Podcast appearances and mentions of Charles Massy

We've both been obsessed with My Father and Other Animals for some time now, so when author and accidental-farmer Sam Vincent said yes to being interviewed we were quietly nervous. He joined us from his family's farm in the Yass Valley that he shares with his partner Lauren and daughter Orlando. This land has traditionally been inhabited by the Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri people. After his dad had a farm accident, Sam and his mum thought it would be wise to get Sam out to the property regularly in a bit of a babysitting capacity, which Sam said gave his weeks structure and his life purpose. Over the years it became an apprenitiship of sorts and gave Sam both a solid understanding of how much of a conservationist and regernative farmer his dad was, and a taste of living on the land.  In this discussion we talk about hiding squash in drawers, the idea of turning the whole farm into a garden of sorts, rotational grazing, tagasaste (tree lucern), figs, farming with his daughter and a whole lot more. Before we get into it, Maddie and Emily are drinking....coffee. Yep, just plain white coffee. We're midly disappointed in ourselves but it was 9am and we couldn't face a fig cocktail.  We're also talking indoor plants - inspired by our chat with Sophia Kaplan and getting our hands on Plantopedia, friends with green thumbs, compost (when are we not talking about compost!), hakea, brahmi, tagasaste, getting more white on your leeks and more. Recommend: Call of the Reed Warbler by Charles Massy.  Find Sam on Instagram here, and get your hands on My Father and Other Animals here

Regenerative Agriculture is revolutionising Australia's agriculture industry, and for good reason. Today, The Australian River Restoration's Managing Director Siwan Lovett sits down with Australia's foremost Regenerative Agriculture pioneer, Dr. Charles Massy, to discuss his life's work, his experience implementing Regenerative Agriculture (Regen Ag) on his farm, Severn Park, and some of his recent work on the Snowy River.Dr. Charles Massy is a Monaro woolgrower, scientist, and renowned author. He is a passionate pioneer in, and expert on, regenerative agriculture and is the author of several books on the topic, including 2017's Call of the Reed Warbler, a book which explores the vital connection between our soil and our health, and The Last Dragon, a children's book about the endangered Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon, illustrated by Mandy Foot and featuring an essay on the Dragon written by Charles. Both of these books are discussed in today's episode.Charles has been farming Merino sheep at Severn Park for over 40 years and received the Order of Australia Medal for his service to the wool industry as chair and director of several research organisations and wool boards (2011). He has also been the recipient of the Sydney Power House Museum's Distinguished Service Award for his work on their Wool and Pastoral Collection (2008), and received the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders' Silver Medal for his contribution to the Australian Merino and wool industry (1992). He has served on national and international review panels in sheep and wool research and development, and genomics.Show notes: https://arrc.au/podcast-take-me-to-the-river/country-speaks-with-charles-massy-episode-22/Learn more about the Australian River Restoration Centre: https://www.arrc.au/

 If there's one word that sums up husband and wife team Michelle and Murray Prior's hosting ethos, it's respect. Respect for the environment, for history and for knowledge. Having relocated to the Gundaroo area in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands region just over 5 years ago, this industrious couple and their two young daughters quickly set about turning the property's former standalone barn into a sustainably-minded, luxurious, family-friendly retreat. The result is the property now known as The Barn at Nguurruu Farm, a visually striking, architect-designed, rammed earth building that can comfortably accommodate up to four guests across two bedrooms and a single bathroom. 'Nguurruu' is the Walgalu word for 'camp' and was chosen by Ngambri Walgalu custodian, Paul House out of respect for the many bush camps that have existed on the banks of the Yass River down through the ages. Indigenous heritage and considered land regeneration are central to the way this family are managing the evolution of the 220 acre plot of land on which the barn sits. They've enlisted the help of scientist, author and regenerative farming pioneer Charles Massy to help guide them in the way they manage the land, all the while ensuring guests have the opportunity to gain an insight into its cultural roots and indigenous backstory. I came away from this conversation with a very full heart in the knowledge that there were people like Michelle and Murray out there doing so much good in the world. I'm sure you'll feel the same way after listening. Please enjoy.

For this episode of PGAP, we travel (virtually) to equatorial western Africa to speak with Innocent Kelvin Coffie, youth leader and founder of EarthCare Permaculture Ghana (https://www.facebook.com/earthcarepermaculture.ghana). Kelvin takes us on a verbal tour of the property, the successes the property has had in up skilling new generations in food self-sufficiency, and some recent challenges that the property has endured through. Kelvin also gives some insight into how the permaculture movement is taking root in Ghana, some of the unique environmental and social challenges experienced in his country and how permaculture is one solution to solving these problems. EarthCare Permaculture Foundation needs your support. For example, a donation will help the centre invest in some much needed gardening tools and building structures. The centre is looking for volunteers and other enthusiastic people to help on site or to exchange knowledge and ideas. Follow EarthCare Permaculture Ghana on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/earthcarepermaculture.ghana) to find out more about how you can help. If you would like to make a donation over paypal, the email address is coffieinnocent8@gmail.com PGAP also needs your support! Rate and review us on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/post-growth-australia-podcast/id1522194099)or your favourite podcast platform. Share this and other episodes of PGAP among your friends and networks. Contact us (https://pgap.fireside.fm/contact) to let us know how we're going, where we can improve, and what topics or guests you would like to see in future episodes. Host Michael Bayliss (https://michaelbayliss.org/) feels a deep connection with the African continent and the many great thinkers and amazing grassroots community movements that are making waves. PGAP has previously interviewed Kenyan resident Robert Wanalo (https://pgap.fireside.fm/pgo) in season 1 and Ugandan born Florence Blondel (https://pgap.fireside.fm/smallfamilies)in Season 2. We highly recommend listening to those episodes. PGAP has also not shied away from covering permaculture and regenerative farming. We have interviewed some big names like David Holmgren (https://pgap.fireside.fm/holmgren) and Charles Massy. (https://pgap.fireside.fm/fenner) You may also be interested in our interview with Shane Simonsen (https://pgap.fireside.fm/zeroinput), who grows unconventionally in subtropical Queensland, or Murray Gomm (https://pgap.fireside.fm/oranjetractormg), who grows locally to PGAP in our new home town of Albany. All views, opinions, historical and present legacies of PGAP guests are exclusively theirs and may not necessarily reflect the opinions, views and legacies held by PGAP. Special Guest: Innocent Kelvin Coffie.

“Regenerative agriculture can heal and save the planet.” – Charles Massy Charles Massy is an Australian fifth-generation farmer, a scientist, an author, an advocate, and a leading pioneer in the regenerative agriculture movement. Charles is among the scientists who believe we have entered a new geological epoch, the life-threatening Anthropocene, where human impact has permanently altered the Earth's geology and sustaining systems, causing ecological destruction and extinction of species. His contribution to the regenerative agriculture movement has been widely praised and he is one of Australia's most important voices making an impact in farming communities.   ----    Shownotes are available at ARCHIVE | Dr Charles Massy: Join the Revolution – We Are All Connected ----    Join the Unstress Health Community & Transform Your Life! https://bit.ly/3SRq0gg    Connect with Dr Ron at Unstress Health  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unstresshealth/  Facebook: https://fb.me/unstresshealth  Email: admin@unstresshealth.com     DISCLAIMER: This podcast provides general information and discussion about medicine, health and related subjects. This content is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice or as a substitute for care by a qualified medical practitioner. If you or any other person has a medical concern, he or she should consult with an appropriately qualified medical practitioner. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experiences and conclusions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For season 4 of Post-Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP), we will be highlighting some extraordinary work being done by extraordinary Western Australians, who are bucking the dominant narrative of exploitation on scale on an ecologically unique yet fragile part of the world. In this episode, we speak to Murray Gomm from Oranje Tractor (https://www.oranjetractor.com/), award winning organic, regenerative and carbon negative winery/small farm holding near Albany. Oranje Tractor certainly punches above its weight. It was the winner of the Gourmet Traveller Wine, Australia's Best Cellar Door Awards 2019. Oranje Tractor Farm was the winner of ACCI's Great Southern Business Awards for Environment and Sustainability in 2019 and was a Case Study for Circular Economy WA in 2022. It has been endorsed by Charles Massy (previous PGAP guest) and visited by then Prince Charles – now king (and not YET a PGAP guest). But how do you produce good quality wine, along with an impressive variety of fruits, nuts and vegetables, in a manner that improves soil integrity and sequesters more carbon than what is emitted? Murray Gomm shares what happens ‘behind the scenes' of how they do it and why Oranje Tractor is capturing the interest and imagination of so many people. Murray also provides some insight into the wider regenerative movement and the agricultural zeitgeist that is slowly beginning to influence new ways of approaching farming in the Great Southern of Western Australia. For the introduction and outro of this episode, Michael is joined by co-host Mark Allen as they pick each other's brain on topics such as: regenerative agriculture and permaculture; progress on the Asbestos campaign (as discussed in the last episode); and the result of SPA's 8 billion competition and the commentary from the mainstream press for 8 billion day, which was reached on the 15th of November. Timestamp for the episode Intro (Michael Bayliss and Mark Allen): 0:00:00 – 0:06:37 Oranje Tractor interview with Murray Gomm: 0:06:38 - 0:58:24 Outro (Michael Bayliss and Mark Allen): 0:58:25 - End Liked this episode and the themes of regenerative agriculture? You will love our interviews with Charles Massy (https://pgap.fireside.fm/fenner), Shane Simonsen, (https://pgap.fireside.fm/zeroinput) Artist as Family (https://pgap.fireside.fm/artistasfamily) and David Holmgren (https://pgap.fireside.fm/holmgren). Like PGAP? Rate and review us on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/post-growth-australia-podcast/id1522194099) and share the podcast widely with your family friends and networks. Have a question for us? Got any suggestions for future discussion topics or interview guests? Contact PGAP anytime on our contact page here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/contact). Further links you may be interested in: Independent Australia published an article co-written by Mark and Michael: “Working towards an asbestos-free future (https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/working-towards-an-asbestos-free-future,17004).” A more extensive version can also be read on the PGAP blog (https://pgap.fireside.fm/articles/asbestosfuture). Our various asbestos misadventures were discussed in the season 4 premiere of PGAP (https://pgap.fireside.fm/asbestosville). There is an excellent article, published by Carbon8, showcasing FarmHand wines, another excellent regenerative winery. Written by Elena Burger Guimaraes. Currently available to read on Facebook. (https://m.facebook.com/carbon8fund/photos/a.2260924247278365/4758087974228634/?type=3) ABC has interviewed Oranje Tractor on several occasions. Examples include here (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-14/carbon-positive-vineyard-oranje-tractor-farm-sequesters-co2/100756992) and here (https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-08-17/oranje-tractor-wines-trial-growing-bananas-sugarcane/101328830). SPA (https://population.org.au/) (who supports PGAP) announced the winners of the 8 billion writers' competition here. (https://population.org.au/winners-8billion-writers-competition/) You can find out more about Mark Allen's other work with Town Planning Rebellion here (https://holisticactivism.net/town-planning-rebellion-tpr/). You can find out more about Michael Bayliss at his website here (https://michaelbayliss.org/). Special Guest: Murray Gomm.

Longer term listeners to this podcast will feel increasingly familiar with Ian and Di Haggerty, creators of what Charles Massy has called their world breakthrough regenerative farming operation. But you won't quite have heard them like this. Just last Monday, a capacity audience of 170 people from every state in Australia (and even a few continents) flocked to the shearing shed on one of the Haggerty farms in the WA wheatbelt, for a special day out. Years in the making, this was to be an exploration of what they call Natural Intelligence farming – what it means, how it works, and how they got here - in a way they'd never done before. With the need and appetite growing for what they're offering, there's a feeling among a growing number of people that it's time to share more of ourselves and put it all on the line. So in that spirit of generosity, Di offered a 45 minute presentation, before Ian joined us on stage. This conversation was recorded live at the Haggerty farm in the WA wheatbelt on 24 October 2022. Title slide image: gathering round Di and Ian on a tour of the farm (pic: Anthony James). You'll find more photos on the episode web page. Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Find more: Di Haggerty on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-haggerty-07248b34/ Read a transcript of our conversation and see a few photos on the episode web page – https://www.regennarration.com/ Tune in to episode 68 for a tour around the farm with Di and Ian, produced over the first weekend I spent there in 2020 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/068-natural-intelligence-farming And to episode 124 with co-founder of Natural Intelligence farming, Jane Slattery - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/124-natural-intelligence-jane-slattery Nutrisoil, the organisers of this event, and long-term collaborators with the Haggerty's - https://nutrisoil.com.au/ Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them to help keep the podcast going. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support If you'd like to become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners and receive other benefits, head to the Patreon page at - https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration Maybe even wave the flag by picking up something from The RegenNarration shop - https://www.regennarration.com/shop You can also support the podcast by sharing an episode with a friend or colleague, or rating or reviewing the podcast. Thanks for your support!

