The Farm Ownership Podcast

We have had a few people get back to us recently why they think the time isn't right to really dig in and make their farm ownership dreams happen. Given we are kicking off our farm pitching program (www.cultivatefarms.com/cultivator), I thought now was another great time to smash through any excuses you have which are stopping you getting on your pathway to own your farm. 1. You need to be ready to jump onto opportunities The Cultivate Farms team continually get asked to comment on next gen farm ownership issues and this is helping us to uncover farm ownership opportunities. This means that farms could pop up anywhere, anytime, and they could meet your needs perfectly. But unless you have a plan and are ready, we are going to struggle to recommend you to these retiring farmers. Our need is to have high quality farmers, with a plan and proven record, to put in front of farmers that are always coming to us. That means you need to be ready, mentally and also with a plan and track record. That is why we started Cultivator - our farm pitching program. It is the very best way for you to work through everything you need to make sure you are ready. The program works and you just need to take the leap to do it. You have to have a plan, you need confidence and you need to practice your pitch; everything you get in the program. 2. Farms are expensive People have been saying this for decades and it is probably more true than ever now. But no matter the price of farms, you need to be the best farmer that can make money off the farm or farming area you want to farm. Even if you had the money to buy a farm, you wouldn't be farming somewhere you couldn't make money. So make sure you know how to farm well and make money, then pick the locations where you think the land prices will work and focus your efforts there. Maybe you are looking at areas, which don't make sense for the farming you do. 3. I'm too busy Life will never get quieter and you always make time for your priorities We tell our farmers to sit back and think about what they want out of life and if farm ownership is up the top, then we know and have seen, farmers make time. Once you do the heavy lifting on the why, how, what and finances, you will be able to hunt for farms and ownership opportunities like breathing. It is getting things going and having the plan clear at the start which takes time. But you need to find it, and you can if your driver is to own your farm. 4. I'm not ready If you don't know how to run a farm and make money off it, then you probably aren't ready. But if you are working for someone else or doing farming on your own through leasing or a small block, then you are probably ready. This is about you being confident in your own skills. Don't worry about what others will think. If you know you are a great farmer, then you are ready. Cultivator 6 The next farm investment program starts in early May and places are filling. So please do jump on the website and check it out. If you want to own your farm, you need a plan and this is the best way to get you to get that plan and the confidence to realise it. Get more information here: www.cultivatefarms.com/cultivator     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cultivate Farm Links Podbean: https://cultivatefarms.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

If you can't afford to buy a farm yourself, are there ways that you might be able to team up with people who have the capital to invest in you?   There are so many people who would love to own their farm and farm ownership is so deep. They wanted to own their farm but if you start from scratch and aren't going to inherit, a five million ticket is a pretty big price.   It's not gonna be a smooth pathway or an easy pathway to get there, but it's possible.

Cultivate Farms have a focus on the Mildura and Mallee regions with our efforts to match farmers. We want to get at least three farm ownership matches in the next 12 months. Sam chats with Rebecca from ABC Wimmera about how anyone can be a farm matchmaker and help keep/bring the next generation into farm ownership.

The Federal Government have just announced the AgriStarter Loan is now available. They say they are 'loans to assist first-time farmers and loans to support farm succession arrangements'.   https://www.ric.gov.au/agristarter#guidelines   I have had a quick skim and it looks pretty good. Good rate and terms and it is excellent support next gen farmers and retiring farmers. But you still need to have a farm business plan, have some equity and have an arrangement with a bank. We will be working through the loan with our Cultivators in the current program to see how they can leverage this. It emphasises the need for you to have your farm business plan and/or investment proposal ready. There are so many opportunities to get onto your farm - the limitation is you having words on paper and financial model to convince someone to back you. This is why we run Cultivator - farm pitching program - a few times a year. So that we get you ready to jump onto opportunities like the AgriStarter Loan. Check out details here and we kick off on Feb 18. Applications close soon.   www.cultivatefarms.com/cultivator

Sam interviews Sheia from Lifeforce Farms (https://lifeforcefarm.com/) who has been on the farm ownership journey for many years. We have been working to help Sheia uncover opportunities and she just recently secured another long term partnership with a landholder. Sheia talks about the amount of effort required in finding opportunities, about the persistence needed to uncover opportunities and how powerful (and sometimes daunting) sharing her story is (via blogs and social media), but now without that constant storytelling, opportunities would not have opened up for her.

Sam shares ideas and his experiences building Cultivate Farms through content creation on social media. He believes that we have never been in a better time to share your ideas, get attention and subsequently uncover opportunities for you to own your farm (or build your business). Sam was speaking at a Bendigo startup meetup event.

In this update Sam Marwood provides an update on how we are continuing to find farm ownership opportunities for you all.    Cultivate Farms TV Episode 81: Cultivator Program Update - our 10 farmers are pulling together their farm pitches for the investor We are launching a project in Queensland on Vendor Finance - watch this space We are pulling together a book - 'The first farm owners guide'. Super excited for this Ageing on Farm program is gaining momentum. This will result in a practical guide for farmers on how they can decide if they age on farm and back a next gen farmer Many from the agricultural industry are reaching out to us - lots of plans underway to find more farm opportunities for you More farms being loaded on the system - www.cultivatefarms.com/farms   Let's get you farming!

