Tarwyn Park, Bylong, NSW, Australia
A hydrogeological investigation of the Natural Farming Sequence applied in the Bylong Valley at Tarwyn Park Property, A thesis submitted by Paul Anderson in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Master of Science degree in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management, October 1997. National Centre for Groundwater Management, University of Technology, Sydney
Scientific Assessment by Paul Anderson BSc MSc Grad Dip of Tarwyn Park, Bylong, and Bungonia Farm
"Bylong Valley and Bungonia: two different geographical locations, two totally different starting conditions. Peter Andrews has implemented Natural Sequence Farming and proper water management, and I’ve seen the exactly same result in both locations in less than a year - the evolution of plants, the automatic transitioning from woody pioneering weeds to beautiful grass and clover.
Relevant Conclusions from Metaanalyses of Data and Studies over 40 Years:
1. There is a substantial potential for subsurface water storage in the unconfined aquifers associated with floodplain function. This allows several benefits to be realized.
- Water loss through evaporation is minimised
- - Irrigation is minimised
- - Landscape becomes more resilient to drought conditions
- - Temperature extremes managed through evapotranspiration
- - Soil profile maintains sufficient saturation maintain cover crop
- 2. Erosion control and rehabilitation.
- - Surficial water can be managed through natural interceptions and contouring, encouraging sedimentation and remediation of the effects of gully erosion and topsoil loss.
- - Landscape becomes more resilient to flood conditions.
- - Landscape becomes substantially more productive."
~Paul Anderson, Hydrogeomorphologist, 20 Oct 2020
Bungonia, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Jillamatong, Braidwood, NSW, Australia
See also the case study 'The Jillamatong Story', by Soils for Life on the prime lamb, cattle, garlic, truffles and yabbies enterprise. Innovations included restoration of eroded areas and development of chain of ponds. Key results included vastly improved water quality through from chain of ponds, significant reduction in costs, 230% profit between 2005 and 2014.
Yanget Farm, Western Australia
- ‘Yanget Farm’ Rehydration Project by Rod O’Bree and Peter Andrews - Catchment Function Analysis by Tim Wiley, Tierra Australia, August 2017
- Catchment Function Analysis Using Google Earth Mapping, Tim Wiley, Australasian Agribusiness Perspectives 2017, Volume 20, Paper 1, 2017
- Indigenous regenerative land management included in agricultural program at TAFE
By Glenn Barndo, ABC Mid West & Wheatbelt, 21 July 2020
"... Nyungar elder Clint Hansen is teaching in the wide-ranging Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management through Geraldton's Central Regional TAFE and Batavia Coast Maritime Institute. He said the content included rehydrating creeks and rivers, ...
The hands-on work for the students is taking place on Yanget farm, east of Geraldton, working alongside the owners to help regenerate the property...
Mr O'Bree said the water diversion had a number of impacts including better crop growth and environment benefits.
'We're not getting that run-off heading down and out into the Indian Ocean and murkying it up out there and damaging our sea beds and stuff like that,' he said."
LAKE COWAL, SPRING CREEK, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Natural Sequence Farming - Catalyst for Riparian Restoration in Semi-Arid Australia - Project Planning & Implementation - Prepared by Donna Johnston and Malcolm Carnegie - Lake Cowal Foundation and Commonwealth Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry - National Landscape Programme, 2008 - see www.lakecowalfoundation.org.au/_literature_4752/NSF_Project_Implementation_Report
Slovakia
Revitalization of the Climate in Dried-out Communities in Slovakia via Hydro-Climate Recovery, Ludia a Voda, Slovakia