Dr Terry McCosker OAM is the legendary co-founder of RCS Australia. Charles Massy credits RCS as being behind the greatest regenerative agriculture movement in Australia. And throughout its pioneering decades, Pam McCosker has been the unheralded lynch pin. Terry makes no secret of it. Nor did Charles when he wrote in his best-selling Call of the Reed Warbler: “When I look back over the rise of regenerative agriculture in Australia, I see at the forefront Terry and Pam McCosker and their RCS organisation. Today it remains a world leader in the field.” But almost incredibly, this is the first time Pam has ever appeared in media. Well, on the cusp of their 50th wedding anniversary next year, and with the zeitgeist coming in a rush to meet their trailblazing work, now seemed like a good time to speak with them together. This conversation was recorded at their home in Yeppoon, Central Queensland, soon after sharing in the extraordinary Convergence event in Brisbane that marked the 30th anniversary of RCS. We debrief on that here, including on some of the major flashpoints emerging right now, and contemplate what might come next. All interspersed in this intimate, at times heart-breaking, and often downright entertaining journey into their life together – their personal convergence. A life forged through unfathomable loss, ultimate successes, and a still deepening call towards the heart of it all. This is the story behind the story of the greatest regen ag movement in Australia. Here's a rough timeline of our conversation: 4m – on home, Convergence, and an intimate, incredibly heart felt and very entertaining chat about their life together, family, the organisation and broader movement 29m - back to Convergence 36m – on Terry's session at Convergence 46m – some of the big breakthroughs coming on, and what Terry's role might be from here 58m – their spiritual journey 68m - where to from here? This conversation was recorded on 3 August 2022. Title slide image: Terry and Pam at home just after this conversation (pic: Anthony James). You can see more photos on the episode web page. There'll be more from the Convergence event on Patreon for subscribing patrons. Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Find more: RCS Australia – https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/ Watch a 3-minute highlight video of the recent Convergence event, produced by Farmers Footprint Australia (which also launched at that event) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeP9zFAcBAw And you can now gain access to all presentations from Convergence at RCS Australia for $150 - https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/the-rcs-story/rcs-convergence-conference/ Hear Terry and Anthony in conversation back in 2020 for episode 67: ‘Behind the Greatest Regenerative Agriculture Movement in Australia: Dr Terry McCosker on life, death and learning true power' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/067-behind-the-greatest-regenerative-agriculture-movement-in-australia Read a transcript of our conversation (disclaimer, the transcripts aren't perfect, but hopefully good enough to provide greater access to these conversations for those who need or like that) – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/136-convergence Join me at the Quantum Words Festival in Perth 16-18 September 2022 - https://www.regennarration.com/events/quantum-words-festival-parth-2022 Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them to help keep the podcast going. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support If you'd like to become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners and receive other benefits, head to the Patreon page at - https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration Thanks for your support!

From the very beginning, PGAP has delighted in playing music from Formidable Vegetable (https://formidablevegetable.com.au/) on our permaculture themed episodes. So, for the final episode of Season 3, host Michael Bayliss is especially thrilled to meet with Formidable Vegetable mastermind Charlie Mgee at his new eco village home at Living Waters, Denmark WA. An engaging storyteller as well as musician and performer, Charlie shares the incredible history of forming the permaculture themed band and their mission statement from the get go. We also explore the role that music place in activism and societal change and we cap it off with Charlie's vision for a Post-Growth future. Want to explore more of the Formidable Vegetable discography? The video for ‘No Such Thing as Waste', the featured song for this episode, can be seen here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V7AbD-RuxM). We also play brand new track 'Short Attention Span' from brand new album 'In Real Life' at the end of the interview. Bandcamp is the best place to go to hear all the back catalogue. Link here. (https://formidablevegetable.bandcamp.com/) PGAP will be taking a – hopefully – short break before rejuvenating with Season 4 later this year. Just because we're on pause doesn't mean you have to be! Share this and other episodes of PGAP with your friends, family, colleagues and networks. Rate and review us on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/post-growth-australia-podcast/id1522194099). Contact us here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/contact) to give us your feedback and especially what topics and guests you'd like to see for season 4. In the meantime, if you enjoy the permaculture theme you may also like PGAP's interview with David Holmgren (https://pgap.fireside.fm/holmgren) (who Charlie lived with back in 2020) or Meg and Patrick from Artist as Family (https://pgap.fireside.fm/artistasfamily). Or you may be interested in the Tasmanian Perspectives (https://pgap.fireside.fm/tasperspect3) series of interviews in season 2, including the quiet permaculture revolutio (https://pgap.fireside.fm/tasperspect1)n of Tassie's northern shores, or Charles Massy (https://pgap.fireside.fm/fenner), regenerative farmer, from Season 3. Most of these episodes have Formidable Vegetable providing the music. If you want to find out more about host Michael Bayliss, please head to my website here (https://michaelbayliss.org/). Otherwise, episode timestamp below and see you all in a few months! Until then, until then…. Timestamp! 0:00:00 - 0:08:13 Introduction with Michael Bayliss 0:08:13 - 0:10:59 'No Such Thing As Waste' - Formidable Vegetable, reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. 0:11:00 - 1:03:11 Interview with Charlie Mgee 1:03:11 - 1:04:05 'Short Attention Span' - Formidable Vegetable, reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. 1:04:06 - 1:06:31 Outro with Michael Bayliss Special Guest: Charlie Mgee.

Kristy Stewart is a regenerative farmer, free-diver, and next generation community leader. Kristy is already impressing audiences, students and other farmers around the country. And in a sense, it's no surprise, given her pioneering family stock. Her father is Andrew Stewart, award-winning co-founder with Rowan Reid, in 1993, of the world-renowned Otway Agroforestry Network, in the south-east of Australia. Charles Massy describes it as the flagship of not only a revolution in agroforestry, but in peer-led transformative learning. And the Stewart's 575-acre farm, Yan Yan Gurt West, is an extraordinary exemplar of what's possible, in its astounding regeneration of landscape, productivity and community. Now Kristy's own transformative journey is shaping the next generation of far-reaching possibilities. Kristy talks here with such raw openness about a major transformation in her life, stemming from a journey to South America, and how she's attempting to live that out. When Kristy subsequently found herself part of a panel conversation with Di Haggerty, she was compelled to spend time with Di at her place. And that's when I got a call from Di, mid-last year while we were based at Ningaloo Reef, telling me of this impressive couple of sisters at her place, and that one of them was heading our way next – would we be up for meeting? Suffice to say, Kristy made an impression on us too. And a bit under a year later, we were fortunate enough to be visiting the Stewart family farm. So the first half of our conversation is on some of the incredible story of this family, the regeneration of a landscape, and the broader revolution in their region and beyond. Ground breaking enough. Then the second half of our chat is on Kristy's transformation, a deepening family story, and how all that's shaping her taking up the mantle with the next generation. This conversation was recorded at Yan Yan Gurt West farm in the Otways of Victoria, on 18 April 2022. Title slide image: Kristy Stewart at home on the farm (supplied). You can see more photos on the episode web page. Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Find more: Stay tuned for a special extra to this episode, out later today. Otway Agroforestry Network - https://www.oan.org.au/ Australian Agroforestry Foundation - https://agroforestry.org.au/ An invitation to Yan Yan Gurt West farm - https://www.visitmyfarm.com.au/yan-yan-gurt-west A 5-minute video by the Bob Hawke Award organisers featuring Andrew Stewart, who ended up the award winner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3KXLsj2qLw&t=13s And an older 5-minute video on Yan Yan Gurt West featuring Kristy and the broader family too, from 2016 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b26zrkwIPU Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them to help keep the podcast going. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support If you'd like to become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners and receive other benefits, head to my Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration I've added an offering in The RegenNarration shop too - https://www.regennarration.com/shop You can also support the podcast by sharing an episode with a friend or colleague, or rating or reviewing the podcast. Thanks for helping to keep the podcast going!

Dr Valerie Brown is a Visiting Professor at the renowned Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University, and an international figure in the field of collective thinking, with a list of awards and accolades as long as your leg. But what brought me to her door was hearing doyen of regenerative agriculture, Charlie Massy, defer to her over the years. Charles was among her first students in the pioneering Human Ecology course in 1974 (a course the university establishment tried to have shut down). And when he returned to do the PhD that became the best-selling book Call of the Reed Warbler, Valerie was his supervisor. She's “one of Australia's greats”, he says. So after visiting the Massy farm earlier this year, Valerie was kind enough to welcome me to her place, up in the road in Canberra, for this conversation. Incidentally, my guest from episode 85, Cathy McGowan, was also a student of Val's – and features here in a great story. But there was another milestone on my way to Val's place too, that also goes back to the 70s. My old mate and mentor Professor Frank Fisher used to talk of the Fenner crew, and gifted me one of the many trailblazing books Val co-wrote, called Tackling Wicked Problems, published back in 2010. Though here, Valerie talks of how her work has progressed far beyond that, drawing on her considerable impact globally, including hundreds of workshops on collective learning as a tool for transformational change. This conversation was recorded in Canberra, 5 April 2022 (a month and a bit before the transformative federal election that resulted in so many more female independent MPs). Title slide image: In the backyard with Valerie Brown, at home in Canberra (pic: Anthony James). Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Find more: The ABC Australian Story episode on Charles Massy features Valerie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58G9htz0hTk Valerie's extended bio, on her Collective Thinking website - http://www.collectivethinking.com.au/valerie-a-brown/ And at the Fenner School - https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/people/visiting/honorary-associate-professor-val-brown Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them to help keep the podcast going. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support If you'd like to become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners and receive other benefits, head to my Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration I've added an offering in The RegenNarration shop too - https://www.regennarration.com/shop You can also support the podcast by sharing an episode with a friend or colleague, or rating or reviewing the podcast. Thanks for helping to keep the podcast going!

Today on Beyond the Green Line, Shonelle Gleeson-Willey talks with regenerative agriculturist Dr. Charles Massy. Charles became an advocate for regenerative agriculture after the infamous four-year draught of the late 70's and early 80's, when he transformed his personal approach from conventional farming to regenerative holistic management of his property on the Monaro. He has now written three books, received an OAM, and maintained a chemical-free property for decades - one that boasts native grass in an area where surrounding farms have turned to dustbowls during recent droughts. We hear all about his life-altering decision to transition to regenerative farming, the keys to his success in the process of restoring his soil, and his PhD research on some of the catalysts and destabilizing events that cause regenerative farmers begin to adopt the approach and turn their landscapes around.Shonelle and Charles discuss the crucial topic of fertilizer, and how natural alternatives to chemical herbicides and pesticides - like worm juice and compost extract - can result in better nutrition and healthier soil.Dr. Charles Massy defines regenerative agriculture succinctly by saying, “it's working with biology and not against it.” He clarifies that every farmer's biggest asset is the land, even above their animals or crops, and reminds us all that there is indeed a way to successfully utilize natural soil and graze animals in a sustainable and healthy way. He asserts that nature's self-organizing processes are far superior to our simplified, chemical-driven modern approach. By maximizing solar energy, protecting soil health, tending to the water cycle, ensuring biodiversity, and refraining from interfering nature's timing, humans can become better stewards of land while harvesting more nutritious crops.Charles explains that during the scientific revolution, humanity shifted to a “mechanical mind,” and distanced ourselves from nature. The combination of that more arrogant mindset with the invention of chemical fertilizers, big farming machinery, and motive for profit after World War II is what created the modern human ecosystem of farming in the form it exists today.But, now that we're more aware than ever of our climate and soil's vulnerable state, a swing back to regenerative agriculture would have a huge positive impact on the planet as well as human health. Charles skillfully teaches us about the biology and carbon impact of different approaches to farming, and casts vision from where we can, and must, go from here.

When a drought devastated Charles Massy's farm, he looked to regenerative agriculture to help the land recover. After decades of research into how the holistic agricultural approach can capture carbon in soil and help mitigate drought and climate change effects, the fifth-generation farmer is now advocating these techniques to farmers nation-wide. Charles Massy is recorded live in conversation with Gabrielle Chan at Powerhouse Ultimo. For more information go to 100climateconversations.com/charles-massy 

Jane Slattery is the co-founder, with Diane and Ian Haggerty, of natural intelligence farming – underpinning what Charles Massy has called their ‘world breakthrough' operation. And to hear Di an Ian defer to Jane in many ways, had me so looking forward to meeting her. Then, earlier this year, I happened to be near Jane's neck of the woods in South Australia, hosting one of the Planet Talks at WOMAD. Thankfully, she was up for coming into Adelaide for a chat. And more by fate than design, she follows the episode with the legend Fred Provenza. In some ways, Jane sings off a similar song sheet. But where Fred was led by science to soul, you could say Jane has come at it from soul first - while still utterly grounded in our embodied experience of a wondrous world. This is a very special and rare conversation. Jane is only now feeling like speaking publicly about her work in media like this. You'll hear some of why. After running a successful family business around Australia, she gave it all up to follow a compelling sense of what she felt she needed to be doing. And, along with the Haggerty's, she has gone on to guide and inspire an increasing number of brilliant regenerative outcomes around the country. This conversation was recorded by the River Torrens in Adelaide, on the land of the Kaurna people, on 15 March 2022. Title slide image: Jane Slattery (pic: Anthony James). Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Find more: Jane Slattery – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-slattery-59829035/ You can meet Jane at the upcoming RCS Australia conference in Brisbane in July - https://www.regennarration.com/events/convergence-international-conference-2020 And if you'd like to hear from Di and Ian Haggerty out on their farm - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/068-natural-intelligence-farming Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them to help keep the podcast going. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support If you'd like to become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners and receive other benefits, head to my Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration I've added an offering in The RegenNarration shop too - https://www.regennarration.com/shop You can also support the podcast by sharing an episode with a friend or colleague, or rating or reviewing the podcast. Thanks for helping to keep the podcast going!