Cultivate Farms are developing a guide for Ageing on Farm with Maria Berry who is a champion for older Australians.   Maria and Sam unpack how important this concept will be for retiring farmers across Australia   Ageing on Farm is the process of farmers realising their potential for physical, social and mental wellbeing on their farm.    A cornerstone concept is that ageing farmers heading towards retirement are best able to achieve their goals with partnership opportunities with younger farmers.    We want to help farmers identify pathways to stay on their farm for as long as they want.    Reach out if you would like to be part of the program - sam@cultivatefarms.com

Sam's delivers another ‘1-hour farm ownership pathway plan' workshop. This time in Dalby Qld as part of the Investing in Ag series.   Sam works through super practical steps on how you can find your own pathway to farm ownership   Get inspired and let's get you farming

You may be in your home more, but this doesn't mean your farm ownership dreams should be stuck as well. Here are 10 ideas to keep you moving on your path. 1. Write your farm investment pitch You can't convince someone to invest into a farm if you don't have a plan and you don't have a plan unless you have written it down. So spend your Corona time writing. We have a template you can download - http://www.cultivatefarms.com/aspiringfarmers?fbclid=IwAR3OSwf-mFiabFtstHYlVlWiuEhZL_D8yWigqiY7TFXkOX-Bg-L7ZekV6rQ  Write 10 dot points a day. Just get writing. Pick the farm you want, go to farmbuy.com and pick a farm and just write about it Write about a farm a retirement aged farmer you know owns and write about that. Get their advice on what you have written and say you are learning how to pitch. What a great conversation starter with them. Build a financial model. Show you know your stuff. Or use it to show you don't know your stuff, but you are learning 2. Read We have hundreds of blog posts and videos and podcasts of practical tips on how to own your farm 3. Vision board Create a vision board for what you really want out of life and for your farm. If you don't know what you are aiming for, how you know if you get there 4. Little black book Get your list of people you need to be part of your journey - retiring farmers, potential investors, people who know people. Get your list sorted and figure out how you will engage with all of the ongoing, so they help find you farm opportunities. 5. Keep farming or get farming You need to be good enough for someone to back you, so keep farming. If you want to farm and haven't even been farming, what are you doing?! Get out there and work on a farm. 6. Document your farm ownership journey Finally, setup a Facebook Page and start telling people that you are on a journey to own your farm. Then create one piece of content each day talking about your desire to own a farm. https://cultivatefarms.com/blog/Documentyourfarmownershipjourneyonsocialmedia?fbclid=IwAR3TEybjb0Dck3S-qeZAmsWugqY73CxIQASMVGDPObVwT35VcmxoPBTrl4I  7. Write letters to retiring farmers Get out a piece of nice paper and your best pen and write a heartfelt and true letter to one or a few retirement-aged farmers that you know and whose farm you'd love to be involved in. https://cultivatefarms.com/blog/Templatelettertoretiringfarmers?fbclid=IwAR2Cd22yOTe0N9c0WvFO96s8Qe-ZTxNoG30T39u3UdxdThC1EzuXVbSBG2s  8. Keep your farmer profile up to date Investors and retiring farmers do check our profiles and they aren't impressed when you don't have much information about yourself in there. So, do yourself a favour and ensure your details are up to date and also present the best story about yourself you can. https://cultivatefarms.com/blog/Keepyourfarmerdetailsuptodate?fbclid=IwAR3AZuP3CXl4dpO9klEa2e6sRBA3keU5ZPKstOqV6q_SZSvI7KNSz0lz00I 9. Farm ownership pathway plan Watch this video which works through ways for you to write your own farm ownership pathway plan. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cultivatefarms.com%2Fblog%2Ftheonehourfarmownershippresentation%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR24ACXRBmwovGsFEa_sCFrkFl7eAPrNev982aVqFCq8fCUTYEd1R67M--A&h=AT2ofsy1NMGaDDJJifQLotXg2adPk3tlMtj7mKcHqRzA8-WnWz6HRsF0O6Bgc3F-GGv8XXlRGsK3AUzI0Ovsmdq-wLJEQilybmACFAGs6HbenrnEvvu46D2xZO32ICfbEijqwDGoAVaDxbc6cYWBXw  10. Reflect Use this time to think about what you really want out of life Is owning a farm really a burning passion? You need to know this or else you aren't going to follow your passion

The topics we cover in Episode 79 of Cultivate Farms TV: 1. Cultivator 10 farmers 2. Uncovering farm investors 3. How we are key to Agriculture's 2030 Plan 4. Cultivate Communities update 5. Ageing on Farm 6. 26 farm ownership opportunities

In November 2019 I had the chance to present the ‘one-hour farm ownership pathway plan' to a crowd of over 300 @Young Beef Producers Forum in Roma Queensland.   I had the pleasure of co-presenting with Claire Coates from Freeland Pork who was our first farmer matched with an investor.   If you haven't seen that amazing presentation you can watch it here:   https://cultivatefarms.com/blog/theonehourfarmownershippresentation?fbclid=IwAR3MIWTNVeDdeYBk2fBBF6cKZTwMHuxgu10-i7SFCpRLDeN0DuP6FNhpbW0   The Future Farmers Network organised the event and they had questions come in via the cloud which meant there was a stack of questions that we couldn't get to. So I wanted to take the time to answer these questions here so everyone can benefit.   The context to these questions was a focus on practical ideas on how aspiring farmers can find their pathway to farm ownership.   The questions were ranked, so I'll leave the highest voted questions till the end. But I think all of them were rippers. Most of my answers are ‘it depends'   As you listen you will see why we have the focus we have with Cultivate Farms -i.e. a matchmaking service. Because every farm, farm operation and the people involved have different requirements. So there is no one size fits all. People farm for different reasons, people invest for different reasons and retiring farmers want/don't want to share for different reasons. Your job as an aspiring farmer is to find 1000 people who might be able to help, in the expectation that one of them you will form a great relationship with and then co-own a farm together. 1. How do we change employer/farm owners mentally towards young people wanting to own a farm like when I first started out I was told there is no possible way to own a farm unless you are born into it? 2. What advice do you have to give young people looking to invest in properties and competing with foreign ownership? 3. Wouldn't the investors and retired farmers want the best profits so how do you make money to pay them? 4. With the recent loss of agricultural teaching institutions such as the ag colleges, how can the knowledge and skills from farmers who've been on the land for decades be passed on? 5. Are cultivate farms goals limited to farm ownership? Or do they extend to creating profitable agribusinesses? 6. What is the biggest road block young people who want to own a farm run into aside from personal motivation? 7. How many deals would a candidate look at before securing a successful one? 8. How involved do the investors that approach you want to be in the farming business? 9. Do the arrangements result in profit sharing with the existing owner? 10. Practically, is the investor the one buying the farm then entering into an agreement with you or are you taking money from the investor to then go and buy a farm? 11. Return on investment in ag is so low - how do you make a living and pay back your investor? 12. What returns in investment are the investors looking for when they invest? 13. How is ownership transitioning? Are the new operators reinvesting profits to the owner to effectively pay off the farm? 14. Not sure how to word this without sounding cynical, but wondering if there are any fail stories from Cultivate Farms matches and how has the business learnt and grown from these mistakes? 15. What happens if the farm doesn't turn a profit? E.g. multiple drought years etc. 16. What kind of preparation does a young farmer need before approaching a retiring farmer or investor? Do they need an existing business that needs growth or just a solid business plan and budget all set out?

