tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post7076286894555786444..comments2024-01-17T00:18:05.439-08:00Comments on Tenderbreak Permaculture Farm: We Can't Stop the Fires, But We Can Be Better PreparedAndrew and Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029553518516048788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-11896439259593267912009-04-01T17:40:00.000-07:002009-04-01T17:40:00.000-07:00Hi Andrew & Heather,Thankyou for your comments...Hi Andrew & Heather,<BR/><BR/>Thankyou for your comments Andrew. I think it was only in the last day or so that I found your blog, and the story of your fight against the fires was enthralling and daunting at the same time. It was great to read of your experiences and get an idea of what worked. Your planning obviously paid off!<BR/><BR/>We're only just starting out on a path you seem to be quite well along, and it's inspiring to read how it has all come together. I'm not sure we can wait as many years as you did before moving out though, that must have taken some willpower!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on the case manager idea. Our salvation has been our independent certifier, he's been able to cut through a lot of the waffle for us and been there as a voice of reason on a number of occasions (and we haven't even got up to the building bit yet!) I wish we'd engaged his services before we'd started submitting plans.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully once things settle down from the fires you'll have time to "pen" the post about your house design hinted at a while back, I'm looking forward to it!<BR/><BR/>All the best with the ongoing recovery. I remember walking through the Blue Mountains a season after one of the big fires went through and was amazed at how swiftly nature recovers. Hopefully you see the same there.<BR/><BR/>Cheerio,<BR/>GeoffGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862419826845781150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-41836818519960807802009-04-01T01:04:00.000-07:002009-04-01T01:04:00.000-07:00Thank you for your thoughts Nomad. Although we kn...Thank you for your thoughts Nomad. Although we knew we were always at risk from bushfires and had developed a number of defences, we really didn’t expect to have to put them into practise. We certainly didn’t expect to get caught up in a natural disaster of this magnitude. Luckily for us, the fire was not as fierce in our area and we managed to retain a narrow ring of green around us. It would be devastating to have to have nothing to look at, but black forest for months or years to come. <BR/>We haven’t diverged from our dream though. At the moment we are working on plans to build a hothouse (for expanding our winter food crops) and finishing off a mudbrick structure which we could then use to start teaching permaculture.<BR/><BR/>SUE<BR/>You’re absolutely right Sue, getting people to be motivated is the hard part. The other thing is that the fireguard groups vary in their effectiveness. At an After the Fires Forum, (which was excellent) some of the people were saying that their fireguard groups were basically a social event- a community bbq and not much more. So everything depends on interest, thinking through the issues and then making the effort to take action before these events take place.Andrew and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029553518516048788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-53142915608371705502009-03-28T02:24:00.000-07:002009-03-28T02:24:00.000-07:00Thanks for your thoughtful/informative blogs. We ...Thanks for your thoughtful/informative blogs. We look forward to your next 'open day' (we came last year) when hopefully this topic will be fleshed out a bit more. CFA's Community Fireguard Groups try to do some of what you have suggested - it's getting people motivated to be involved that's the hard part. We're in the process of getting one going here - a lot more interest now than before - funny that!<BR/>SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384354579607181557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-30318186549406702162009-03-27T10:44:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:44:00.000-07:00Wow, I can't believe how the tone of your blog has...Wow, I can't believe how the tone of your blog has changed from when I first found you, before the fire, when you were an inspiring story to me of someone who is living out their dreams building a natural farm in Australia...to someone who has become practically an expert on forest fire.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that your dreams have changed as a result of this experiance, and yet, you remain a fascinating read.<BR/><BR/>I am thankful to be connected to you through the internet. My thoughts and prayers are with you.VIBE for vibranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867432486842088672noreply@blogger.com