Charlie's guest for the final episode of Season 5 is Bruce Pascoe. This episode was recorded in late May in Sydney where Charlie was honored to interview Bruce 'live' as part of the Fairlight Butcher's series of events featuring renowned thought leaders from the world of regenerative agriculture. Settle in for this fascinating episode in which Bruce shares w/ Charlie the ebbs and flows of his  regenerative journey - it's an absolute ripper of an interview. Head over here to see show notes and links

Charlie's guest for the penultimate episode of Season 5 of TRJ is Jay Marinis. Jay is on a mission to recreate the essence and culture of a traditional 'Public House' in the Adelaide Hills - to bring together community into a hub of food gardening, mental health therapy, cultural exchange and social change. Jays enthusiasm is inspiring, as is his conversation with Charlie at the centre of his project, the 153 year old Scenic Hotel. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guests for this episode of TRJ are 6th & 7th generation farmers John & Kym Kalleske. John & Kym have successfully combined traditional farming family values, Biodynamic farming practices and innovative modern wine making on their farm in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Their products speak volumes of their commitment to quality and community, as does their close intergeneration relationship with Kym's wine making brothers Tony and Troy. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guest for this episode of TRJ is Rose Kentish. Rose is an enigma - combining her love of making wine that captures the flavours and perfume of landscape and terroir, with social change, species preservation, regenerative farming and climate action. She is a woman 'for purpose' much like her beverage company Sparkke. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guest for this epsiode of TRJ is Arne Rubinstein. Arne Rubinstein started his professional life at the coal face of youth trauma and misadventure in several Emergency Rooms in regional NSW. Through his own research, observations and investigations, Arne identified a critical stage in the development of our youths was missing - a traditional and public Rite of Passage. Charlie explores Arne's own regenerative journey into the world of this lost cultural ritual and development of a modern version. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guest for this episode is his beautiful wife Angelica. Charlie has had many and varied interesting discussions with his wife Angelica and decided it was about time to share them with the world. The episode delves into her own regenerative journey from model, pop singer, and actress, to farming life. Angelica's values and attitude to healthy lifestyle and living have been a significant influence on Charlie's own regenerative journey.  Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guest for this episode of TRJ is Bert Glover. Through family challenges and plenty of on-farm experience, Bert Glover has created a business that allows farmers to leverage the Natural Capital of their farms, and attract capital investment into the regenerative farming space. Charlie caught up with Bert at the Maia Grazing field day for this insightful interview. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guest for this episode of TRJ is Bart Davidson. Bart has traversed a career in agriculture all his adult life and there are not many people Charlie knows who have such a broad skill set and experience in the agricultural industry, even rarer considering Bart was not born into a farming family. His regenerative journey started with 'the trout that changed the world' at age 5. Through ecological studies, agronomy, organic certification, rigorous data collection & analysis, as well as holistic farm management, he has developed the rare combination of both instinctive feeling and analytical thinking. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Tanya Massy is one of three brilliant daughters of regenerative agriculture legend, Charles Massy. Though she'll tell you she's been equally inspired by the strength and spirit of her mother Fiona. Great lineage aside, Tanya is forging her own pivotal path as a regenerative farmer, award-winning writer, and highly respected researcher. A couple of recent reports, in particular, are making a big impact, exploring the barriers to regeneration, and breakthrough opportunities, with communities around Australia and the world. Stemming from that, she's helping to create more of those breakthrough opportunities in some significant ways. Meanwhile, she continues to chart her own farming journey, starting up a new enterprise far from home. This is where we meet for this conversation - at the new farm, Wildewood, near the town of Denmark in the south of Western Australia. I'd last seen Tanya there in late 2020, just as they were settling on the land purchase. A little over a year later, and we're one of their first customers at the local farmers market. But none of this story follows a straight line. This conversation was recorded at Wildewood Farm on 23 January 2022. Title slide pic: Tanya in the foreground, with little companion Nullaki at her feet, partner Kris to her right, and Olivia to her left (pic: Anthony James). Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, screening around the country now - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Find more: Stay tuned for a special extra to this episode, out next week. Wildewood Farm website (in development) - https://www.wildewoodfarm.com.au/ And on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wildewood.farm/ Changing Face of Farming magazine, with Tanya on the cover - https://www.youngfarmersconnect.com/ Sustainable Table Fund - https://sustainabletable.org.au/fund/ Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the podcast going!

Part 2 of Charlie's marathon interview with the Godfather of regenerative Australian agriculture focuses on Terry's development of holistic farm management in an Australian context, the vision of RCS Australia, Natural Capital, and finally the convergence of agriculture, human and planetary health, as well as subtle energies. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie's guest for this episode of TRJ is Terry McCosker. After a few false starts and nearly a 2 year wait, Charlie finally sat down with Terry in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens for a marathon 3 hour conversation. In this first part Terry leads us through a character strengthening childhood, finding his agricultural focus and the challenges of moving counter to prevailing paradigms. Head over here to see show notes and links.

Charlie caught up with Glen on his new farm to explore his regenerative journey. It's clear his 7 years at sea circumnavigating the globe with his parents as a boy set up attitudes and behaviours that have stood him in good stead through his fascinating business life, developing personal brands and scaling up businesses. His observations of the similarities between the principles of regenerative agriculture and his own business principles are refreshing to say the least. Head over here to see show notes and links.

With the twin horsemen of climate change and diminishing fossil fuels impacting food security (did you know that 10 calories of fossil fuel are required per calorie of food?) it is evident that the future of industrial agriculture looks more than a little grim. Given that food is critical for survival, PGAP continues to explore the essential answers to the question: how do we radically change our approach to growing food in the years to come? Dr. Shane Simonsen operates a ‘Zero Input Agriculture' farm in the highlands of South-East Queensland. What does zero input mean and does it work? Shane shares with PGAP how a zero input system works, in addition to weaving his vast knowledge and unique insights into a very pithy conversation with PGAP host Michael Bayliss. Shane regularly posts on his farm and his worldly observation on his website, Zero Input Agriculture (https://zeroinputagriculture.wordpress.com/), which we encourage you to explore. Shane has also been a guest on podcasts such as Abundant Edge (https://abundantedge.com/what-would-agriculture-look-like-with-zero-inputs-with-shane-simonsen-author-of-zero-input-agriculture/). Shane and I are mutual contacts of Michel Stasse and Doon Wyborn, both doing great things in permaculture and collapse awareness. Both have also been previous guests on PGAP. You can listen to Doon's interview here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/bindarrabi)and Michel here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/mikestasse). Do you enjoy this episode? Then please Support PGAP. Subscribe here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/subscribe). Contact us here (https://pgap.fireside.fm/contact). Rate and review us on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/post-growth-australia-podcast/id1522194099). Last episode I interviewed regenerative farming icon Charles Massy (https://pgap.fireside.fm/fenner) to promote the Fenner conference ‘Making Australian Agriculture Sustainable.' The Fenner conference proved to be fantastic with its array of fantastic speakers and its juggling of the precariousness of Australia's agricultural predicaments while also offering many hopeful solutions. I certainly learnt a lot more about dung beetles! The conference was supported and sponsored by Sustainable Population Australi (https://population.org.au/)a, who also support this podcast. Good on them! These are a couple of online screenshots from the first day of the conference. I am sure higher quality photos, taken on ground, will be available soon! The song of choice for this episode is ‘Safe Room', the first recorded single from my band ‘Shock Octopus' back in 2011. Back then, songs about collapse were still seen as somewhat niche in the WA music scene (and in mainstream society more broadly). These days, collapse is so obviously a thing that even the Murdoch Press are talking about it! What can I say, I was there first. You can find out more about ‘Safe Room' at the Shock Octopus Bandcamp page here (https://shockoctopus.bandcamp.com/) (you can even support the artist and buy a copy – hint). Would you like to find out more about PGAP's host, Michael Bayliss? You can find out more at my website here (https://michaelbayliss.org/). Disclaimer: All opinions from PGAP's guests are theirs alone, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or position held by PGAP, Michael Bayliss, or Sustainable Population Australia. This includes all current and previous research, work, advocacy or opinions attributable to our interviewees. Special Guest: Dr. Shane Simonsen.

David Pollock is one of Australia's most prominent regenerative pastoralists. He and wife Frances have featured a few times on the award-winning ABC TV series Australian Story. But I'm more fond of telling people these days they've featured a few times on this podcast! David's also known for his brilliant book, ‘The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource'. That was aptly described as ‘The astonishing story of reviving the oldest land on Earth'. When the book was published a few years ago, the Western Australian State Minister for Regional Development, Agriculture and Food (& now Hydrogen) paid David and Frances a visit to talk about it. A few years on, just last week, the Minister returned with a big announcement. This was going to be a shorter episode about just that – that was big enough. But when David and I were talking about that, we ended up talking about some other big changes – in himself. So you'll find the first half hour of our conversation is on the significant array of developments afoot right now. And the rest, the personal transformations at the heart of them all. This conversation was recorded online on Thursday 3 March 2022. Title slide image: Minister Alannah MacTiernan, David Pollock & Debbie Dowden, Chairperson of the Southern Rangelands Pastoral Alliance, at Wooleen Station for the big announcement last week (sourced from the Ministers ‘social media' post). Music: Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, launching this week - https://theregenerators.co/regenerating-australia/ Discover more: Wooleen Station – https://wooleen.com.au David's book ‘The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource' - https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-wooleen-way The Minister's media statement on the Southern Rangelands Revitalisation Pilot - https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/02/Southern-Rangelands-Revitalisation-Pilot-kicks-off.aspx Landholders for Dingoes - https://landholdersfordingoes.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/landholdersfordingoes You can hear more of David and I in conversation, out at Wooleen Station, for episode 66 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/066-wooleen-a-year-on You can hear the detailed conversation David and I shared on the release of his book ‘The Wooleen Way' in episode 44 – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/044-the-wooleen-way You can also hear David and his wife Frances in a live panel event conversation with Charles Massy and I in episode 16 ‘Grassroots Revolution' – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution And my conversation with Frances back at Wooleen Station in episode 9 ‘Regenerating Land & Food Systems' – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/009-regenerating-land-food-systems Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

On March the 17th, a conference will be converging in Canberra called ‘Making Agriculture Sustainable (https://www.sustainableag.org.au/)'. As we all know, Australian agriculture today is largely unsustainable. Soils are degrading and are in need of regeneration and broad acre farming is delivering food in quantity but not always in quality. So this conference will include an exceptional group of speakers to address the question: Can we feed ourselves and not destroy the Earth? One of the keynote speakers, Charles Massy (https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/people/visiting/dr-charles-massy), has become a household name in regenerative farming. He has a bestselling book ‘Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture' (https://www.booktopia.com.au/call-of-the-reed-warbler-charles-massy/book/9780702263224.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiAgvKQBhBbEiwAaPQw3K0TUblCtLdJctqBxgH7r_iQJASqkInyHssfnkQrXq-1w1aEl4BW4RoCC8AQAvD_BwE) and has been the subject of an Australian Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58G9htz0hTk)episode. PGAP is delighted to have Charles join us to discuss regenerative agriculture in depth and tell us more about the upcoming Fenner conference. (a sample of the many speakers at the 2022 Feneer conference) To find out more or to register for the 2022 Fenner conference ‘Making Agriculture Sustainable' click here (https://www.sustainableag.org.au/index.php/register/). The Australian Story episode of Charles Massy can be found here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58G9htz0hTk) To find out more about his book ‘Call of the Reed Warbler,' start here (https://www.booktopia.com.au/call-of-the-reed-warbler-charles-massy/book/9780702263224.html) Rod Taylor, one of the Fenner organisers, has also recently published a book ‘ Ten Journeys on A Fragile Planet.' Agriculture and care for country are both reoccurring themes in this book. You can find out more here (https://www.odysseybooks.com.au/titles/9781925652789/#:~:text=In%20Ten%20Journeys%20on%20a,This%20book%20tells%20their%20stories.). This year's Fenner conference is made possible by the generous support of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA (https://population.org.au/)). SPA are also the main supporters of PGAP. You can read more on their recent discussion paper of ‘Population and Climate Change' here (https://population.org.au/discussion-papers/climate/). If population policy in Australia is a concern for you in the lead up to the election, SPA offers come handy hints on making a difference here (https://population.org.au/how-you-can-make-a-difference/). SPA relies on grass roots donations, supporters and members to ensure that their important message has cut through in a generally unforgiving media environment. To support SPA, find out more here (https://population.org.au/support/). It has been 50 years since that wonderful but intimating book ‘Limits to Growth' was published in 1972. It is as relevant as ever (especially as the worst case projections in the book are all playing out on cue). A great article was recently written on the anniversary which can be read here (https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-02-22/dennis-meadows-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-publication-of-the-limits-to-growth/?fbclid=IwAR09bIlOX7qJQU5k1o2nbwIYwIFIOi2Agfxf_suhYvQsco422udNtWnlNm8). Got feedback? Post-Growth ideas? Or would you like to be a guest on PGAP or contribute your music? Then please say hello on our contact page here. (https://pgap.fireside.fm/contact) Rate and review PGAP on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/post-growth-australia-podcast/id1522194099). Share PGAP far and wide – with your kind support PGAP is becoming increasingly known and popular Thank you! The music of choice for this episode is 'Blame It On The Sun' by 'Counting Backwards'. A link to their Bandcamp page can be found here (https://countingbackwards.bandcamp.com/). Want to find out a little more about PGAP's host? Michael's website can be visited here (https://michaelbayliss.org/). Special Guest: Charles Massy.

Welcome to the final conversation for 2021, featuring globally renowned doyen of regenerative agriculture, Charles Massy. This best-selling author of Call of the Reed Warbler has recently written for Paul Hawken's NYT best-seller Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation. And perhaps less predictably, he's also been busy writing a new kids' book. It's called The Last Dragon. It's a beautiful work of art, thanks to illustrator Mandy Foot, and the imagery Charlie conjures of an elusive fellow dweller in the land he calls home. And there's an even bigger story behind how this came to be his next volume, and why we might see more like it. I also introduce this episode with some great news on two key stories we've been following on the podcast – the donkeys at Kachana Station, and efforts to protect Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth Gulf. And I close with some last words from me for 2021. This episode marks what would have been the 78th birthday of the bloke who introduced me to systems thinking and living 21 years ago, the late Professor Frank Fisher. This Aussie legend became a treasured mentor of mine, and a great mate. Last year, we marked the occasion with Allan Savory on the podcast. The year before, another globally influential systems thinker in Hazel Henderson. Continuing the tradition, I'm very happy to be introducing Charlie this year. This conversation was recorded across some very remote Country (mostly without a hitch!) on 19 November 2021 at 6DBY Derby Media Aboriginal Corporation in WA, with Charlie at home at Severn Park in NSW. Title slide image: The Last Dragon himself, illustrated by Mandy Foot (from the book). Music: The System, by The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra The tune accompanying the introduction is by Jeremiah Johnson. Beethoven's Piano Sonata no.15 in D major op.28 "Pastoral" - I. Allegro, by Karine Gilanyan (sourced from the Free Music Archive) - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Karine_Gilanyan/Beethovens_Sonata_No_15_in_D_Major/Beethoven_-_Piano_Sonata_nr15_in_D_major_op28_Pastoral_-_I_Allegro Get more: You can buy the book here - https://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/last-dragon.do And you can hear my conversation with Charlie at Severn Park in late 2018 at https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency There's also a live conversation event featuring Charlie, with David and Frances Pollock from Wooleen Station, that attracted around 300 people in Melbourne earlier in 2018 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by becoming a podcast patron. Just head to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support, and follow the prompts. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