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You have 3 days to apply for Cultivator We have definitely been pumping the promotion for this program and hopefully, you have already heard about it and are in the process of applying. www.cultivatefarms.com/cultivator. https://cultivatefarms.com/blog/commonquestionsaboutthecultivatorprogram?fbclid=IwAR3FoDMT_wKh3Yh5g9Hl4GvigPdXI3GMJ4rD2-tXhecT51FZd5IhCVBNpSc It takes about 10 minutes to apply We have an investor ready to back a farmer, so we are taking 10 farmers on a pitching journey with the best pitch being backed. What we are really excited about is that between now and the pitching event in November 2020 we have 12 months to promote all of our 10 farmers and target more investors. We will have a class of the best farmers going around that we can put in front of as many farm investors as we can. We would love to find an investor for every farmer. So if you are worried that you only have a one in ten shot at the investor, take heart that we will be fighting for more investors. If we don't find more investors along the way, we will have the farm pitch that we can take with you to find your own investors after the program. What we are doing with Cultivator is what we have been promoting for a long-time - aspiring farmers need to pull a farm pitch together and start shopping it around. It takes time to pull this together, but having a pitch document is so powerful How can you get an investor or anyone to back you if you don't have a plan showing how good you are and how good the farm deal is? So if you know you want to farm your whole life, you want to co-own your farm and you want to farm in Vic or NSW, then please do apply. You only live once and this is an amazing opportunity. Apply by this coming Friday 15 November Email me if you have questions sam@cultivatefarms.com Let's get you farming!

We have 5 farmers already signed up for Cultivator. 5 spots remain and you have 3 weeks to apply.  Applications close 15 November Sam and Tam talk through the common questions people are asking about the program.   Questions like:   How much time will I need to commit? How long does Cultivator go for? Do I need to know the farm I want to co-own?   If you have some queries about the program, you can enquire here: https://cultivatefarms.com/cultivator/enquire

We interview great people who are helping farmers to get farm ownership ready or make farmers more profitable and successful - we do this to help save you time.   Click through to join Sam with Mike Krause who is the Founder of P2P Agri.   P2P Agri a farm business profitability cloud platform.  It's is just one of the tools we will be using through our Cultivator Program in 2020 to support 10 aspiring farmers pitch successfully to investors to co-own a farm.   Our farmers will be developing their 5-year financial model through this system.   Mike has worked with farmers for years and in government, banking and the insurance sectors   P2P Agri is software to help farmers manage their business - Their mission is to help farm businesses be profitable and sustainable into the future   Also, Mike wrote Farming the Business - sowing for your future - which is free or $10 from GRDC. Well worth the reading and is another great resource provided to farmers in our Cultivator program   www.p2pagri.com.au

If your kids don't want the farm, you don't just have to sell up and walk away. If you have a dream of owning a farm but aren't going to inherit a farm, it is absolutely possible to realize your dream. Bringing more people into the community is a priority at any time, even in times of drought like now. Cultivate Farms, farm matchmakers, are encouraging the Millewa community to start thinking about who they could match so that there is a continual flow of top-quality farmers to the community forever. Cultivate Farms are focusing on the Mildura region to pilot an initiative in an attempt to bring more young people into farm ownership and help retiring farmers step back with dignity. The Mildura region is one of three focus communities with the Cultivate Communities program which aims to find practical solutions to transitioning farm ownership between generations. Sam Marwood, Co-Founder of Cultivate Farms, will be running workshops on matchmaking farmers as part of the Regenerative Communities Road Trip being run by the Mildura Rural City Council on Thursday 3 October at Lake Cullulleraine.

If you are ready for a farm investor and want to own a farm in Vic or NSW, Cultivator is the program for you.   G'day I'm Sam Marwood, co-founder of Cultivate Farms. We have an experienced farm investor who is ready to back another top gun aspiring farmer to co-own a farm with them.   So we set up the Cultivator program to incubate 10 farmers from Vic and NSW over 6 months to pitch their dream farm. One farmer will be backed but all farmers will have a pitch that we can help you take to other investors.   Apply here - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/cultivator/enquire    We started Cultivate Farms to make it possible for anyone to own their farm and that is why we are so excited to have created this Cultivator program. It is doing just what we had dreamed for those with farm ownership dreams.   How good is this!?   We have been able to extend the invitation now to NSW, previously we were just Victoria.   Also, applications are now due November 15 (you have 2 extra weeks) At the end of the program you will have 1) a farm pitch 2) 5 year financial model 3) 3 minute video.   We will support you if you aren't the matched farmer. You now have a pitch that you can take to unlock other investors or impress a retiring farmer. You will be confident in who you are as a farmer and willing to get out there and open doors. And the Cultivate Farms team will be alongside you the whole way We will have a stack of media opportunities during the program where you can get your face and name out there to build interest from people who could back you There isn't a program like this in the world, and we are so excited to have created this opportunity for aspiring farmers. So please don't let this opportunity pass you by.   If you think you are good enough and do want to own your farm, reach out Let's get you owning your farm   Apply here - https://cultivatefarms.com/cultivator    Cultivate Farm Links Podbean: https://cultivatefarms.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

Sam talks to the Farmer Incubator participants www.farmerincubator.org about how they can realise their farm ownership dreams. Going through a program like Farmer Incubator where you learn how to farm is an excellent thing to do to help realise your farm ownership dreams. You need to be good enough to be matched with someone to co-own a farm and going through this program demonstrates your eagerness to make your farming dreams a reality. Retiring farmers and investors want to see that passion and dedication.

