Great news today!
The report on 3 years of chemical-free landcare at Brunswick is now available for you to download for free. Click here.
Gift funding to Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare:
With a vision of making peace with the weeds and spraying love, Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare, a project of the Mullumbimby Centre of Sustainable Living and Environment Education Inc., is overwhelmed with community support. The organization has received a generous donation from local resident Angela Bambach and also was chosen to be one of the organizations sponsored by Santos Organics staff charity fund. The funding will be used to purchase for the volunteers good quality loppers, saws, gloves, safety glasses plus a sign for the Brunswick site and a banner.
Angela Bambach was recently gifted some money and is very excited to share it with Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare.
“Each time I see bush regenerator Nadia de Souza Pietramale I am so inspired by her passion for creating alternatives to toxic chemical use – this directly benefits me and my family as residents of this beautiful part of the planet”, declared Angela. She also stated that more and more frequently health experts all over the world are linking serious chronic illnesses -such as autism and cancer – to
long-term exposure to a toxic world. Angela Bambach added that “I am so grateful and full of admiration for BSCFL volunteers efforts, not only with doing what they are doing on the ground, but also for creating a community of like-minded and educated individuals – including children and young adults – who work together. I particularly appreciate their work as it goes the extra step of actually demonstrating a successful alternative to chemical use rather than just criticising it. Imagine the impact on the health of the planet and it’s inhabitants if this technique was rolled out around the country and the world…reason to be very hopeful!”
Olivia Laws, Santos Organic ethics coordinator, added to the excitement by stating that this year the staff have chosen to support the invaluable work and commitment of Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare as one of its local organisations.
“Each year, the staff at Santos Organics donate a percentage of their salary to a staff charity fund which is then matched dollar for dollar by Santos and distributed to a number of International, National and Local organisations”, explained Olivia Law. She added that at Santos Organics, “we know that the choices we make as consumers can have an enormous impact on our planet and its delicate ecosystems. We value environmentally sustainable practices and are passionate about supporting farmers who grow organic fruit and vegetables that are free from synthetic chemicals, fertilisers or genetically modified organisms. We also love to support other organisations that share this vision. We have chosen to support Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare because their work is very much in line with our philosophy and commitment to the health and wellbeing of individuals and our local community. For us, caring for our land in natural, chemical free ways is integral to the long term sustainability of our Earth and its resources and we are proud to be able to contribute to such an important organisation.”
Free report on 3 years of chemical-free work:
The chemical free dune care site in Brunswick Heads is located on 4.75 hectares of Crown Land Reserve, between the Surf Club and Tyagarah Nature Reserve. This site has being used as a pilot project implementing and documenting chemical free management on dune ecosystems. The “Brunswick Heads Crown Land Byron Shire Chemical-Free Land Management Plan and Monitoring Report 2012/2013” is available at www.byronshirechemicalfreelandcare.org for free.
The 40-page document is a gift to the community that explains BSCFL approach and show cass 3 years of data collection on chemical free coast management removing Bitou bush, using the crowning method developed by botanist Ellen White.
Donations and info:
All donations to Byron Shire Chemical Free Landcare are tax
deductable, for more information please contact
byronshirechemicalfreelandcare@gmail.com.
Nadia de Souza Pietramale
0478 272 300
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Having met with the Byron Shire Chem-Free Land Care group at Byangum on the Tweed River just over a year ago I was inspired by the techniques demonstrated by Nadia and how each could be explained in the context of viable and effective alternatives to chemical biocides.
In 2013 a template for non-chem land care was developed, unique for conditions at inland bush regen sites. Methods were handed directly to students from Djanbung Gardens, who applied themselves with enthusiasm and confidence in the knowledge that they would not be handling hazardous poisons. This program is to be run again in 2014.
The Permaculture hamlet, unfortunately has some hard to shift attitudes regarding pest plant management and eradication and opposition to my plans to end the purchase and use of chemical biocides is not over yet.
This website, your continued focus, the report here I am yet to read, is all vital to keeping us who want to do bush regen without chemicals on track.
Many thanks
Peer B@rnyngoz
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