In this 5th installment of our deep dive into Paul Hawken's new book and movement - Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis in One Generation, we dive into the 4th chapter specifically on Land. The topics covered range from Regenerative Agriculture to Composting and Vermiculture, Degraded Land Restoration and Returning Biodiversity. It's a hopeful chapter on everything we can do to change our current trajectory, reverse global warming, and return health to our soil, to our people, and our planet. We can draw down carbon - put it back where it belongs, and continue forward, creating a better future.  Time Stamps:  00:00 Introduction 01:06 The Magic of Soil 02:51 Regenerative Farming, Drawing Down Carbon 05:47 The Six Tenants of Regenerative Farming 07:40 Degraded Land Restoration 09:10 Compost and Vermiculture 12:55 Rainmakers 14:27 Biological Charcoal (AKA Biochar) 16:30 The Call Of The Reed Warbler by Charles Massy   References:  Regeneration Interview with Paul Hawken: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation/  Regeneration Part 1: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-1-oceans/  Regeneration Part 2: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-2-forests/  Regeneration Part 3: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-3-wilding/  Regeneration Part 4: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-4-nexus-climate-activism-tool/  Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation was published on September 21, 2021 and is available at all your favorite booksellers. Visit the Regeneration website for details, resources, and valuable tools for anyone interested in becoming a climate activist.  Regeneration + Nexus: https://www.regeneration.org  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerationorg   Join the Care More. Be Better. Community! (Social Links Below) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfg Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better   Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebettr   Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better   ~Join us live each week for open conversations on Clubhouse!~ Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability Podcast Care More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://www.caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started

In part 2 of the short interviews Charlie recorded at the Regionality 'Farm 2 Plate Exchange recently he spoke with the author of 'Call of the Reed Warbler', Charlie Massy, one of Australia most celebrated chefs and 'keeping it local' advocate Christine Manfield, organic dairy farmer extraordinaire Chris Eggert, food writer, farmer, TV personality and chef Matthew Evans, and Shannon Kelly, first generational farmer and a Joel Salatin disciple. The mix of guests ensures all food and farmer tastes and inclinations are satisfied in this epic 2 hour episode. Episode Links :  Farm2Plate Exchange 2021 organised by Regionality   Interview 1 (00:04:00) | Charles Massy regenerative farmer & author of the 'Call of the Reed Warbler' Interview 2 (00:24:23) | Christine Manfield chef & writer Interview 3 (00:47:45) | Chris Eggert organic dairy farmer Interview 4 (01:10:48) | Matt Evans farmer, TV personality, chef & author  Interview 5 (01:37:06) | Shannon Kelly regenerative farmer  

Charles Massy is an amazing human being. He is an author. He is a poet. He is a regenerative farmer, with 50 years plus of farming. He discovered regenerative agriculture late in his life, went back at 58 to get his Ph.D., and now he is an author and expert traveling the world and communicating the potential and the possibility of regenerative agriculture. His famous and noteworthy book is called "Call of the Reed Warbler" which has been printed 14 different times. Please enjoy our conversation. Be sure to subscribe and rate our show! Episodes drop every Thursday.

Charles Massy is an amazing human being. He is an author. He is a poet. He is a regenerative farmer, with 50 years plus of farming. He discovered regenerative agriculture late in his life, went back at 58 to get his Ph.D., and now he is an author and expert traveling the world and communicating the potential and the possibility of regenerative agriculture. His famous and noteworthy book is called "Call of the Reed Warbler" which has been printed 14 different times. Please enjoy our conversation. Be sure to subscribe and rate our show! Episodes drop every Thursday.

Charles Massy is one of the most important voices of Australia's regenerative farming movement. A farmer, scientist and author, he experienced the devastating effects of traditional farming methods firsthand on his family farm. For years Charles unwittingly contributed to its decline, using chemicals and pesticides that degraded the soil. After years of drought turned the property into a dustbowl, he turned to other, more holistic, methods. These ideas helped him to carefully nurse the 2000-hectare property back to natural health and led him to share his knowledge of regenerative farming in his ground-breaking book, Call of the Reed Warbler. This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Liz Ginis (Managing Editor Digital at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com). You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles Massy is one of the most important voices of Australia's regenerative farming movement. A farmer, scientist and author, he experienced the devastating effects of traditional farming methods firsthand on his family farm. For years Charles unwittingly contributed to its decline, using chemicals and pesticides that degraded the soil. After years of drought turned the property into a dustbowl, he turned to other, more holistic, methods. These ideas helped him to carefully nurse the 2000-hectare property back to natural health and led him to share his knowledge of regenerative farming in his ground-breaking book, Call of the Reed Warbler. This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Liz Ginis (Managing Editor Digital at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com).   You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic

Author and regenerative farmer Charles Massy joins Amy to discuss the re-release of his acclaimed book, Call Of The Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth. We talk about the extensive environmental, health, and economic benefits of regenerative agriculture (the alternative to industrial agriculture), as well as the connection between soil health and human health. Charles shares why the transition to regenerative farming practices is urgent now more than ever.

Amy returns for her first show of 2021! Dr Emma Shortis, Research Fellow at the EU Centre of Excellence, RMIT, delivers the US Politics Wrap talking about the Capital coup and media reporting of it, Joe Biden’s first days and actions as US President, the impending impeachment trial, and more. Author and regenerative farmer Charles Massy joins Amy to discuss the re-release of his acclaimed book, Call Of The Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth. We talk about the extensive environmental, health, and economic benefits of regenerative agriculture (the alternative to industrial agriculture), as well as the connection between soil health and human health. Charles shares why the transition to regenerative farming practices is urgent now more than ever. The Heide Museum of Modern Art's senior curator Kendrah Morgan stops by to discuss their major retrospective exhibition, Joy Hester: Remember Me, which marks the centenary of Hester's birth by exploring the range and depth of Hester's expressionistic and modernist works.

Author and regenerative farmer Charles Massy joins Amy to discuss the re-release of his acclaimed book, 'Call Of The Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth'. They talk about the environmental, health, and economic benefits of regenerative agriculture (the alternative to industrial agriculture), as well as the connection between soil health and human health. Charles shares why the transition to regenerative farming practices is urgent now more than ever. Broadcast on 2 February 2021.

We're signing off for the year with our annual episode of highlights from our brilliant array of guests throughout 2020. If you've been listening throughout this unique and likely transformative year, enjoy the revisit. And for those newer to the podcast, here's a snapshot of how the year played out on The RegenNarration. You'll see the track list for the 2020 Soundtrack below. Have a wonderful festive season and we look forward to joining you again for a regenerative new year. 1. Welcome to 2020 (from ep. 53), to music by Jeremiah Johnson 2. Dr Sheila Nguyen (from ep. 54), Mike Salvaris (from ep. 55), and Jo Chandler (from ep. 56), all to The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra 3. An intro from home as COVID-19 lockdown begins, and Alanna Shaikh (from ep. 57) 4. Eugenie Stockmann (from ep. 58), from a live panel event at the Uni of Notre Dame in Fremantle 5. Dr Eduard Muller (from ep. 59), Matthew Evans (from ep. 60), Hunter Lovins (from ep. 61), Zach Bush MD (from ep. 62), Kirsten Larsen (from ep. 63), Tony Rinaudo (from ep. 64), all to music by Jeremiah Johnson 6. Joel Johnsson and Dr Peter Barnes (from ep. 65), to On the Punt by Adam Gibson and the Aerial Maps 7. David Pollock (from ep. 66), to the sounds of Wooleen Station 8. Dr Terry McCosker (from ep. 67) and Dianne Haggerty (from ep. 68), to music by Jeremiah Johnson 9. Mark Taylor (from ep. 69), to the sounds of the mill 10. Tyson Yunkaporta (from ep. 70) and Dr Charles Massy (from the extract to ep. 32, accompanying the Australian Story TV program on Charles), to Stones and Bones by Owls of the Swamp 11. Dr Kate Auty and Dr Alessandro Pellizon (from ep. 71), Nicole Masters (from ep. 72), Amy Steel and Lily Brazel (from ep. 73), and Rosanne Scott (from ep. 74), all to Faraway Castle by Rae Howell and Sunwrae 12. Allan Savory (from ep. 75), to Scotland the Brave by Eric M Armour - freemusicarchive.org/music/AS220/AS…land_the_Brave - Sourced from the Free Music Archive under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Title pic: Rainbow over the regenerating landscapes of the Haggerty's (episode 68). With thanks to all of the brilliant musicians who generously granted permission for their music to appear here. Get more: To access the full catalogue of episodes, head to our website https://www.regennarration.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks to our community of donors and partners for making the podcast possible. If you too value the podcast, please consider joining them by donating or becoming a podcast partner at https://www.regennarration.com/support Thanks for listening, have a wonderful festive season and see you again in 2021!

Kerry Cochrane speaks to regenerative farming revolutionary and author Dr Charles Massy, a well known grazier from Cooma in Southern NSW. Dr Massy realised through a paradigm shift in a very tough drought, the ignorance of conventional and industrial farming. This is episode 2 of Ground Cover, an Australian podcast series created for farmers by farmers. These podcasts were recorded in 2019 with Kerry Cochrane, President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperatives. Proudly produced by the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance (RAA) and Southern Cross University.

In today's episode, I talk with Jon Marro, an extremely talented artist, filmmaker, the author of Keepers of Color and Holden Hugs the World, and the resident creative genius for the Cafe Gratitude, Gracias Madre, and Be Love Farm family. Jon and I recorded this episode live, while I was staying on the Be Love Farm, so you will likely hear some farm noises like tractors, cows mooing, dogs barking, people talking, and children laughing. Topics Covered: The feeling of being in "alignment" with who you are Jon's journey as an artist Giving your entire attention to a task How integrity is transferred into Jon's art Relying on external sources for connection to source Becoming your own "guru" Disconnecting in order to reconnect Ideas as entities Making art in response to darkness Optimism Holding space for others Destruction for destruction's sake Learning how to rest Links: https://www.instagram.com/jonmarro/ (Jon's Instagram) https://jonmarro.com/ (Jon's website) https://jonmarro.com/jmshop/ (Holden Hugs store) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501167676 (The Keepers of Color book) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781734190694 (Holden Hugs the World book) https://www.instagram.com/terces/ (Terces Engelhart Instagram) https://www.belovefarm.com/ (Be Love Farm) https://www.instagram.com/cafegratitude/ (Cafe Gratitude) https://www.instagram.com/graciasmadresocal/ (Gracias Madre) http://bayoakomolafe.net/ (Poet Bayo Akomolafe) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780698410961 (Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781603588133 (Call of the Reed Warbler by Charles Massy) https://www.instagram.com/natureismetal/ (Nature is Metal Instagram) https://open.spotify.com/album/1GfVP5px88FUJ2TSW7uWmu (Pop Sutras album by Nadav) As always, thank you to https://www.instagram.com/goodcompanymgmt/ (Maytav Koter) and https://moseycreative.com/ (Spencer Stewart) for the music on my podcast. And to Laura Strohbusch for the podcast graphic.

On Monday 28 September, one of this country's most brilliant and long-standing documentary series, Australian Story, featured regenerative farmer and best-selling author, Charles Massy AO. Charles' extraordinary book, ‘Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth' has been described by Paul Hawken as “a definitive masterpiece that takes its place along with the writings of Aldo Leopold, Wendell Berry, Masanobu Fukuoka, Humberto Maturana, and Michael Pollan. No work has more brilliantly defined regenerative agriculture and the breadth of its restorative impact upon human health, biodiversity, climate, and ecological intelligence.”  Charles writes and talks about the growing repertory of stories of what are in some cases extraordinary tales of regeneration – including his own. He also takes a look behind that regeneration, at how change happens not just in the land, but in the landscape of our minds.  This is an extract of my conversation with Charles Massy at his Severn Park farm a couple of years ago, just prior to his touring the global edition of the book. You'll hear the last half hour or so of what became episode 32, ‘An Underground Insurgency: Regenerative Agriculture & Human Transformation'. It remains one of the top handful of episodes played on this podcast, and one of my most cherished and memorable conversations. Title slide pic: New trees as part of the patchwork restoring biodiversity, ecological & farm function (Anthony James). Get more: You can hear the rest of our conversation in episode 32, ‘An Underground Insurgency: Regenerative Agriculture & Human Transformation'. You'll find a series of photos and links in the show notes there too, including to an extra with Charles - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency Watch the Australian Story episode on Charles, streaming worldwide - https://www.abc.net.au/austory/breaking-new-ground/12697330 And if you'd like to hear more from Dianne and Ian Haggerty, also featured in the Australian Story episode on Charles, listen to our recent conversation on location in the WA wheat belt - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/068-natural-intelligence-farming Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! Get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story. And thanks for listening.