Sam unpacks how and why an investor is ready to back an aspiring farmer - which could potentially be you. Cultivator - the World's first farm investment incubator https://cultivatefarms.com/cultivator  I wanted to give an update on the Cultivator program which we are currently taking expressions of interest for applicants It is a 6 month incubator program where we take 10 aspiring farmers and help them pull a farm pitch together and at the end, one farmer is going to be backed by an investor (who has already backed Freeland Pork). We have had a number of enquiries and I wanted to give some more details to help answer some common questions we are having. Please do reach out if you are interested, I am happy to chat with you about whether this is for you. 1. Vic focused but we are seeking to expand to NSW 2. We have received Federal Government support to subsidise the costs 3. Applications due October 30 2019 4. You will get 1) a farm pitch 2) 5 year financial model 3) 3 minute video 5. Who are the mentors: Claire Coates Create Business P2P Shine at Business ImpactAg Apply here - https://cultivatefarms.com/cultivator  6. How we will support you if you aren't the matched farmer. You now have a pitch that you can take to unlock other investors or impress a retiring farmer. You will be confident in who you are as a farmer and willing to get out there and open doors. And the Cultivate Farms team will be alongside you the whole way 7. We will have a stack of media opportunities during the program where you can get your face and name out there to build interest from people who could back you There isn't a program like this in the world, and we are so excited to have created this opportunity for aspiring farmers. So please don't let this opportunity pass you by If you think you are good enough and do want to own your farm, reach out Let's get you owning your farm!

World-first farmer incubator launches for 2020. We are pumped to be running Cultivator 2020 and we want the best farmers to be a part of it. Through Cultivator you have a chance to be selected to co-own your dream farm with an investor We have proven the model with Claire and Marc Coates on Freeland Pork in Kyabram Victoria and you could be the second farmer. This program is exactly why we started Cultivate Farms - to show anyone with a dream of farm ownership that it is possible. The investor who backed Claire and Marc loved it so much that they want to go again and hopefully we are able to get a few more investors along the way. Apply here www.cultivatefarms.com/cultivator How it works We incubate 10 aspiring farmers who develop a pitch for a farm in Victoria. Our scope is for anyone who wants to farm in Victoria. If you are jealous that this is only Victoria at the moment, then help us spread the word so we can get support to roll this out nation wide. We then run 6 months worth of seminars and one-on-one sessions for you to develop a: 1. farm pitch document 2. 5 year financial model 3. 3 minute video There will be 10 participants and at the end of it every farmer will have a pitch and the confidence to go and find your own investors to realise your dream So if you think you are good enough to co-own and run a farm with an investor and have a track record of running a farm, then please do apply. Help us to spread the word about this - tell everyone you know so that we can make this a massive success and get even more opportunities like this for you to get on your farm. We have support from the Federal Government and also the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Bridget McKenzie. It is absolutely possible to own your farm. Get pumped up. Get inspired and keep chasing your dream.

We are running the second Cultivator Program. This definitely is a world-first program and we are so excited The investor who backed our first farm (Freeland Pork) has confirmed they are willing to back another farmer, so we are ready to go. The program is for aspiring farmers who want to farm in Victoria only. If you are anywhere else in Australia, we want you to be jealous and talk to all your farming, government and community groups to kick up a stink and fight to get us to do a program in your area. We are ready. The program kicks off in early 2020 but we are making a list of willing farmers - so email sam@cultivatefarms.com if you want to know more.   Requirements: - Know how to run a farm and feel confident to co-own with an investor - Want to farm in Victoria - You can commit time to pulling a farm proposal together (Detailed plan, finances and 2 minute video) - Could pay $4,000 to be part of the program   Summary: Australian agricultural production is set to increase from $60B to $100B by 2030, and the average age of farmers is 59, 20 years older than most industries. 50% of farmers are expected to retire within the next 15 years. $400B in investment dollars needs to be invested in a new generation of young people to take over the farms. If we don't inspire the best to become farmers, our regional communities will continue to decline as our farms become bigger and less family-oriented. Cultivate Farms established the Cultivator program in 2017, a world first farm investment incubator. The first program had 13 participants and a Kyabram free range pig farming couple were backed by an investor in mid 2018 (Freeland Pork). The course has been upgraded and will provide bespoke support to each farmer over 6 months where participants develop a farm pitch which will be presented to an investor. What is exciting is that one farm will be backed by the investor and we expect more investors to sign up along the journey. The best applicant will then build a relationship with the investor over a number of months and once both parties are comfortable with the farm ownership plan, they will seek a farm and purchase it together. All other participants will have a farm pitch document, renewed confidence and the skills to attract investors or convince retiring farmers to transition ownership to them.  

Sam spoke to farmers in Huon Valley Tasmania about options for transitioning ownership of farms. The farmers are a group of organic orchardists who catchup regularly to discuss everything farming - ownership transition being a key topic. This is a great one for farmers looking to step back while seeing their farm-scale up on the back of a top gun next-generation farmer. Thanks to Matthew Tack from Our Mates Farm for setting this up

The topics we cover in Episode 78 of Cultivate Farms TV: 1. Gold content from July/August 2. Cultivate Farm Supporters Agrimaster - https://www.agrimaster.com.au/ Mecardo - http://www.mecardo.com.au/ RCS - https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/ Shine at Business - https://www.shineatbusiness.com.au/ 3. Federal Agriculture Minister Meeting 4. Community rejuvenation 5. Cultivator 2.0 6. Ghinni Ghi 225 acres organic mixed operation farm 7. 3 x Greenhouse Igloos Northern Rivers NSW 8. 400 Acre Lease Innisplain Qld With Many Opportunities 9. 27 farm ownership opportunities   Cultivate Farm Links Podbean: https://cultivatefarms.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

What is your great Australian dream? Is it to become a farmer and owning a farm? The biggest barrier is the mental barrier that you think farm ownership isn't possible. We are here to tell you that it is possible. You might not be able to buy a farm on your own, but you can build relationships with retiring farmers and potential investors who can own the farm with you. Get scheming and let's get you farming!

