“Peter greeted us as we reached the shed, and we all piled into the back of his white Ute and headed over to the Baby Cos Lettuce Fields – where we helped him do a special small order.”

Australian Climate Witness Report

Posted: May 7th, 2008 | Author: Davo | Filed under: Farming, News, Photos, Stanthorpe | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

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Stanthorpe farmer and Gold participant Jean Harslet is profiled as a key contributor to the Australian Climate Witness Report. This report was a collaborative effort between WWF Australia and the Queensland Murray Darling Committee. The WWF initiated the project as part of an international Climate Witness project. This report is based on the climatic observations of 60 farmers.

Jean is profiled on page 52 of the report. To read more and download the report follow the links below:

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/problems/people_at_risk/personal_stories/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=128741