In part 2 of this interview, Charlie and Charles detail the difference between Complex Adaptive Systems and the Industrial Method of farming. Charles’ resonates his free flowing insight into the direct relationship between farming, food systems, human health and its effect on the mental health of ourselves and our children. They summarise the consequences of our increasing divorcement from nature and the job description of a regenerative farmer. Charles Massy is a devotee for regenerative farming and patriarch for land care advocates in Australia. He is a farmer, author and storyteller who has brought life to the ideals of so many scholars and forward thinkers that are fundamental to our human interaction on the ecosystem. He has deep empathy for nature that is in sync with land management. To start a dialogue and converse more about topics raised in this podcast, please visit The Regenerative Journey Podcast Facebook Group.  Episode Takeaways:   Emergent Properties are the name they’ve given to elements within the system that will emerge when it needs to adapt. The solution lies within  |  If you have a healthy environment and you degrade it too far it will go to a stage that it’s almost impossible to get it back  |  In industrial farms you have drug addicted plants waiting for their fertiliser dose  |  Modern industrial food is causing all of these diseases causing havoc on human health  |  Most indigenous women in hunter-gatherer societies can identify at least 500 food or medicinal plant  in their landscape  |  We now find devastating evidence that the world’s most widely used herbicide is in almost all modern foods  |  For every child in Australia under aged under six, only 1 in 4 has ever climbed a tree or a rock  |  The solutions are simple: grow and eat healthy food and get out into nature as much as you can | Episode Links: Holistic Management – Alan Savoury Nourishment - Fred Provenza Last Child In The Woods – Richard Louv Di Haggerty – Cropping Farmers A Thousand Days Program Zach Bush - Holistic Health and Wellbeing Patagonia Provisions – Yvonne Chouinard

The introduction to Season 2 is a long overdue interview with Charles Massy, devotee for regenerative farming and patriarch for land care advocates in Australia. He is a farmer, author and storyteller who has brought life to the ideals of many scholars and forward thinkers that are fundamental to our human interaction on the ecosystem. He has deep empathy for nature that is in sync with land management. In part one of a two part interview, Charles is sat in his Severn Park home, unravelling his journey into farming. A profound love of nature from a young age helped his transition to inherit the family farm that he converted to regenerative agriculture, all while studying a degree in Ecology and a PhD in Human Ecology. He describes his “head cracking” moments into understanding the need to develop better practices to nurture the health of the ancient Australian landscape. His holistic, pragmatic words are like a wise father who the world over should come to hear.   To start a dialogue and converse more about topics raised in this podcast, please visit The Regenerative Journey Podcast Facebook Group.    Episode Takeaways:  Europeans came here under huge misunderstandings of how this land would behave  |  There were probably 15000 to 25000  years of indigenous landscape management before we came  |  If we are going to talk about humans on earth we have to understand how they impact our natural environment  |  The concept of we, humans and sustaining our environment is inseparable  |  Our cognitive function tends to lock in that world view and it takes a lot of disturbing to crack it open  |  There are excellent indigenous thinkers writing in this space. It takes a lot to get your head around but wow, we’re in kindergarten  |   Episode Links:  Aldo Leopold - Ecologist, philosopher (website) Call of the Reed Warbler - Charles Massy  Breaking The Sheep's Back - Charles Massy  The Australian Merino - Charles Massy RCS - Course  Holistic Management - Course Project Drawdown - Paul Kawken  Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe  Fire Country - Victor Steffensen  Sand Talk - Tyson Yunkaporta   

Dianne and Ian Haggerty form a highly respected, pioneering regenerative farming duo. I've come to visit them in the central wheat belt of Western Australia, to learn more about what Charles Massy has called their ‘world breakthrough' operation. They call it ‘natural intelligence' farming. Guided by the microbiome, and a whole host of other living systems, the Haggerty's are regenerating degraded drylands grappling with salinity, chemical residues, climate and other compounding issues, and turning it into thriving cropland, even with as little as 100ml of annual rain. They're finding it resulting in an extraordinary array of benefits, including clean quality produce, significant carbon drawdown, and a much less stressful way of life. And it doesn't stop there. From detoxifying even the notorious herbicide glyphosate, to returning fresh water to salt-ridden lakes, they are constantly surprised by what nature is turning up. And they achieve all this while successfully producing for both local and global markets, and backing in the next generation of regenerative farmers. Ian and Di currently run around 65,000 acres of farmland, each on the regenerative path with staggering speed and success. And that's recasting all sorts of possibilities – for human health and prosperity, animal welfare, regional communities, and a regenerative economy and culture more broadly. With the UN forecasting we have less than 60 harvests left in our degrading soils, this has global relevance. I got around a couple of the farms with Di and Ian – in some brilliant rare rain – for this conversation (recorded on 17 and 18 July 2020). Title slide pic: Ian and Dianne Haggerty. Photo: Anthony James. Get more: Tune into the special extra with Di & Ian, coming later this week. And catch Di & Ian (along with Charles Massy) on Australian Story, screening on the ABC in September 2020 - https://www.abc.net.au/austory/ Ground Cover, a short film featuring Di & Ian Haggerty by Smart Soil Media - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBGyPtY2JYw You can hear my conversation with Zach Bush MD, for episode 62 'Launching Project Biome' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/062-launching-project-biome Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going. Get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story Thanks for listening!

Dr Terry McCosker is a formidable store of experience and wisdom, born of a love of the land and an acute sense of humanity, and forged through suffering unimaginable tragedy. And that's alongside the trials and tribulations that come from simply being at the vanguard of significant change. Terry is a farmer, self-described transient part-owner of the National Estate, and co-founder of RCS Australia. Charles Massy has called RCS this country's leading broad-scale grazing and farming education company. And he says, “When I look back over the rise of regenerative agriculture in Australia, I see at the forefront Terry and Pam McCosker and their RCS organisation. Today it remains a world leader in the field.” Terry is credited with bringing holistic grazing to Australia, having connected with global pioneers Stan Parsons and Allan Savory. But let it be known, he thought it was “the greatest pile of shit he'd ever seen”. He ended up embarking on extensive research testing the theories and practices for himself. When he became convinced of Parsons' and Savory's work, “Thus began”, Massy says, “arguably the single greatest broad-acre regenerative agriculture movement to turn around land degradation and profitability in farming in this country.” Now there are around 10,000 producers around Australia, and the world, that have been involved in RCS' programs. Whatever your walk of life, and whatever angle you're taking, or thinking of taking, in the regenerative movement, this conversation resonates on a deeply human level. It was recorded last Thursday, 30 July 2020. Title slide pic: Terry McCosker (supplied). Music: By Jeremiah Johnson. Get more: Tune into the special extra with Terry, ‘Recarbonising the Economy, Regenerative Education & the Fire in the Belly of Reconciliation, with Terry McCosker' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/067-extra-recarbonising-the-economy RCS Australia's International Conference – Convergence: Agriculture | Human and Planetary Health, featuring Zach Bush MD and many more, with Anthony James as MC - http://www.rcsic2020.com.au/ RCS Australia's website - https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/ Project Pioneer, RCS' brilliant work on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef - https://www.projectpioneer.com.au/ Listen to current RCS Chairman, David McLean, in conversation for episode 44 ‘Stop Riding the Unicorn: Empowering the regenerative agriculture movement' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/039-stop-riding-the-unicorn Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going. Get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story Thanks for listening!

David Pollock is one of Australia's most prominent regenerative pastoralists. You may have seen David and his wife Frances on ABC TV's Australian Story. You may also have heard my previous conversations with them on this podcast. The most recent of those was when David's brilliant book was released, almost a year ago. It's called ‘The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource', and it's been described as ‘The astonishing story of reviving the oldest land on Earth'. Well, a lot has happened in a year, so I'm back at Wooleen Station to see how David and Frances have been experiencing it. David's book has been shortlisted for the Premier's Prize for an Emerging Writer, carbon trading has been formally introduced on pastoral lands in Western Australia, and of course COVID-19 has happened. We also talk about one of David's key proposals in his book, that we didn't cover last time – how mining could be harnessed towards the regeneration of country. There are a few other updates on our chat from last year too. And while it's barely rained here in the last year, unfortunately, this meant we got a look at how the enduring health of the landscape was holding up. David and I took a walk around the Station museum and workshop on a cool afternoon a little over a week ago, for this conversation. Title slide: The Wooleen Station Homestead. You'll find a range of photos from this visit to Wooleen Station on the website. (All photos by Anthony James.) Get more: David's book ‘The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource' - https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-wooleen-way Wooleen Station – https://wooleen.com.au You can hear the detailed conversation David and I shared on the release of his book ‘The Wooleen Way' in episode 44 – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/044-the-wooleen-way You can also hear David and his wife Frances in conversation with Charles Massy and me in episode 16 ‘Grassroots Revolution' – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution And my conversation with Frances back at Wooleen Station in episode 9 ‘Regenerating Land & Food Systems' – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/009-regenerating-land-food-systems Thanks to all the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and you have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them, by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thank you for helping to keep the show going. And get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story Thanks for listening!

Charles Massy Is a seminal voice for regenerative agriculture Which always looks to nature rejuvenate and regenerate ecosystems. Charles is a powerful advocate reinforcing the fact that healthy food comes from healthy soils.Charles is an author, farmer, activist and educator. He travels the world lecturing and teaching on regenerative agriculture.

What a pleasure to host Dr Charles Massy. Another master storyteller. Dr Charles Massy is a farmer of more than 35 years and by his own account has learned from many deep mistakes on the land. In talking with with Charles I had the wonderful feeling I have with so many guests of intense excitement and hope that seems to accompany so many producers and followers in the Regenerative Agriculture Movement. Having authored several books, the latest being the highly acclaimed "The Call Of The Reed Warbler", Charles deeply believes in the relevance and power of storytelling. His latest book is actually just that! the personal stories that came out of interviewing over 80 farmers that made a transformation into regenerative agriculture. The actual story containing the 'call of the reed warbler' was the highlight of the interview... walking across the regenerated land of a farmer and being show a flowing creek restored to a thriving eco system and hearing the song of a bird that hadn't been in that area for maybe a hundred years. . .. As our listeners know by now I like to go deep with our guests and covered many deep areas of transformations on many levels, with Charles. We talk about the importance of communication among all things, the relevance of instinct and bio sensitivity, and the amazing speed of recovery and regeneration on lands managed largely by just 'getting out of the way'. The land, the food, the mind, the body, the soul. I know you'll enjoy this episode as much as I did. "Regenerative Agriculture is a knowledge rich agriculture that anyone can own, and you are not dependant on top down corporations, the big machinery or the intellectual property behind the chemicals and patent seeds...........its a bottom up approach that empowers and is democratic. This revolution is one based on peace and health. its kind of ironic. The Revolution of peace....." Hi my friend. If you read down this far it means you appreciate what we doing with The EcoIQ Project. This is just the beginning. Our mission is to foster and empower deeper ecological connection in culture, in business, in body, mind, and soul . A big part of that will very soon be education and on the ground projects.. Right now we are building our foundations and those are foundations include YOU! This project is about you and your connection. Your feedback is invaluable to our progress and our ability to serve you and many other in the best way we can. The time to unite and start or accelerate your journey is NOW. Take a few minutes to support us and you and fill out some feedback right HERE ( https://forms.gle/TpKPaUvidbpqU4AJA ) Thanks for listening Aharon Henderson The EcoIQ Project

In this episode Charlie chats to the Environmental Cowboy Khory Hancock. Khory talks candidly about his regenerative journey thus far & how the environmental cowboy persona came to be, including who & what inspires him. We delve into the psychology of change,  the importance of learning more about Australia's indigenous roots as we look to safeguard our environment for generations to come & the role regenerative agriculture has to play in this. Episode Takeaways Regenerative agriculture is really a journey of self discovery. Our beliefs and values have come from Traditional Australian practices which has been Primarily  about dominating nature. Regenerative farming is less about ego, less about domination and more about being aligned with nature | We have gone from culture to culture to generation to generation with the same beliefs and values and people don’t like change. But change is happening whether we like it or not  | We are at a point in history where we need to come together rather than divide | One person on their own cannot make significant difference but 7 billion acting together as one can make a big difference | When we talk about country. We talked about country as a thing. The indigenous when they talk about country, it’s so much deeper | It’s quite fearful for me to put myself out there like that. It’s nerve wracking! | Before I started the Environmental Cowboy I was definitely not free. I was afraid of people's judgement. I was afraid of failing. I was scared of rejection, but I faced those fears...but now I feel free. Links  Khory Hancock / The Environmental Cowboy - website  The Environmental Cowboy - IG & FB  The Environmental Cowboy - You Tube National Regenerative Agriculture day - 14th Feb annually David Ward - agronomist Charles Massy - author of ‘The Call of the Reed Warbler’ Shane Fitzsimmons - Former NSW RFS Commissioner  Celeste Barber - comedian  David Marsh -  regenerative agriculture farmer Tony Robbins - life & business strategist  Al Gore - US politician & environmentalist Bruce Lee - Chinese american actor, martial artist & philosopher Ben Brooksby   - the Naked Farmer  Derek & Kirilly Blomfield - The Conscious Farmer Building Bridges to Boorowa - Boorowa Comunity Landcare Group project Holly Richmond - writer  Byron Bay Grass Fed -  beef producer  Matthew Hussey - relationships coach 

In this episode Charlie chats to award winning film director & change maker Damon Gameau. He delves into his own Regenerative Journey, from his early career as an actor, and the pivotal moments that were the catalyst for his change in direction. They talk Covid-19 and the opportunities the pandemic is providing to reshape redundant mindsets, including the role of regenenerative agriculture has to play in a new paradigm. No chat with Damon is complete without of course, delving into his 2040 film as we learn more about Damon's inspirational fact based dreaming approach.   Episode Takeaways | It felt like a noble job to be playing another human being.. but then, you have to juxtapose that with paying the bills | At the time I had really spent a lot of effort cultivating this persona of myself, of this rollie smoking, velvet jacket wearing actor.. who just loved the first 3 months of relationship, who just then ran for the hills | People who are genuinely doing amazing things.. like trying to help the planet, we just don’t have any accolades or awards ceremonies for those people.. this has always been baffling to me | We are so controlled by the story that we tell ourselves | With Covid-19 all those illusionary forms and structures have suddenly dissolved and we have seen how fragile our system is | Off the back of 2040, there has been so much travel with that…I just burnt myself out, traveling every week. It’s been quite a revelation to stop…to be at home | This is a moment - a rare moment, that the door is slightly a jar…This is the moment that we have been waiting for. Suddenly we have pressed stop on the system. In this pause moment, it's the chrysalis, it's the caterpillar going into the cocoon | All these key different elements of our biodiversity, they are so under the pump right now. Going back to normal (post Covid), is a suicide mission | We cant be outsourcing everything overseas anymore, the current system is not robust. It's a 20th century model that's trying to deal with 21st century problems. We have to adapt | Regenerative agriculture is absolutely the most exciting 'bio tech' that is emerging this century | All the magic is under our feet - it's just waiting patiently, calmly | Be kind - don’t over think this, as a race we do actually get on. We do care about each other.  Links Whats your 2040 ? - website for Damon's 2040 film (released 2019) Kate Raworth - Uk economist  Charles Massy - author of 'Call of the Reed Warbler'  Regen Ag course - Southern Cross University Martin Royds - Jillamatong, Braidwood Impossible foods - plant based food co. Sustainable Dish - Diane Rogers.   Polyface farms - Joel Salatin Raymond Williams - quote  The Intrepid Foundation - improving livelihoods through sustainable travel experiences Tim Flannery - Australian palaeontologist The Living Mountain - book by Nan Shepherd  The Future we Choose - book by  Christiana Figueres Fantastic Fungi - film The Tim Ferriss show  - podcast  Landmark Worldwide- transformation course / personal development           

Today’s conversation is with Anthony Thomas and with me co-hosting is Dr Charles Massy. We recorded this podcast in March when we were there for ... Read More