Get inspired by this amazing story of a farming couple from WA who get their chance and hustled their way to vendor finance deal with a retiring farming couple.

The topics we cover in Episode 77 of Cultivate Farms TV: 1. 1st year of Freeland Pork 2. Farms that haven't sold for over 6 months 3. Agrimaster Partnership 4. Pick and farm and get to know it inside out 5. We are going to be historically correct 6. 100 acre Organic Cropping Farm Tongala Central Vic 7. Banyard Game Birds Pittsworth Qld 8. Farm ownership opportunities   Cultivate Farm Links Podbean: https://cultivatefarms.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

Sam Marwood here from Cultivate Farms and we are focused on finding pathways for the best next-gen farmers to own their farm. Part of what we do is to find the best people and organisations to put in front of our farmers to ensure they have the skills and tools to farm well. I had a farm advisor tell me a few months ago that AgriMaster is the finest agriculture finance system going around This piqued my interest, so I reached out. The AgriMaster team loved what we are doing and what we are about and so we established a partnership. Hence this discussion now with David Egerton-Warburton who is the Managing Director of AgriMaster David, thanks for your time. We are going to unpack what a farmer needs to do to keep on top of their numbers and how AgriMaster can help. Also, we will be announcing the details of our partnership. Questions 1. How do you help farmers? What is your goal for them? 2. What are the nuts and bolts of AgriMaster? How do farmers use it? 3. Can this work on any farm? 4. How long have you been around at AgriMaster? 5. What is your passion in agriculture and farming? What is your background in ag? 6. What is your footprint across Australia? 7. How do you differ to Xero? 8. Do accountants use this platform? 9. What is the best setup you have seen? 10. Young farmer 11. Why are you partnering with us at Cultivate Farms? 12. What is our partnership arrangement? $349 for 12 months (usually $1100) Then $110 off ongoing. Thanks again for your time David Please do check AgriMaster out Again they are great supporters of Cultivate Farms, so if you want to support us, make sure you sign up with them. Cultivate Farm Links Podbean: https://cultivatefarms.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

The topics we cover: a) Merchandise b) Keep your farmer details up to date c) Freeland Pork 1 year anniversary d) RCS partnership e) Unlocking your vision for your farm - retiring farmers f) Paying a farm advisor to get yourself farm ready g) World's largest collection of farm ownership pathway ideas h) Grafton dairy farm NSW i) 26 Farm ownership opportunities   Cultivate Farm Links Podbean: https://cultivatefarms.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

The topics we cover in Episode 75 of Cultivate Farms TV: a) Weekly update b) Lead investor announced c) Contacting real estate agents about farms that haven't sold for a while d) Investor wanting to co-own with a top gun farmer - West of Sydney e) Template letter to retiring farmers f) 3 new farms g) Updated farm focused on vendor terms h) 25 farm ownership opportunities Every week Sam Marwood takes you behind the scenes of what we are doing to help make your farm dreams a reality. Cultivate Farm Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

Topics we cover:   - Soil Would soils be the number one thing to think about in farming? What are the three things you need to do to build soil carbon? - Risks in farming What can farmers do to be drought resistant? What can you do to get a better price for your product? - Best farmers What are the attributes of the best farmers in the industry? - Aspiring farmers What specific things would you look for in a next gen farmer that would make you want to back them onto a farm?

Welcome to the Cultivate farms podcast. Sam Marwood here. And thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast. We're thinking of as many ways to get you onto your farm or help you to step back and we really hope you find all of this information useful and inspiring. Let's get you farming!     “  Speaker: Well Sam Marwood runs a company that tries to match up retiring farmers who are struggling to exit the industry with aspiring farmers people who desperately want to own their own farm. You might remember hearing about this in a special episode of The Country Hour last year and it featured some Western Australians who were either trying to get in or out of the industry even though there aren't many details to today's pre-election commitment from the Coalition. Sam Marwood thinks such a low interest loan would give his clients another bargaining chip to convince retiring farmers to give them a go.   Sam Marwood: “I think anything to help young farmers find a pathway to farm ownership is a great thing in our books and I guess our main question would be is a repository required for getting access to this loan. I think the answer would be yes and then there's still the outstanding question for most young farmers is how do you get that deposit to access that loan   Host: Is that the biggest hurdle to overcome?   Sam Marwood: It's the number one that's what we're finding all over Australia and the world is. How do you get a half a million or a million dollars in your back pocket to convince someone to get you onto a farm   Speaker: But a loan of up to two million dollars isn't to be sneezed at is it.   Sam Marwood: It's an amazing. What amazing tool for young farmers having a back pocket. That's what we're trying to inspire young farmers to do is think about all the opportunities available to you and leverage them like an entrepreneur would. So if those loans are available what I'll be doing is setting up as many people as I know and building my networks of people who could back me onto a farm who have money whether that's locals or family or high net worth individuals and say to them I'm the best farmer going around I know how to make money. Here's a farm opportunity and I have access to relatively low interest loans so why not why not back me or even committing a retiring farmer in that same sort of fashion. Someone who doesn't want to step back from or sell their farm and happy to step back and share ownership. They didn't look up at access to this low interest loan. How that would work out a deal.   Speaker: You deal with a lot of aspiring farmers people who would like to get into farming. Do you think a commitment like this in the lead up to an election might be enough to convince them to keep their vote or to sway their vote towards the Coalition?   Sam Marwood:   You'll never know. You never know why they will vote. I think I think in general from our point of view anything that is getting people thinking about farm ownership and they get it giving people the inspiration that farm ownership is possible and there are people out there trying to help you to make that happen I think is a great thing. We think this farm ownership issue and the eligibility for young people to get capital is the biggest reason why young people are leaving regional communities and not staying on farms. And if we can eliminate that barrier we can we can see a brain drain back to the country.   Speaker: How long has your organisation been operating now?   Sam Marwood: Four years   Speaker: And are you having some success trying to allow people who want to get out of farming and retire and then allowing people who would like to get into farming so that they can live their dream.   Sam Marwood: Absolutely, having conversations like this every day with retiring farmers who don't want to sell and just walk away and we've got hundreds of aspiring farmers who want to own a farm and finding pathways to get into ownership we've made a number of matters now we've got plenty on their website to be able to have a look at now. There are farmers out there who want to transition ownership and happy to share their ownership in their farm with the kids aren't their own. And there are thousands of top quality next gen young farmers who would love to own a farm. Just capital is their biggest barrier. But we're ready to match them with whoever is ready.   Speaker: Sam Marwood he's the Managing Director of Cultivate farms. Talking to Richard Hudson about today's pre-election commitment from the coalition to provide low interest loans of up to two million dollars for aspiring farmers.        “                                                                                                    Thanks for your attention. We know there are thousands of other things you could be doing or other podcasts you could be listening to but you've chosen to listen to us. We appreciate your time so much. Please reach out as we're happy to work through your farm ownership pathway with you. Let's get you farming.  

