Indigenous agriculture uses ancient knowledge and native plants to farm with the land not against it

Tom Melville
April 3 2021 - 8:00am
Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter want to see kangaroo grass become a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville
Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter want to see kangaroo grass become a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

Before wheat was wheat, it was a grass. It was introduced to Australia, and every year it struggles against our dry and fickle climate.

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Tom Melville

Tom Melville

Host, Voice of Real Australia

Originally from Canberra, Tom Melville worked for the BBC in the UK and as a freelancer in Tunisia before coming to ACM. He is the host of ACM's national podcast Voice of Real Australia. urlgeni.us/VORAPod

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