Charles Massy has a plethora of personal experience and researched knowledge when it comes to regenerative agriculture: Working on his farm in the Snowy Mountain regions of Australia, completing his Ph.D. on Human Ecology and traveling the globe to meet like-minded farmers who have also shifted their farms and lifestyles towards regenerative agriculture methods. He takes you on a mind-altering journey in his recent book “The Call of the Reed Warbler”.In this interview, Charles shares about his own journey of “uncuffing” Mother Nature and learning to read his landscape and to “listen” to what she is telling him. Through the journey of industrial agriculture, having his own mind-altering experiences that birthed what he calls the Emergent Mind, into this new nature aligned way of living.Charles also shares how the Anthropocene Crisis we are in right now, with COVID19 being one of the results of the breakdown of these 9 systems, can all be reversed through Regenerative Agriculture. There is hope and through your own journey towards aligning with Nature, we truly can reverse this situation we find ourselves in. Join me in this interview with Charles Massy, author of the Call of the Reed Warbler.Call of the Reed Warbler: https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/call-of-the-reed-warbler/https://www.uqp.com.au/books/call-of-the-reed-warblerFrom the Ground Up Documentary: https://thrivingwithnature.com/2019/12/07/how-farmers-are-reversing-the-drought-regenerating-their-land-and-better-off-financially/ Join the conversation here: https://thrivingwithnature.com/?p=730Find more on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCopkUzGtNNffoRA1-LP9tLg Join Instagram: https://instagram.com/thrivingwithnature Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thrivingwithnature

What do healthy soils offer us? Inaugural Regenerative Agriculture conference in Perth brought together active farmers including author Charles Massy ("Call of the Reed Warbler - a New Agriculture, a New Earth") and Dianne Haggerty, as well as champions for the movement, such as Alannah MacTiernan MLC - all three here speaking from the podium about food security and practicalities. To view the complete presentations from the [RegenWA](https://www.regenwa.com) conference, they are available on the [Perth NRM](http://www.perthnrm.com) [YouTube page](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Uf5rTaG7WkUxR3KPOu-AYKqmN8XIHTX) . In Western Australia we have ancient fragile soil structures, and our agriculture since European settlement has caused extensive problems. Now the Regenerative Agriculture movement is looking to practise techniques which are far less dependent on chemical additives and more robustly reliant on other, perhaps gentler, ways of creating food and managing farms. In a world of rapidly changing climate and need for reliable quality food, regenerative agriculture could be an important step into our best future. Regenerative Agriculture aims to conserve and restore topsoil, biodiversity, water, life processes and food production so that we can deal with habitat loss, climate emergency, and support the vitality of the food we eat. Associated programs are from our interviews with Charles Massy at his farm on the Monaro Plain, east of Mount Kosciuszko at https://rtrfm.com.au/story/understorey-call-of-the-regenerative-farmer/ and https://rtrfm.com.au/story/understorey-journey-of-the-regenerative-farmer/

Can we better conserve our ecosystems and biodiversity by placing an economic value on it?

Today, on Ground Cover, Kerry Cochrane speaks to renown author and regenerative farming revolutionary, Dr Charles Massy; a well known grazier from Cooma in the southern Snowies of NSW. A man, who through a paradigm shift in a very tough drought, realised his ignorance as a conventional and industrial farmer, to go on and become a famous author and academic.In this episode Charlie talks about:the time for change being ripe and farmers being intimate with their own landscape and environmentchallenging powerful paradigms and how we have de-stabilised the planet, due to: capitalism, economic rationalism, endless growth and, of course, industrialisationthe anthropocene: the greatest challenge our species has ever confronted and regenerative practices as the solutionthe importance of regenerative agriculture in capturing carbonthe five basic functions of healthy landscapes: solar energy, water, soil, mineral cycles and biodiversity, and humansthe importance of ecological literacy within the education systemCharlie goes on to refer to regenerative agriculture as a revolution. One that can only happen from the bottom up.A little more about Dr Charles Massy:Dr Massy gained a Bachelor of Science (Zoology, Human Ecology) at ANU (1976), before going farming for 35 years, developing the prominent Merino sheep stud 'Severn Park'. Concern at ongoing land degradation and humanity's sustainability challenge led him to return to ANU in 2009 to undertake a PhD in Human Ecology. He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his service as Chair and Director of a number of research organisations and statutory wool boards. He has also served on national and international review panels in sheep and wool research and development and genomics.Charles has authored serval books, including Breaking the Sheeps Back and the best selling Call of the Reed Warbler.Charles has managed an almost 2000ha sheep and cattle property; running an average of 8000 - 10000 stock units, for over 40 years. In addition he has managed other properties totally 7000ha for city business interests. In the course of this he has led various local rural organisations plus was a regional bushfire captain.Charles has conducted public speaking, lecturing and education over many years, initially in the fields of transformation and innovation in the Merino sheep and wool industries, and more recently in regenerative landscape management, grazing systems for healthy landscape function and addressing climate change and the current global ecological challenges for our species - including for such organisations as Greening Australia, Regional Landcare groups, and the Federal Governments Carbon Farming Initiative; plus lecture to Human Ecology students at ANU.

Welcome to the introductory episode of Ground Cover – a podcast for farmers by farmers.This podcast is brought you by the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, in partnership with Southern Cross University.Ground Cover is a uniquely Australian series exploring real-life stories of land managers who have undertaken the transition from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture.Each week the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance will bring you a unique and honest conversation about the challenges and opportunities of regenerative agriculture so you can make informed decisions about how best to manage your land.The Regenerative Agriculture Alliance was founded to address the urgent need to transition from conventional farming to regenerative farming practices.As the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance’s director Lorraine Gordon often says: “The Sustainability ship has sailed”. We need to start fixing what is fundamentally broken and start regenerating landscapes.Enter the regenerative agriculture movement.Regenerative Agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances ecosystem services.It is a practice which aims to capture carbon in soil, reversing current global trends of atmospheric accumulation.At the same time, it offers increased yields, resilience to climate instability, and higher health and vitality for farming and livestock communities.Regenerative agriculture draws from decades of scientific and applied research by the global communities of organic farming, agroecology, Holistic Management, and agroforestry – many of these experts can be found at Southern Cross University, world-renowned for its plant and soil labs and environmental science research.Southern Cross University has a track record in driving collaboration on an unprecedented scale. The regional University has the proven capability to deliver national and global results across all primary industry sectors.Each episode of Ground Cover will be introduced by Lorraine Gordon, director of strategic projects at Southern Cross University and founder of the Regenerative Agricultural Alliance.Named Rural Community Leader in the 2018 Farmer of the Year awards and a former NSW ABC Rural Woman of the Year, Lorraine, an Ebor grazier, is the driving force for the alliance.Lorraine is also the director of the Farming Together Program, which delivered a multi-award winning knowledge mobilisation model to 28,500 primary producers nationwide, unlocking the power of collaboration and empowering a generation of primary producers.Lorraine’s story and her mission to transition Australia for a resilient farming future, will feature in our eighth and final episode of this season along with a very exciting announcement which is set to be a game-changer for agricultural education in this country, so be sure to subscribe to Ground Cover and catch the big reveal at the end.In the meantime Ground Cover will feature seven of the leading practitioners in the regenerative agriculture space and is hosted by the veteran voice of Australian ag, Kerry Cochrane.Kerry is a leader in ag education as well as a seasoned rural reporter. As President of the Australian Institute of Ecological Agriculture Cooperative, his passion is one of promoting an ecological approach to life as a key strategy in mitigating against climate change.It is fitting that we launch the series with none other than Dr Charles Massy, self-described ‘underground revolutionary’, farmer, and author of the Best Selling book ‘Call of The Reed Warbler.He shares his personal experience – as an unknowing, chemical-using farmer with dead soils to a radical ecologist farmer carefully regenerating a 2000-hectare property to a state of natural health.Charles is a storyteller who connect the dots between healing the soil, healing the planet, and repairing what it is to be fundamentally human.In this Australia-first podcast you will hear from the leaders and revolutionaries in this space. You will hear them speak about the technical changes in their soil but you will also hear them speak about deeper unexpected changes … in their values, in their connection to land and their connection to community – such is the all-encompassing nature of regenerative farming.Welcome to Ground Cover. We hope you enjoy.

Charles Massy in conversation with Kelly Lee Hickey Radical farmer, scientist and author Charles Massy explores transformative and regenerative agriculture and the vital connection between our soil and our health. Massy always uses personal experience as a touchstone – from an unknowing, chemical-using farmer with dead soils to a radical ecologist farmer carefully regenerating a 2000-hectare property to a state of natural health. Into evocative stories of innovative farmers, he interweaves his own local landscape, its seasons and biological richness, to create a moving and often lyrical story, a powerful and moving paean of hope. This writers' talk took place as part of the 2019 NT Writers' Festival--Alice Springs, Lyapirtneme | Return, brought to you by the NT Writers' Centre.

David Pollock is one of Australia's most prominent regenerative pastoralists, and he's now the author of a new book that's been described as ‘The astonishing story of reviving the oldest land on Earth'. It's called ‘The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource'. Many Aussies will have seen David and his wife Frances on ABC TV's Australian Story. They've appeared four times so far, such is the way their story has captivated the country. They've also been guests twice on this podcast. This time, though, is the first time in extended conversation with David, book in hand and on location at Wooleen Station. ‘The Wooleen Way' is hard-hitting, expertly researched, and a great tale, with a compelling and holistic outlook. On the back of Charles Massy's book ‘Call of the Reed Warbler', this may just prove to be the next critical milestone in the shift towards a regenerative culture of caring for country, and the communities that comprise it. Western Australia's Minister for Regional Development, Alannah MacTiernan, has already visited Wooleen in the wake of the book, and distributed numerous copies among departmental staff. Which is all the more fitting, given pastoral leases operate on public land, and on so much of it (nearly half of WA alone). This is arguably our most vital renewable resource - the effective functioning of the vast majority of this country, and other regions like it. And we're losing it. But it doesn't have to be this way.  ‘The Wooleen Way' is, on the one hand, the story of David's life and the remarkable regeneration happening at Wooleen Station. And it is about so much more than that. As David sees it, “If we can only get regeneration on Wooleen, then we'll have failed.” Join David as he shows Anthony around the Station to talk about the book, his story, and some of the how and why behind the regeneration of a country. Get more: The new book ‘The Wooleen Way: Renewing an Australian Resource' - https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-wooleen-way Wooleen Station – https://wooleen.com.au Listen to the special extra to podcast #044 with David - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/044-extra-with-david-pollock Listen to Frances in conversation with Anthony on podcast #009 – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/009-regenerating-land-food-systems And hear David and Frances in a panel conversation with Charles Massy on podcast #016 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution The upcoming RegenWA conference, featuring Charles Massy, Terry McCosker and more, with Anthony as MC - https://www.regenwa.com/events/regenerative-agriculture-conference/ Music: The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra The outgoing music is by Jeremiah Johnson Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Title pic: Frances and David at Wooleen Station (supplied). Join us at our first live conversation event in Perth, on Monday the 23rd of September at The Platform - www.regennarration.com/events/trebeck2019 Say hello & send us your comments by text or audio - www.regennarration.com/story Thanks to our community of listeners and partners for making the hours of labour that go into each episode possible. Please consider supporting the podcast by donating or becoming a podcast partner at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for listening!

You can only manage what you measure. And sophisticated sensors on modern tractors and combines offer growers an immense amount of environmental data. How can farmers put that data together in a meaningful way and use it to drive decision-making? Can we use that data to reward the growers who are already engaging in sustainable practices—and incentivize those who are interested in pursuing environmental stewardship?   Dr. Emma Fuller is a Lead Data Scientist with Granular, a farm management software company working to apply data science to the agriculture industry. In her role, Emma tracks consumer trends in sustainability and works with NGOs and startups to identify opportunities for Granular growers to get rewarded for their stewardship. Today, Emma joins Christophe and Michael Leggett, Director of Product at Nori, to discuss the partnership between Granular and Nori and share their pilot program’s progress to date.   Emma introduces us to Granular’s suite of farm management software and offers insight around the current trends in big ag and innovations in data collection for growers. She also addresses the way farmers think about climate change, offering insight on the best way to approach growers around adopting sustainable practices. Listen in to understand how Nori and Granular are working together to reward growers, tying financial incentives to environmental outcomes!   Key Takeaways   [2:07] Emma’s path to reversing climate change  PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology Study commercial fisheries, policy incentives Work in commercial quantity ag led to Nori   [5:29] The mission of Granular Help growers run strong businesses, steward land Software for business, agronomy + land acquisition   [7:35] Emma’s insight on the top trends in big ag Increasing consolidation Generational change Pressure from consumers (e.g.: transparency)   [9:08] Emma’s role with Granular Move from data wizard to product strategy Identify opportunities to drive value for growers   [12:05] The lack of incentive structure around sustainability Buyers request data from growers No compensation in return (i.e.: long-term contract)   [15:25] The consumer challenge around food labeling Terms used in marketing, no legal definition Arguments around regenerative ag labeling   [19:14] Innovations in data collection on farms Sensors on sophisticated tractors, combines Fine-scale satellite imagery (drones) Farm management software    [24:25] What’s driving change in big ag Consolidation (30K-acre family farms) Mechanization facilitates efficiency   [29:53] The debate around small vs. large farms Row crop margins $1 to $5 per acre Power imbalance in how market food   [34:05] How farmers think about climate change Hyper-aware of year-to-year weather conditions Communication breaks down when villainized Data gives opportunity to tell story of stewardship   [38:57] How to approach farmers about the Nori pilot Validate those already engaged in stewardship Financial incentive to change practices   [42:34] The partnership between Granular and Nori Granular offers detailed data + way to reach farmers Nori provides additional value for data collected   [47:34] The current status of the Nori pilot program Offer Granular customers opportunity to participate Improve processes around data translation   [52:28] How the Nori pilot is likely to evolve Enroll more farmers + automate data transfer Independent third-party verification adds value   Connect with Ross & Christophe   Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   Granular Emma on LinkedIn Dannon White Wave General Mills Regenerative Ag Guidelines Patagonia Foods Regenerative Ag Guidelines John Muir Interstellar Dr. Charles Massy on RCC EP053 The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings by Wendell Berry Trey Hill on RCC EP059 COMET-Farm Email pilot@nori.com