We are all about getting next gen farmers farm ownership ready and helping farmers to step back from their farm and a lot of our messages are about Resilience- Persistence - Determination These are the three words that our guest today focuses on. Warren Davies is the unbreakable farmer (www.theunbreakablefarmer.com.au) and we met a few weeks ago and I loved his story and I think he has a great message to all our followers which will keep you motivated to go for your farm ownership dreams. We are going I'd like to focus on aspiring farmers and helping them get over the mental barrier to owning a farm - that's the only barrier holding them back Cultivate Farm Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/ #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

The topics we cover: a) Weekly update b) Retiring farmers are using our system to load their farm c) Opening your eyes to the farm opportunities all around you d) Are you going to die waiting for your family farm to be handed to you? e) Aspiring farmers should set up a farm ownership board f) Farm ownership opportunities   Cultivate Farm Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cultivatefarms/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultivatefarms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultivatefarms Blog : https://www.cultivatefarms.com/blog/   #CultivateFarms #AspiringFarmers #retiringfarmers

The topics we cover in Episode 73 of Cultivate Farms TV: a) Weekly update b) Community farmer activation program c) Document your farm ownership journey on social media d) Farmers coming to us with vendor deals e) The best way to convince someone to back you onto your farm f) Apple Orchard South West Tasmania g) Update: 130 acres near Freycinet Tasmania h) Farm ownership opportunities Every week Sam Marwood takes you behind the scenes of what we are doing to help make your farm dreams a reality. 1. Aspiring farmers registered We are at 790 aspiring farmer members from all over Australia. Thanks to the 85 in the last month. We appreciate you all very much. If you aren't a member, please signup here (Free or Premium) www.cultivatefarms.com/pricing We need you to back us to help ensure Cultivate Farms takes off. It costs us to keep things going and we need our aspiring farmers to step up and help fund our operations. You can sit back and not sign up, or be a free member - that's great - but wouldn't it be much better to work through a farm ownership plan with us and ensure we keep finding farm opportunities for you? There are also a stack of benefits for you to being a Cultivate Farms premium member a) You get to chat with the Cultivate Farms team b) We work through a farm ownership pathway plan c) Mecardo market analysis membership (valued at $300) d) We directly notify you of farm opportunities (some are only promoted to members) e) Monthly webinar for members only 2. Weekly update Behind the scenes discussions: We are having so many behind-the-scenes discussions with aspiring farmers, investors and retiring farmers. It takes a while to get to know people, what they want and the farm opportunity. We continue to keep in touch with all of our retiring farmers letting them know who is applying for their farms. But also keeping in touch with those who have indicated an interest. These farmers are dabbling with the concept of transitioning ownership to kids that aren't their own and this takes time which we have to be appreciative of. I did an interview with the Founder of RCS, Terry McCosker. Terry had some gold about how to make your farm dreams a reality, his thoughts on whether retiring farmers are ready to transition to kids that aren't there own and what you as a farmer need to know to succeed. We have had such great feedback on this interview - so please do add this to your playlist. Tim is complete the Grazing for Profit RCS course this week in Wagga Wagga NSW so we can learn first hand why people love what RCS are teaching You can watch the interview here. https://www.youtube.com/watch…. Cultivate Talent - we are unpacking a recruitment concept with a corporate farm. Their biggest risk is finding farmers who are dedicated, hardworking and there for the long haul. They are open to helping their farmers get farm-ownership-ready and we think we could have an amazing farm employment concept that could change how farm jobs are rolled out across the country. Both parties know you want to own a farm, and you will work together to get you there, but in the meantime, work hard on the farm. We are applying for a couple of grants for the Cultivator Program and also a community farmer activation program - where we will help regional communities find their own farm matches. 3. Community farmer activation program We have been working with a community leader in North East Victoria who is keen to see more young people get onto farms in their district and to help retirement aged farms step back with dignity and remain in the community. So after some discussions, we developed a community farmer activation program which we want to share with you now and encourage any community in Australia to reach out if this is of interest. We know that there are plenty of solutions to get young people back to your farming community. It takes time and a few dedicated people to make it happen. But essentially you can be the farm matchmakers and you are in the best place to do this because you know the social landscape. Our plan is that over 2 years we assist a farming community to attract 3 aspiring farmers into farm ownership and to assist 3 retiring farmers into transition ownership while remaining in the community. Most farming communities are aware of the change in demographics of their community over the past few decades. The ability to retain and attract next-generation farmers is getting harder. However, the farming opportunities in any region are many and varied and the scene is set for local communities to look at the current situation as opportunities for exploitation. There are many retirement-aged farmers who would be open to transitioning ownership to next-generation farmers. There are communities full of passionate people already taking action to continue to see their district thrive. We just need to tap into this and offer practical solutions. 4. Document your farm ownership journey on social media We have been talking to all our premium aspiring farmer members about the power of social media to fast track their farm ownership dreams. Everyone should be documenting their journey through social media. Bianca from OurCow is doing this and you should follow them. The ability for this to open doors that you can't open yourself is immense. We want you to tag us in any posts that you create or think are relevant as well, so we can share and promote you to increase your chances of ownership. 