Beyond Zero - Community

This show was broadcast on Monday 10th April 2017Guests:Elena Garcia and Alan Broughton, the authors of the bookSustainable Agriculture versus Corporate Greed.Quinn Ollivier, ecologist and expert on sea grass and mangrove sequestration of carbonIn this show we go from a North Queensland cattle farm to the seagrass beds of coastal Australia.Climate change prompts us to think about threats to crops and the opportunities of land use. The BZE Landuse discussion paper is a great starting point.We looked at croplands with farmer Colin Seis last week and in this show we find out how well-managed cattle farming can reduce the carbon emissions of bush fires. Elena Garcia is a firefighter as well as a cattle farmer. She talks about insurance for farmers, harvesting of feral animals and protection of our water sources from mining. Elena’ aim is to be a bridge between  city people  who transport purchase and eat food and the rural p