Working hard to bring more revenue back to the farm gate for farmers who are delivering ecosystem services. A 10 min summary of the interview with Bert Glover, co-founder of Impact AG Partners. Welcome to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture. Listen to the full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/investinginregenerativeagriculture/episode-50-interview-bert-glover --------------------------------------------- Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and exclusive benefits here: https://gumroad.com/investinginregenag Other ways to support my work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating - Or buy me a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture --------------------------------------------- - We're seeing our consumers and our society saying we want ethically produced food and fibre and we have an expectation of you the farmers that you're going to do the right thing. - We see more and more opportunity to bring more revenue back to the farm gate for farmers who are delivering ecosystem services. - We really believe that we only borrow our natural assets from our children and we believe that you know in the production of food and fibre it shouldn't be at the cost of the environment and it shouldn't be at the cost of the human race globally. - And our objective here is to sit between the financial sector and the operating sector which is the farming sector and help both of those participants deliver better than average triple bottom line results - If consumers can recognize that in the past they've bought food and it's been a relatively low financial cost but it's been at the cost of the environment. If we can change their mindset from commodity based food to premium high quality nutrient dense food, clean food, slow food I think that's when we can really start to capture more change. Impact AG website
 http://www.impactag.com.au
 UBS Family office report 
http://www.globalfamilyofficereport.com/
 Project Drawdown 
https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/food

 More information on Toniic: https://www.toniic.com 

More on 100% Impact Portfolios: https://www.toniic.com/t100
 Cation Exchange Capacity 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cation-exchange_capacity
 
Measurements keep coming back as a key point! With Abby Rose we discussed how the farmers can measure their own soil health: https://soundcloud.com/investinginregenerativeagriculture/interview-abby-rose

 We discussed carbon as a proxy also with Chuck Liedekerke: https://soundcloud.com/investinginregenerativeagriculture/interview-charles-de-liedekerke
 Seaweed and cow methane emissions 
https://mentalfloss.com/article/89660/could-feeding-seaweed-cows-help-save-climate
 Carbon farming credits 
https://blog.pasturemap.com/issuance-of-the-first-australian-carbon-credit-units-to-a-soil-carbon-grazing-project 

Nori did a great podcast on the program in Australia https://nori.com/podcast/64-restoring-soil-health-for-resilient-farmswith-louise-edmonds-of-intuit-earth
 Danone company bond https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaycoengilbert/2018/02/20/every-cfo-should-know-this-the-future-of-banking-ties-verified-esg-performance-to-cheaper-capital/
 Slow Food
 https://www.slowfood.com/
 Dirt to Soil Gabe Brown https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/dirt-to-soil/
 Call of the Reed Warbler, Charles Massy
 https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/call-of-the-reed-warbler/ --------------------------------------------- If you want to discover more visit http://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com If you want to receive an email when I upload a new episode, subscribe here eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.

Those who followed our travels last year will have heard a number of remarkable stories of pastoralists and farmers bringing land and people back to life. In some cases, their situations had become dire, and land turned to dust. Wherever we went, an organisation called RCS Australia came up in conversation. So we visited them late last year in Yeppoon, Queensland, and had the pleasure to meet legendary founder Terry McCosker and his team. Charles Massy calls RCS one of the key training groups in Australia in regenerative agriculture and holistic grazing, including the business of it all, with “brilliant social learning programs and workshops, and a network of support.” When we visited, New Chair David McLean was there, and we got talking. After a number of fascinating conversations over several days, we subsequently resolved to meet up when he was next doing training in our neck of the woods. David's journey with RCS started as a client. He went on to become General Manager in 2012 and Chair in 2018. He is now a highly sought-after educator, consultant, facilitator and public speaker across Australia. Like Charles Massy, who we feature on podcasts 016 and 032, David's got an invaluable over-arching view of what's happening across Australia and the world in regenerative agriculture. His insights are extensive and instructive, on changes in the movement, on country, in families and communities, in the businesses, in impact investing, in increasingly volatile climate and other forces of change, and importantly in how the thinking about the connections between all these things is developing. When talking about such a holistic approach, and how it relates to life in cities as well, we arrive at themes of trust and connection. Why is trust so central to building the movement? What does success look like? What do we do about the potential co-opting of the term regenerative? Why is ‘going organic' not enough? How can the most meaningful investments and impacts be made? How do we respond to at times diabolical drought, fire and flood? And how do we loosen the hold our cultural stories have on us, to stop riding the unicorn, as David puts it, and operate in a way that's more aligned with the realities of how the living world works? When in Perth recently, David dropped by Anthony's place for this conversation. Get more: RCS Australia's website, including the bio's of David and founder Terry McCosker - https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/the-rcs-story/our-people/ David's recent blog post Stop Riding the Unicorn - https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/stop-riding-unicorn/ (including a link to the ABC story that might make David reconsider the unicorn metaphor). Charles Massy in conversation for podcast 032 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency Music: By Jeremiah Johnson Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Title slide: wheat growing in Moura, central Queensland. Pic: David McLean. Send us your comments by text or audio - www.regennarration.com/story Thanks to our community of listeners and partners for making the hours of labour that go into each episode possible. Please consider supporting the podcast by donating or becoming a podcast partner at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for listening!

The second of a four-part series, recorded at the Living Pavilion, University of Melbourne. Climate Bites are lunchtime panels with experts where audience members are welcome to engage on a particular topic. In this episode, food. Special Guest: Sophie Lamond. Support Climactic Links: Home | ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019 Climarte | Arts for A Safe Climate Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Working hard to bring more revenue back to the farm gate for farmers who are delivering ecosystem services! Welcome to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture. Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and exclusive benefits here: https://gumroad.com/investinginregenag Other ways to support my work: - Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating - Or buy me a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This time I had the great pleasure to interview Bert Glover, co-founder of Impact AG Partners. - We're seeing our consumers and our society saying we want ethically produced food and fibre and we have an expectation of you the farmers that you're going to do the right thing. - We see more and more opportunity to bring more revenue back to the farm gate for farmers who are delivering ecosystem services. - We really believe that we only borrow our natural assets from our children and we believe that you know in the production of food and fibre it shouldn't be at the cost of the environment and it shouldn't be at the cost of the human race globally. - And our objective here is to sit between the financial sector and the operating sector which is the farming sector and help both of those participants deliver better than average triple bottom line results - If consumers can recognize that in the past they've bought food and it's been a relatively low financial cost but it's been at the cost of the environment. If we can change their mindset from commodity based food to premium high quality nutrient dense food, clean food, slow food I think that's when we can really start to capture more change. Impact AG website
 http://www.impactag.com.au
 UBS Family office report 
http://www.globalfamilyofficereport.com/
 Project Drawdown 
https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/food

 More information on Toniic: https://www.toniic.com 

More on 100% Impact Portfolios: https://www.toniic.com/t100
 Cation Exchange Capacity 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cation-exchange_capacity
 
Measurements keep coming back as a key point! With Abby Rose we discussed how the farmers can measure their own soil health: https://soundcloud.com/investinginregenerativeagriculture/interview-abby-rose

 We discussed carbon as a proxy also with Chuck Liedekerke: https://soundcloud.com/investinginregenerativeagriculture/interview-charles-de-liedekerke
 Seaweed and cow methane emissions 
https://mentalfloss.com/article/89660/could-feeding-seaweed-cows-help-save-climate
 Carbon farming credits 
https://blog.pasturemap.com/issuance-of-the-first-australian-carbon-credit-units-to-a-soil-carbon-grazing-project 

Nori did a great podcast on the program in Australia
https://nori.com/podcast/64-restoring-soil-health-for-resilient-farmswith-louise-edmonds-of-intuit-earth
 Danone company bond https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaycoengilbert/2018/02/20/every-cfo-should-know-this-the-future-of-banking-ties-verified-esg-performance-to-cheaper-capital/
 Slow Food
 https://www.slowfood.com/
 Dirt to Soil Gabe Brown https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/dirt-to-soil/
 Call of the Reed Warbler, Charles Massy
 https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/call-of-the-reed-warbler/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you want to discover more visit www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com If you want to receive an email when I upload a new episode, subscribe here eepurl.com/cxU33P The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.

Woolgrower, historian and author of "Call of the Reed Warbler”, Charles Massy is now an advocate, hear why.

“We’ve got to nurture the land, nurture ourselves and nurture each other. That’s really what being human is about, and if we can get into that essence then we might have a future on the planet.” Healthy soil is key in restoring biodiversity, protecting against pests and disease, and improving water use and photosynthetic efficiency. Healthy soil supports healthy animals and healthy humans. And healthy soil sequesters carbon from the atmosphere, effectively reversing climate change. Louise Edmonds is the Eco-Agripreneur behind Intuit Earth, a company created to support farmers in restoring the carbon and water cycles on their land and bringing resilience into their systems on an environmental and economic level. Intuit is focused on restoring soil health, and to that end, the team produces Biodynamic Organic Compost specifically designed for the swan coastal plain sandy soils. Louise is also working with the Australian government to implement its new carbon sequestration pilot program. Today, Louise joins Ross and Christophe to discuss her obsession with aerobic composting and her role in changing Australia’s climate and soil health policy. She shares the details of their carbon sequestration pilot project, discussing how the country’s policy has changed over time and why corporate leadership is motivated to put carbon on the balance sheet. Listen in to understand how Intuit Earth is involved in implementing Australia’s carbon sequestration program and learn how Louise is working to return the Wheatbelt of Western Australia to its former, biodiverse glory!   Resources  Intuit Earth Louise on LinkedIn Ecofeminism (Critique. Influence. Change.) by Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva Green Revolution Dr. Elaine Ingham Luebke Compost Kyoto Protocol Dr. Christine Jones The Paris Agreement Carbon Disclosure Project Dr. Charles Massy on RCC EP053 Ian and Dianne Haggerty Books by Vandana Shiva No-Till on the Plains Carbon Removal Newsroom   Connect with Ross & Christophe Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes   Key Takeaways  [1:37] Louise’s path to reversing climate change Ecofeminism course in first year of university Learned composting in biodynamics course Connection between compost and soil [7:23] Louise’s focus on aerobic composting Intensively managed and monitored (living entity) [9:07] The difference between compost tea and compost extract Tea diluted in water (feed, brew and use in fields) Extract liquified in water (microorganisms + biproducts) [10:27] Louise’s role in Australia’s climate and soil health policy Work selling carbon offsets + understanding soil sequestration Approached government in 2007 re: establishing methodology [12:57] How Australia’s climate policy has changed over time Companies ahead of policy (i.e.: Carbon Disclosure Project) Uncertainty causing chaos in electricity market [17:19] Why corporate leadership is motivated to participate Many countries working toward zero-carbon economy Likely to tax exports that undermine efforts [18:36] How adversity drives change Healthy soil stores water, more resilient in drought [20:58] Australia’s carbon sequestration pilot project Methodology = measure increase in carbon in soil Maintain permanence for minimum of 25 years 20 farmers located in each agricultural region Consider scale and create support networks  [25:30] The role of Intuit Earth in Australia’s program 4-year education/training program for farmers Imbed new paradigms in rural institutions (e.g.: extension agents) Involved in measurement, finding buyers for credits  [27:00] How data is collected and verified in Australia’s system Soil samples from each paddock tested in lab $24/hectare for testing, 2 tons of carbon profits $50/hectare  [31:13] Louise’s mission for Intuit Earth Regenerate Wheatbelt of Western Australia [32:05] How much compost is needed to restore the soil 30 tons of compost covers 13K-hectare farm ‘Little good compost goes long way’

No-till agriculture promotes soil health and sequesters carbon, so why isn’t everybody doing it? The practical reality is that farmers are limited by their infrastructure and financial obligations. Making a change is not always profitable and often means fighting against a father who’s mastered the conventional system. To facilitate large-scale change, we need a market that allows farmers to get paid for growing crops unconventionally. Trey Hill is the champion of change behind Harborview Farms, an agricultural operation that produces corn, wheat, and soybeans for the Mid-Atlantic region. Harborview focuses on sustainable farming and environmental stewardship, treating the land as a canvas rather than a commodity. Trey’s creative approach combines traditionalism with technology and environmentalism, making him an ideal candidate for Nori’s pilot program Today, Trey joins Ross and Christophe to discuss how working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation led him on a path to environmentalism. He shares the fundamental idea behind cover crops and speaks to the rising use of technology in agriculture. Trey also offers his take on what farmers and environmentalists have in common and the advantage of a market-based approach to promoting regenerative practices. Listen in for Trey’s insight on the practical realities of farming green and learn about his experience as part of the Nori pilot!   Resources Harborview Farms Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pilot Episode of RCC National No-Tillage Conference Dr. Charles Massy on RCC EP053 Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth by Charles Massy Chester River Watershed Observatory Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems Granular Farm Management Software ‘Soil My Undies’ Challenge in Modern Farmer USDA Farm Service Agency Planet Video of Trey’s Cereal Rye   Connect with Ross & Christophe  Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes   Key Takeaways [0:45] Trey’s path to reversing climate change Farmers blamed for Pfiesteria outbreak Work with Chesapeake Bay Foundation Cover crop movement, environmentalism [8:33] The fundamental idea of cover crops Monocultures fail to build ecosystem (unnatural break) Plant other grasses for more diversity Sequester carbon year-round Lower fossil fuels burned, fertilizers  [13:49] The practical realities of farming green Limited by infrastructure, financial obligations Organic no-till never been done before  [19:30] Trey’s take on farmland as canvas Cover crops bring abstract way of thinking Relatable to those outside industry [22:30] How to bring farmers and environmentalists together Focus on commonalities (e.g.: work for less than deserve) Avoid accusations, political topics [26:53] Trey’s experience with the Nori pilot program Monetize carbon already sequestering Develop market to facilitate change [36:16] Why Trey supports a market-based approach Drop in commodities prices + overproduction Trend to consolidation (economies of scale) [44:32] The rise of technology in agriculture Crop health map based on satellite imagery Allows to fine tune nitrogen management Team learns from each other at rapid pace  [48:20] How Trey is taking planting green to the next level Leverage technology for more biomass Healthier soil = better future  [52:27] Why slugs have become Trey’s nemesis No-till environment creates habitat Can only kill with contact (live underground)

