T GROW ON
WHAT ABOUT A CITY – TAFE JOINT VENTURE
COULD WE FINANCE OUR GARDEN –FARM THIS WAY
YES
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BIG IS BEAUTIFUL AND SCARYWILL WE SETTLE FOR 3 ROWS OF VEGIES OR 3 ACRES OF CROPS ??
DO WE WANT A TON OF COMPOST OR 100 TONS OF BOUNTIFUL LIVING SOIL ??
HOW MANY WORMS IS ENOUGH – THERE’S NO SUCH THING
THREE CHOOKS OR THREE HUNDRED ??
AN AQUARIUM - OR AN “OCEAN OF FISH”
10 FRUIT TREES – OR A 1000
DO WE NEED 10 PEOPLE OR 100 WILLING, HAPPY, ENGAGED, COMMITTED SOULS
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WHAT WILL WE BE EATING
NEXT CHRISTMAS
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YOU DECIDE