Understanding what the soil is trying to tell us through the weed growth with Liana Toth

Liana Toth  worked on different farms for over 12 years, organic and conventional. Studied permaculture amongst other courses and have been practicing restoring soil, creating and designing gardens for 7+ years. Currently Nursery Manager for Climate Force and manage food forest gardens, community gardens and a regeneration site all organically certified.

Liana from Climate Force talks about their work on a 350-acre piece of land in the Daintree region of Australia, which is sandwiched between two World Heritage sites: the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. The organization is focused on planting native trees in order to regenerate the land, which was previously used for agriculture and is now covered in weeds. They are also growing community gardens and food forests in order to encourage community involvement and diversity. Climate Force’s goal is to plant 360,000 or more native trees in the area in order to regenerate the land, which will also increase biodiversity by creating habitat for various insects, animals, birds, and shrubs. Liana mentions that the Daintree region is home to many ancient and primitive species of trees, and that some seeds in the rainforest only fruit every five, ten, or 15 years.

• Climate Force is an organization working on a 350-acre piece of land in the Daintree region of Australia
• Their goal is to plant 360,000 or more native trees in order to regenerate the land and increase biodiversity
• They are also growing community gardens and food forests to encourage community involvement
• The Daintree region is home to many ancient and primitive species of trees, and some seeds in the rainforest only fruit every 5, 10, or 15 years
• Climate Force is run by a group of young people and focuses on innovation and problem solving
• The land they are working on was previously used for agriculture and is now covered in weeds, making the task of regenerating it a challenge
• Liana is the city manager and is responsible for planting thousands of trees yearly
• The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest in the world and has a high level of diversity with 13 out of 19 of the world’s most primitive species found there
• Some seeds in the rainforest only fruit every 5, 10, or 15 years
• Climate Force is focused on incorporating as much community interaction and activities as possible into their work.