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At the moment I am at my partner’s place on the NSW Mid North Coast and this morning I went for a walk.
As I walked through the second paddock, I pulled the seed heads off the setaria grass as I went past.
Setaria is an introduced grass from South Africa and the previous owner of the place planted it for cattle feed. There is one paddock which has quite a lot of setaria, one which has some and the house paddock which has hardly any.
Because it is not a native and my partner does not have any cows, or any intention of having cows, we are trying to figure out how to get rid of the setaria without using chemical herbicides. It is remarkably resilient.
This morning, in the second paddock which does not have a lot of setaria, I was concentrating on removing the seed heads in the areas where it was growing in clumps and decided I could go back later and pull out the roots if I wanted to or it didn’t get too hot.
My idea is to remove as many seeds as possible to help prevent new setaria plants which will allow other, native grasses, which are in the paddock, to be more competitive. Then, if I got around to pulling out the roots that would give more space for the native grasses and really remove one particular plant from ever seeding again.
I am aware that this is a slow process but it gives the native grasses the opportunity to ‘out-compete’ the setaria and that will also help reduce the setaria.
Eventually the volume of native grasses should mean that the setaria is not really able to reproduce at any scale which will mean it is no longer a problem for the land.
I know this is a long-term project even on a small block like this. There has been a lot of damage done over a number of years and it cannot all be corrected without allowing nature to do some of the work.
As I was doing this, it occurred to me that I do the same thing in my own life and when I teach people about food…
First, identify the biggest problem, the setaria, learn about it and try to reduce that first. Choose a multi-pronged approach if possible.
Then, introduce an alternative, something similar but better for you, as the native grasses are better for the land.
Next, pull out the roots of the weed, because now you have a better alternative you don’t need the old, harmful thing.
Continue allowing the natives to overtake the weeds. Keep improving the food choices you make and learning which things to encourage and which to, eventually, eliminate.
This year, 2025, I will be launching an online group to talk about health and food in particular using this philosophy. Letting the good ‘out-compete’ the bad.
If you would like to be kept informed about this group please send me an email using the form below and I will keep you up to date with the details.
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A few years ago I helped a friend of mine reverse his diabetes. Over a three month period, I cooked for him and helped him to understand how to compare two products and choose the better option. I also helped some other friends of mine to improve their diets and lose some weight.
During this time I realised that there is a big problem in the world where people are buying what they believe to be healthy food but which, in actual fact, is damaging their health. And that is exactly why I have decided to dedicate my life to helping people understand how to choose good food to improve their
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