2 The Return of the Native Grasslands

In her time at Edah Station, Amanda starts to understand that the ecological systems of the Southern Rangelands need to be restored, and central to this restoration is the return of the perennial grasses. She starts learning about perennials after an ‘aha’ encounter with that humble plant, purslaine. An on-ground education to do with native millet (Panicum decompositum) and the kangaroo grass (Themada triandra) follows and she starts to learn what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to growing from seed and cultivating these essential plants.

Along the way she has an inspiring encounter with the legendary Bruce Pascoe and heads out to agricultural land near Geraldton to see what impact (non-native) perennials are starting to have on production in the world of broadacre farming.