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A way forward for Australian Farming and Regional Communities – Regenerative Agriculture

A way forward for Australian Farming and Regional Communities – Regenerative Agriculture

This is a collection of thoughts and ideas around creating a agriculture policy document aimed at promoting regenerative agriculture and its development in Australia.  The original concept started as a conversation online between myself and a few other farmers, practitioners and educators about what we 

Regenerative Techniques and Tools

Regenerative Techniques and Tools

We previously discussed the definition of Regenerative Agriculture which the term has been around for more than 30 years.  But when it comes down to it, a definition is not what is needed.  By defining the term we tend to restrict and segregate activity, farms 

Regenerative Food System

Regenerative Food System

Sometimes the impacts that supermarkets have had on our food supply are not always immediately evident. This article from The Monthly in 2014, highlighted the case in Tasmania and the effect of the dominance of the supermarkets and their buying behaviour has had on what was once a diverse food bowl.

 

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

The term regenerative agriculture or regenerative farming has developed over the past 30 years. There are a few slight variations of the definition and as time goes by the definition is refined or expanded further to encompass all the elements as they develop.  This development