Natural Sequence Farming

Natural Sequence Farming (NSF) is a method of landscape regeneration devised by the Australian farmer, Peter Andrews, in the 1970s.

[1] The method involves implementing major earthworks on a given area of land that has been devastated by deforestation and general agricultural activities, to emulate the role of natural watercourses in an effort to reverse salinity, slow erosion and increase soil and water quality to enable native vegetation to regenerate and restore the riparian zone.

Flood events may occur only once every 1 or 2 years; however, they have the ability to enhance or destroy a property.

If the waters move too fast over bare land, then they can strip away topsoil and nutrients, leaving behind barren sands.

[3] Since the 1990s, there have been a number of cases where individuals or groups have sought financial gain through offering fraudulent versions of NSF.