{"product_id":"first-knowledges-country-future-fire-future-farming","title":"First Knowledges Country Future Fire Future Farming","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that can offer contemporary environmental and economic solutions.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe demonstrate how Aboriginal people cultivated the land through manipulation of water flows, vegetation and firestick practice. Not solely hunters and gatherers, the First Australians also farmed and stored food. They employed complex seasonal fire programs that protected Country and animals alike. In doing so, they avoided the killer fires that we fear today.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry: Future Fire, Future Farming highlights the consequences of ignoring this deep history and living in unsustainable ways. It details the remarkable agricultural and land-care techniques of First Nations peoples and shows how such practices are needed now more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Bruce Pascoe, Bill Gammage, Margo Neale (Editor)\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760761554\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196 x 133 mm\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePublished Date: October 2021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522108870792,"sku":"9781760761554","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/8895\/1432\/products\/country.jpg?v=1632895679","url":"https:\/\/shop.nma.gov.au\/products\/first-knowledges-country-future-fire-future-farming","provider":"National Museum Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}