5. Farmers coming to us with vendor deals We have had a few farmers coming to us with vendor finance deals - this is great. But how come you haven't already found these deals!? You should be out there contacting all these farmers and they should feel overwhelmed with attention from passionate aspiring farmers jumping onto any opportunity that could help them. We will be promoting these opportunities soon, but you should be finding these yourself. You should know all the farms that are on the market and understand the needs of the farmers. Maybe there are farms that haven't sold for over 12 months - these ones you should definitely contact the real estate to see if vendor terms would be an option. You should be emailing all real estate agents anyway for any farm opportunity and asking them if vendor terms are available. The squeaky wheel will get the fix and soon real estate agents will be finding your deals just to get you off their back! 6. The best way to convince someone to back you onto your farm We believe that the best way to get onto your farm is to start farming yourself. If you are already running a farm operation using your own money and making sacrifices, then this is the number 1 best way to prove to a retiring farmer or investor that you are worth backing. If you are good with your own money, then you will be good with theirs. You are most likely not going to be able to buy a farm on your own. So you need others. Therefore you focus is on impressing people. We know it is hard to find, but keep a focus on finding land to lease and setting up a small version of your ideal farm. Get a herd of 10 cattle, start growing mushrooms, do whatever you can to show you are on a trajectory to having your own farm. You know how hard it is, but you want to show everyone you want this bad. 7. Apple Orchard South West Tasmania This farm is a sale, but the vendor is open to some form of vendor terms. We thought this was a great one to promote with the owner because we this a farm entrepreneur might be able to see the value and then find investors to back them and go for it. https://cultivatefarms.com/…/appleorcha… It is 3.5 Hectares in Cygent in the South West of Tasmania It is already a profitable operation and has the opportunity to tap into the cider market and convert the house to tasting rooms or another option is to grow late season cherries on it in conjunction with the apples to further compliment the current structure. 8. Update: 130 acres near Freycinet Tasmania We have a lease opportunity that has been available for a while near Bicheno on the east coast of Tasmania. On the doorstep of world renowned Freycinet National Park. I had the opportunity to visit the 132 acre property the other day while down in Tasmania and met up with the owner. The owners are great and have really setup a green field property that is right for a top gun farmer. We kicked around ideas why we haven't been able to find a farm entrepreneur to jump onto this farm and then we thought we should think bigger. So we are now going to approach a few larger farming operations to see if they would be up for incubating the farm as an extension of their current operations and back a top gun farmer. The property has so much potential. So keep a watch out. Do get in touch if of interest 9. Farm ownership opportunities We have 22 farms that you could own with retiring farmers tomorrow. We want you to check these out and pass the details on to friends and family. These are red hot live opportunities which could set you up for life. The process will be that you do a basic pitch and then we give it to the retiring farmers to decide if they want to take it any further. If they do it's then a number of conversations to find the best solution for you both. www.cultivatefarms.com/farms 1) Tasmanian Apple Orchard https://cultivatefarms.com/…/appleorcha… 2) 640 acres Murrayville Victoria: https://cultivatefarms.com/…/640-acres-… 3) Mushroom farm sale Gippsland Victoria https://cultivatefarms.com/…/gippsland-… 4) Free Range Chicken Lease Tasmania: https://cultivatefarms.com/…/Opportunit… 5) Organic Farm share farm just outside Melbourne Victoria: https://cultivatefarms.com/…/Organic%20… 6) Permaculture Dorrigo NSW https://cultivatefarms.com/…/80acreperm… 7) Dairy ownership pathway | North East Victoria - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/dairyn… 8) Cattle Leasing - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Cattle… 9) Mushroom Farm Opportunity - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Mushro… 10) Walnuts & Truffles Farm - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Walnut… 11) Cherry Orchard in NSW - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Cherry… 12) Greenfield opportunity Freycinet Tasmania - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Manuka… 13) The Mantle 250 Hectare Farm in Toolern Vale Vic - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/TheMan… 14) Kilkivan Community Farm Qld - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Kilkiv… 15) 74ha Lime tree farm west of Dimbulah Qld - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/LimeFa… 16) 70 acres Chestnut Farm in Western Australia - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Chestn… 17) Intensive Aquaculture in Rutherglen Victoria - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/IntensiveAquacultureRuther… 18) Rare Vegetable Seed Farm in Victoria - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/RareVe… 19) 100 Acres in North East Tasmania - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/100acr… 20) Tropical Horticulture Northern Territory - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/ntmark… 21) Northern Territory Small Beef Farm - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/f…/NTBeef 22) Olive Grove in Tasmania - https://www.cultivatefarms.com/…/Tasman…

Sam Marwood here from Cultivate Farms   We are focused on making pathways for anyone to own a farm. Part of that is providing useful and inspiring information and connecting you with great people in the farming industry.   This is the reason behind today's interview with Terry McCosker from RCS (Resource Consulting Services).   Terry setup RCS back in the mid-80s which is focused on helping farmers get the skills they need to succeed.   Cultivate Farms are working with RCS to find ways to get aspiring farmers skilled up for farm ownership and this is the context of our chat today.   We are also working on some great deals for Cultivate Farms premium members and RCS courses.   1. What is your back story, Terry? Were you once an aspiring farmer? 2. Who is RCS? And why did you start it? 3. What advice do you give farmers? 4. What is the grazing for-profit course? 5. Should people not on a farm do the Grazing for Profit course? 6. What do you like about Cultivate Farms? Why were you interested in working with us? 7. Are there retirement aged farmers out there looking for next-gen farmers to co-own their farm with? 8. What makes a top quality next-gen farmer? 9. What does our partnership look like?

