Geraldton’s Food Forests

Can you find them

ABROLHOS ISLANDS

Armed with their trusty weapons .....

............The Hunter Gatherer’s attack the FOOD FOREST

Take your hat off FOR the ITALIAN and VIETNAMESE

TOMATO GROWERS

AND THE VIETNAMESE CUCUMBER GROWERS

HOW LOCAL IS THIS FOODPERTH

MARKETS

OK – WE DO HAVE ROAD SIDE FOOD STALLS

When these shelves are empty THERE WILL BE NO MORE

IT HAPPENED IN CUBA AND IN ENGLAND DURING WORLD WAR 11

COMPOSTING IS BLOODY HARD WORK

IT’S AN ART AS MUCH AS A SCIENCE

CAN BE MECHANISED – AT A COST

AN EXCITING ALTERNATIVE

SOURCE SEPARATION BIO BAGS ANAEROBIC COMPOSTING

* ORGANICS INOCULATED WITH EM

amazon –sustainable forever

Grow Crops for 2 years

Replicate the Amazon’s Recycling

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

Black Soldier Fly – The Recycling Queen

BSF LARVAE WILL CONSUME ANY PUTRESENT WASTE YOU THROW AT IT

PROTEIN FOR CHOOKS – FISH -PIGS

AQUAPONICS – AQUACULTURE + HYDROPONICS

AUTOPOT AQUAPONICSA SIMPLE – ELEGANT SOLUTION

THE FOUR C’S FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS - FARMS

1. CULTIVATE

2. COLLECT

3. COOK

4. CONSUME

WHERE TO FROM HERE

Somewhere

Nowhere

Who Cares

“In a 1000 mile walk – the first step is the longest”.

What are the steps ?

Who will pay for the boots?

Let’s play MYTHBUSTERS

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

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???

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”

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

AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM

STARTS HERE

NEVER ENDS

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

THE IRONY AND THE OPPORTUNITY

I GOT HUNDREDS –ALL GROWN FROM SEED

DEAD EASY – BUNNINGS $80+

I COULD SELL THEM INTO PERTH TOMORROW

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

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

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

WHAT WILL WE BE EATING

NEXT CHRISTMAS

YOU DECIDE