Barry Watts and Karry Fisher-Watts have carried out some fantastic work on their property in WA, overcoming many challenges to rehabilitate very damaged soil into a vibrant native bush foods farm successfully growing some rare plants. Karry has used our PyroAg product for a number of years with some great results.

TREŌWSTEDE (or tree place) is Bushfood Farm which is based solely on ‘Sustainable Natural Farming Practices and follows the principles of Natural Biological Farming.

They use all natural products such as – soil probiotics with ‘endo’ and ‘ecto’ mycorrhiza and wood vinegar as our all-purpose natural fertiliser/pesticide. In addition they make a range of homemade (proprietary) onsite products ranging from – apple cider vinegar – fish amino acids – calcium carbonate/phosphate – oriental herbal nutrient – lactic acid bacteria and most importantly the use of molasses as a food source for both plants, bacteria and fungi. Landcare Restoration/Rehabilitation A large Part of Treōwstede has been set aside for the purpose of ‘Ecological restorations’ using local species of trees and shrubs to help manage the soil salinity and water logging/ponding. We are engaged in a number of projects to remediate the soil and establish micro and macro ecosystems. These areas are treated with soil probiotics and mycorrhiza fungi to help restore the natural balance to soil bio diversity.

More information on Karry & Barry’s work:

Future Directions – Biochar Production, Application and Benefits – Part Two: Karry Fisher-Watts

Western Australian Country Hour (Radio)

ABC Rural News – Bushfood farmer uses biochar to combat salinity