agriculture

The Winton Wetlands represent a bright spot for social-ecological restoration and renewal in the Murray-Darling Basin. Image: Lance Lloyd
Agriculture & environment

Restoring a gem in the Murray-Darling Basin: the success story of the Winton Wetlands

by , —June 24, 2020

The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's food bowl, had yet another poor season, with less than half its typical rain. Photo: Holder Link
Agriculture & environment

Foreground Weekly Review: water wars

by —September 3, 2019

Agriculture & environment

The farmers fighting climate change

by —July 22, 2019

The fragility and resilience of the land-creating polders of the Netherlands, home to landscape architect Dirk Sijmons.
Agriculture & environment

Design for the Anthropocene: the big-picture landscapes of Dirk Sijmons

by —June 19, 2019

The detailed and evocative mappings of the WaterLore exhibition identify rich 'hotspots' for potential human intervention along iconic waterways.
Agriculture & environment

WaterLore: what might drylands teach us about living with less water?

by —May 28, 2019

Rows of native Silky Blue Grass - Dichanthium sericeum - to be harvested for seed at Flora Victoria's seed production site north-west of Melbourne.
Agriculture & environment

‘Wild’ grasses are in vogue as priceless native grasslands disappear

by —May 9, 2019

Joost with one of many experiments and collaborators. Testing non-toxic straw bale insulation with the CSIRO. Photo: courtesy of Joost Bakker
Agriculture & environment

Fertile ground for change: Joost Bakker tackles the toxic city

by —March 7, 2019

Drought on the Hay Plain, NSW. Image: Tim J Keegan
Agriculture & environment

Water, water everywhere: A conversation with Charles Massy

by —September 27, 2018

Shaun Walsh's tropical garden, with its silky oaks, flame trees and clipped cissus, is just getting started.
Parks & places

Work in progress: the tropical garden that can’t be rushed

by —September 26, 2018

Dead river gums and limestone cliffs on the Murray River near Blanchetown, South Australia. Image: Willem van Aiken / CSIRO.
Agriculture & environment

Water in a dry land: How PA Yeomans uncovered Australia’s hidden water systems

by —December 20, 2017

Image: ‘Crowd outside Spencer Jacksons, waiting for Myers House’ (1947), State Library of Victoria.
Culture

The Foreground Five: November’s most-read stories

by —November 29, 2017

Remnants of the extensive eel traps around Lake Condah. Image: Ancient remnants of stone houses constructed around Lake Condah. Image: Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.
Culture

Decolonising agriculture: Bruce Pascoe’s ‘Dark Emu’

by —November 1, 2017