I've been thinking about doing something like this myself...
Sort of a tractor road trip or 'carbon blitz', where we designate a
route then put the call out for properties along the way to involve
themselves in a 'blitz'. Then organise roving bands of woofers to
rendezvous at each property as the tractor / equipment arrive, setup
camp then blitz the bejesus out of each place for a couple of weeks.
All along the way video taping the adventures online and bringing in
the maximum media attention.
Would be great fun too!
Ben
P.S.
Attached are some notes I knocked up a while back on the proposed
project....
Carbon Farm Blitz
10/11
Sequestering carbon on a road trip across australia.
Towing a Caravan with a tractor, plus a load of implements, conducting
'blitzes' on farming properties. Employing mobile 'woofers' / students
looking to learn permaculture activities.
Driving the tractor from one location to another, on two or three week
stays, conducting keyline plowing, tree planting, orchard installation
etc. Blogging the activities and publishing project information and
videos online as we go.
Arriving a few days ahead of woofers, making an 'action plan' and
organising labour to create maximum impact in minimum time.
Organising local and national media to promote the methods of soil
carbon sequestering emphasizing the rise in organic matter in soil and
promoting allen yeomans work.
Holding talks at local sustainabiity groups in the given areas,
pasture walks, 'working bees'
'enlist' local enthusiasts...
Have LIST of activities that we can achieve at each job, so that we
don't go into a project at a lost. Activities might include building
compost (jean pain - perhaps that can be our 'shower' + out inoculant
compost for tea application, surveying contours and putting in land
features to encourage contour farming, orchards, tree planting etc.
Then on each job, select appropriate activities and plan the couple of
weeks out to include those.
Finding sources of sustainable food. Much like on river cottage
series... The first and important task that you could be responsible
for. Local farmers, milk, road kill, fishing, wild food. The trip
could be 'templated' then... meaning it's the same routine / process
at each destination.
We could also develop some kind of mobile 'shed' for repairs, or
preparations. So of a canvas annex that might extend from the caravan.
Lots of kids helping with trees or making compost tea or whatever. we
could have a full program for the two weeks, where one day is
especially kid friendly.
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We could plot out 'tours' and look to garner 'clusters' of properties
interested in 'treatments'. Creating a web site centered on a
calendar, and moving from one 'booking' to the next training people in
the methods of keyline and permaculture.
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EQUIPMENT
- Tractor
- Keyline Plow
- Laser Level
- Power Harrows
- Tree Planting Tools
- Compost Tea Brewer
- Compost Tea Tank