Sam was interviewed by Lucas Hoson from the University of Western Australia for a research project he is undertaking on Innovation in Agriculture Here are the questions that Sam works through with Lucas: 1. What is your core business? How long have you been in the industry? 2. What do you enjoy about your work? 3. What are the major challenges you face in your business? Please describe. 4. How are you trying to solve the problem(s)? Please explain. 5. Please explain your innovation or new approach? (and to whom is it new? New to the world or new to this region?). Where did it come from? 6. How have you been successful in solving the problem(s)? 7. How sustainable are your initiatives? Has it made your business more competitive into the future? Please explain. 8. Is there any intermediary organization who helps your business connect to consumers? Do you also do this directly? 9. What is the main obstacle or remaining issue(s) for your business?

Cultivate Farms are finding as many ways as possible to demonstrate how anyone can own a farm. We have heard a lot about SMSFs and have been connected with Andrew Grinsell from Cooee Wealth Partners from a farmer in our networks who have been utilising their Self Managed Super. We want to understand how anyone can be an investor in a farm through their SMSF. Sam and Andrew's conversation will give you a general idea of the options available to you. You'll need to work out what's appropriate for you and your own circumstances. For more information contact Email: info@cooeewealth.com.au. Phone: 02 8894 0309 Questions: 1. What is a Self-managed super funds? 2. Why do people usually consider Self-managed super funds? What makes them take the leap? 3. Can SMSF be used to buy farmland? 4. Can it be used to buy a farm business or livestock? 5. What restrictions are there? What can and can't you do? 6. Can you live in a house on the farmland owned by your SMSF? 7. What risks are there using your super? Who would you recommend considers this? 8. What are the costs of setting up and managing, compared to traditional super? 9. What are the financial benefits of setting up SMSF? Tax etc? 10. What are the steps in setting one up? 11. What stops people from setting one up to buy a farm? 12. Can you bring more people into your own SMSF to pool funds? 13. Do you have a case study you can talk about? 14. Can you combine SMSF with other investment funds available and debt? 15. Once the money is inside super it's stuck there till you retire? 16. What else should be considered when using an SMSF? 17. Do you have to show the farm is financially viable? 18. What is the minimum you need to set up Self-managed super funds?

Questions: 1. How did we meet? 2. What was happening in 2017 with your farm 3. What did you think when I said we might have an investor 4. What was filling out the template like? How long did it take? 5. What did you want to achieve? 6. How confident were you? Leasing is key 7. What did you tell all your friends? 8. What was the investor looking for? 9. How is the farm going now? 10. What tips do you have for aspiring farmers who don't have the cash? 11. What sort of person should apply? 12. Questions from others.

The topics we cover : a) Weekly update b) It will never be easier than now to find your farm c) BYO farm ownership opportunity d) Feedback from our farmers e) Ah Ha moments from our aspiring farmers f) Nation-wide Farmer Frothy Events g) 640-acre farm Murrayville Victoria h) 25 farm ownership opportunities

You can crowdfund just about anything these days, but would you ever consider hitting up the public to help sell your farm? Crowdfunder DomaCom is working with retiring farmers to help aspiring farmers get a leg up in the rural property market   Jody Burgess, a retiring farmer, explains how she got involved in their latest venture to raise capital for the sale of her Scottsdale farm she bought 4 years ago.

The topics we cover : a) Weekly wrap up b) What is stopping you from applying for a Cultivate Farms farm opportunity? c) Farm transition options d) Farm ownership opportunities

The topics we cover: a) Backend non-publicised deals we are working on. b) More good things are coming in 2019. c) World first farmer incubator is going ahead 2019. d) Cultivate Side Hustle Program. e) Plug your farm skills and we will promote. f) Farm ownership opportunities.  

The topics we cover: a) 2018 review b) 2019 plan c) Get ready for haters d) Tracking down farm match case studies e) Farm ownership opportunities

The topics we cover  a) The world's first online farm matching making marketplace. b) How we work with investors c) Christmas party conversation starters to find your farm d) Gippsland mushroom farm for sale Gippsland Victoria e) 25 farm ownership opportunities

The topics we cover in Episode 67 of Cultivate Farms TV: 1. Quick update on all we are doing 2. Retiring farmers who want to sell to a top quality next gen farming family 3. Aspiring farmer Facebook Group 4. Farm Employers need to give ownership in order to attract and keep the best The 10 point policy ideas to get young people onto farms The Farm at Byron Long Term Lease Livestock Free Range Chicken Lease Tasmania Organic Farm share farm just outside Melbourne Victoria 24 Farm opportunities

The topics we cover in Episode 66 of Cultivate Farms TV: Speaking gigs October and November 2018 Launched: 2nd ever crowd-funded farm in Australia Are you ready for an investor or retiring farmer? Jobs that could get you in front of more retiring farmers Three ways to get farm-ownership ready Excuses from aspiring farmers to not even try Hazelbrae farm matched #7 21 farm opportunities for you right now

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The topics we cover in Episode 65 of Cultivate Farms TV: 1. How your premium membership helps us to find you farms 2. Have you been watching for a long time but haven't signed up or said hi? 3. Case Study: Retiring farmer matched with aspiring farmer on 3,500 acres 4. How the farm matching works 5. Email real estate agents ask ask for lease to buy options 6. Farm Sitters 7. New farms loaded 8. 23 Farm Opportunities

The topics we cover in Episode 64 of Cultivate Farms TV: Summary of the week Monthly webinar for premium members Farmer Friday Frothy in Kyneton Vic Building relationships between investors and aspiring farmers What sort of aspiring farmer should you be Have you been watching for a long time but haven't signed up or said hi? Outdoor piggery Temora NSW Cherry Orchard Wellington NSW 21 Farm Opportunities

Sam had a wonderful interview with the one of the co-founder of Life Cykel, Ryan Creed. Together with Julian Mitchell they co-founder Life Cykel in 2015 after discovering how to grow gourmet mushrooms from waste coffee grounds. Life Cykel on ABC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CbiW... Life Cykel website - https://lifecykel.com/ Be an urban farmer - https://www.nationalmushroomnetwork.com/