Charles Massy is a farmer, author, regenerative farmer and OAM and has a Phd in Agricultural Science.  Cyndi interviews this amazing thinker on regenerative agriculture and how this way of farming is the new hero in the climate change debate.  Charles book Call of the Reed Warbler, discusses, the historical perspective of Australian Agriculture when Listen In The post UC 315: Agriculture the hero in the Climate Change Debate appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

With the Industrial Revolution and the development of a mechanistic mindset, we have come to view ourselves as entities separate from the earth. In fact, the earth has become a subset from which we extract profits. This attitude has led to industrial farming practices that destroy the land and an industrial food complex that strips the nutrients from the foods we consume. What if we combined the best of science and mechanics with the indigenous understanding that we are dependent on the earth to sustain us? What if we adopted—on a large scale—the regenerative agricultural practices that produce nutrient-rich foods, restore the soil, and remove carbon from the atmosphere? Dr. Charles Massy is a farmer, writer, and self-professed shit-stirrer. He has managed a 5K-acre sheep and cattle property for the last 40 years and conducted research in the areas of innovation in the Merino sheep and wool industries, regenerative landscape management, and climate change. Charles is a research associate with the Fenner School of Environment and Society at Australian National University and the author of Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth. Today, Charles joins Ross, Christophe and Paul to explain how the industrial approach damaged his own family farm and how draught and debt led him to the practices of modern regenerative agriculture. He discusses the dangers of economic rationalism and how we can work within the capitalist framework to profit from sustainable practices. Charles offers insight around the lack of nutrients in food produced by the industrial complex, describing the health impacts of processed and fast food as well as the opportunity to reestablish a human connection to our food through community gardens. Listen in to understand how an emergent mind combines the best of science with an indigenous or organic worldview and learn how regenerative farmers and urban consumers can collaborate to initiate the healing process and reverse climate change along the way!   Resources Climactic Podcast Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth by Charles Massy In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Books by Wendell Berry Books by Carolyn Merchant Ian and Dianne Haggerty Companies vs. Climate Change Dialectic of Enlightenment by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno Mary Oliver Don Huber The Poison Papers Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science by Carey Gillam UN Food & Agriculture Organization Patagonia Acres USA Landcare Australia Paul Hawken Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawken   Connect with Nori Nori Nori’s Crowdfunding Campaign Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes   Key Takeaways [1:28] Charles’ path to regenerative agriculture Took over 5K-acre family farm at 22 Industrial approach led to damage/debt Search for alternative led regenerative ag [6:16] The geology of Australia 2/3 up to 3.8B years old (scarce nutrients) Western prototype suited for different climate [7:58] The indigenous mindset People indivisible with Mother Earth Mechanistic mind views as separate [10:42] The profitability of regenerative practices Must function within capitalist framework Haggerty’s doubled yield with 1/6 cost input [14:36] The idea of economic rationalism Must revolutionize system from within Danger in arrogance, focus on profits [19:56] The truth about industrial agriculture Food empty of most essential nutrients Poisoned by chemicals (e.g.: glyphosate) [23:16] The myth around the necessity for industrial ag 70% of food supply comes from peasant farms Current farmland could feed 11B [24:57] The cost to consumers for shifting to regenerative Low if grow own food, use community gardens Opportunity cost to human health if don’t change [30:00] The idea of the innovator’s dilemma Big companies lose connection with consumer Difficult for mammoth corporations to pivot [31:53] Charles’ insight on developing an emergent mind Combine best of science with caring for earth Humility keeps open to adaptation [35:00] How self-interest is tied to sustaining the earth Best regenerative farmers are top businesspeople Take care of ecosystem that facilitates profitability [37:58] Who Charles is trying to reach Farmers open to new practices Health-conscious urban consumers [43:12] How agriculture can take the lead in healing the earth Industrial agriculture played major role in destruction Best climate solutions come from regenerative ag [45:08] Charles’ take on our spiritual connection to the earth Spiritual element critical to emergent mind Elimination is ‘what got us into trouble’

Ashley Hay speaks with Charles Massy about his path into regenerative agriculture. Massy highlights the ways in which industrial agriculture impacts on both human health and the health and future of our planet, and advocates for a move towards regenerative agricultural principles.

We're signing off for the year with an episode of highlights from our wonderful array of guests throughout 2018. With sincere thanks for tuning in, continuing to share and rate the podcast, and of course for donating and supporting its production. It couldn't happen without you. Thanks also for getting in touch throughout the year to tell us how much you've valued the podcast, and what you'd like to hear in future. It's been great to see our listener numbers spike this year, and even more fulfilling to hear how the stories are landing and what the podcast means to you. Thank you very much! Have a wonderful festive season and we hope to join you again for a regenerative new year. - 2018 Theme, featuring Let Them Know, by Public Opinion Afro Orchestra (& a range of guests from 2017) - Paul Hawken (from podcast #013, accompanied by Gone Clear, from the album Modern Country by William Tyler) - Frances Jones & David Pollock from Wooleen Station (from podcast #016, recorded live in Melbourne) - Tim Winton (from podcast #017, with backing ocean sounds at Ningaloo Reef) - Denise Fitch (from podcast #018) - Evan Pensini (from podcast #019) - Mary Crooks (from podcast #020) - Dr Anne Poelina (from podcast #021) - Song for the Mardoowarra, by Gwen Knox in collaboration with Anne Poelina, played by Mick Stevens, and sung by the Broome Primary School Choir - Martin Pritchard (from podcast #022) - Richard Heinberg (from podcast #023) - Frank Fisher (from podcast #024) - Chris Henggeler (from podcast #025) - Jacqueline Henggeler (from podcast #025 Extra) - Dr Mary Graham (from podcast #026) - Moira Lanzarin (from podcast #027) - Emma-Kate Rose (from podcast #028) - Katherine Trebeck (from podcast #029) - Damon Gameau (from podcast #030) - Hugh Mackay (from podcast #031) - Charles Massy (from podcast #032) - Sounds of Severn Park (Charles' farm) - Back home by the Indian Ocean Due to licencing restrictions, most of our guests' nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Title slide: Anthony producing episode 16 at Wooleen Station, by the Murchison River in Western Australia. Pic: Olivia Cheng. Thanks for listening!

Charles Massy has become an extraordinary hub of knowledge, wisdom and stories of regeneration. Specifically, in regenerative agriculture, and alongside that, the art of human transformation. His latest book 'Call of the Reed Warbler' continues to make an enormous impact in Australia, and Charles has just embarked on an overseas tour behind the release of an updated international edition. Paul Hawken appears on the inside sleeve, saying this about the book: “Charles Massy has written a definitive masterpiece that takes its place along with the writings of Aldo Leopold, Wendell Berry, Masanobu Fukuoka, Humberto Maturana, and Michael Pollan. No work has more brilliantly defined regenerative agriculture and the breadth of its restorative impact upon human health, biodiversity, climate, and ecological intelligence.”  Charles writes and talks about the growing repertory of stories of what are in some cases extraordinary tales of regeneration – including his own. He also takes a look behind that regeneration, at how change happens not just in the land, but in the landscape of our minds.  Charles and Anthony pulled up a pew at the farm, Severn Park, a few weeks ago, for this conversation.  Music: By Jeremiah Johnson Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Get more: Tune into our Special Extra with Charles, #032 Extra: Cultivating Regeneration from Industrial Wastelands - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-extra-cultivating-regeneration-from-industrial-wastelands For more on Charles & Call of the Reed Warbler, see the original Australian edition - https://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/book.aspx/1445/Call%20of%20the%20Reed%20Warbler And the updated Chelsea Green international edition - https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/call-of-the-reed-warbler/ ​ Podcast 25 The New Megafauna, on Kachana Station (one of our most popular podcasts) Podcast 16 Grassroots Revolution, with Charles alongside David & Frances from Wooleen Station at our feature forum back in February 2018 Podcast 14 on Drawdown, with Paul Hawken Thanks to all our supporters for enabling the production of this podcast. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

In this special extra, Charles Massy lends a little more context to his work, including an exploration of the roots of the industrial agriculture system and its effects on people, land and the rest of the living world. Within that, the conversation pays particular attention to some of the astounding new developments around the notorious glyphosate-based herbicide RoundUp. It goes on to try to make more sense of why humankind has ended up where we are today, and of course how we can harness this understanding towards most effectively changing this dangerous trajectory. Music: Gone Clear, by William Tyler off his album Modern Country. Get more: Listen to the main episode #032 (you'll find links to more info there too) – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency Thanks to all our supporters for enabling the production of this podcast. And thanks for listening.

Indigenous writer Bruce Pascoe and farmer and ecologist Charles Massy tackle myths about agriculture and discuss what it means to live in connection with the land. This session was hosted by Geordie Williamson and recorded at the 2018 Newcastle Writers Festival.

Can the new mega-fauna regenerate land and water systems, take away the need for systematic fire regimes and culling programs, and ultimately be the key to our future prosperity? Kachana is a remote station in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, accessible only by plane or foot. Chris Henggeler and his family have run it for over a generation now. From the early days sleeping in the back of a ute, they set about living a vision for a healthy family life on the land, while regenerating the grasses, forests and wetlands that had largely turned to dust. A generation later, Chris is a leading figure in the development of holistic grazing in Australia. He runs cattle as ‘gardeners', as a non-fossil fuel based means of regenerating land. Chris thinks of these animals as the new mega-fauna, the large herbivores we need to restore to the land – along with others too readily designated as ‘pests' and culled, like the wild donkeys he's integrated into his management plans. George Monbiot has contested these methods in a high profile ‘debate' with Allan Savory. But the successes at Kachana are marked - the creek that runs year-round now provides the homestead with its water, the forest now teems with life, and springs and birdlife return to the land. Join Chris as he takes Anthony for a look around one of the most spectacular places in the world, that could also be one of the most important to our future prospects as a civilisation. This is the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series of podcasts. Listen to podcasts 021 and 022 for the 1st and 2nd instalments. There is the occasional gust of wind in this recording as we walk around the property. We edited out what we could. As for the sounds of family in the background, consistent with the theme of this podcast, we wouldn't dream of editing that out. Get more: Kachana Station - https://www.kachana-station.com Wild Donkey project - https://www.kachana-station.com/projects/wild-donkey-project/ Tune into two special extras to this episode. The first is a conversation with Jacqueline Henggeler on ‘Creating the Kachana Vision' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-creating-the-kachana-vision And the second features more on the fascinating back story of Kachana Station, with Chris - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-2-the-kachana-back-story You can also hear Charles Massy, mentioned in this podcast, on episode 16 Grassroots Revolution - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution - and in conversation with Anthony on episode 32 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency Music: 43, by Owls of the Swamp With the intro tune by Jeremiah Johnson Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Thanks to all our supporters for enabling the production of this podcast. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going. And thanks for listening!

Evan Pensini is a pastoralist from the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, on Cheela Plains Station. He and his wife Robin are pulling off some remarkable regeneration of country there, significantly defying official expectations of just how far and fast this land could recover its health and productivity. So how does the system work, particularly in Australia where hooved animals weren't part of its pre-colonial history? Why don't more pastoralists adopt these methods? What's the value of carbon farming? And is it really inevitable that mining will wipe out everything being achieved here? Get more: Cheela Plains Station - https://www.cheelaplains.com.au And listen to episode 16, Grassroots Revolution, with Charles Massy, and David & Frances from Wooleen Station - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution Music: The Great Unwind, by William Tyler off his album Modern Country. Due to licencing restrictions, our guest's nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. We hope podcast licencing falls into line with this soon. Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

Charles took some time to chat about his book Call of the Reed Warbler

Over 250 people filled The Dome at the recent National Sustainable Living Festival for this feature forum hosted by Anthony James, with special guests Frances Jones & David Pollock from Wooleen Station, and regenerative farmer Charles Massy AO. Frances Jones and David Pollock's radical project to remove income-earning livestock from their historic property, in remote Western Australia, shocked their entire district, and has gone on to produce remarkable results. Charles Massy's ground-breaking new book features a range of similar experiments. It is a comprehensive account of how a grassroots revolution is helping to turn climate change around, while building healthy people, communities and landscapes. Get more: Charles Massy's Call of the Reed Warbler - https://www.uqp.com.au/books/call-of-the-reed-warbler Wooleen Station - https://wooleen.com.au And tune into podcast 9 for an in-depth conversation with Frances Jones at Wooleen Station - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/009-regenerating-land-food-systems Many thanks to our sponsors for this event - Sustain: the Australian Food Network, the William Angliss Institute & the National Sustainable Living Festival. Thanks also to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

Dr Charles Massy joins me to discuss regenerative agriculture and the five basic functions for ecological literary. We chat about why this important for farmers but also what this means for the city dweller. And why pesticides such as Roundup are being found in your beer. This is a beautiful story of hope and how indivisible humans are with Mother Earth. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com. ----- WANT TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs. ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook or YouTube page.  

Charles Massy gained a Bachelor of Science in the 70s before returning to the family farm near Cooma and the Snowy Mountains. He has been farming since, and in 2009 Charles Massy returned to ANU to complete a PhD in Human Ecology. In his latest book Call of the Reed Warbler he explores regenerative agriculture; an approach to farming that rebuilds topsoil, increases biodiversity, and importantly for Australia, resurrects eroded land and combats climate change. Charles joins us in the studio. Here's Sarah's review of the book.

What is the anthropocene, and could it be anything other than a really bad news story for us humans that created it? This episode is a recording of a session from the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival, featuring: *Clair Brown, economics professor at the University of California and author of Buddhist Economics - http://buddhisteconomics.net/about/ *Charles Massy, sheep farmer, academic and landscape manager and author of Call of the Reed Warbler -https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/07/18/93409/call-of-the-reed-warbler-charles-massy-uqp/ *Clive Hamilton, public ethics professor at Charles Sturt University, writer and author of Defiant Earth - http://clivehamilton.com/books/defiant-earth-the-fate-of-humans-in-the-anthropocene/ Follow host Graham Readfearn twitter.com/readfearn

Charles Massy was once like many farmers, unknowingly contributing to the decline of the soil through the use of chemicals. He is now a radically eco-minded farmer who has carefully nursed a 2,000-hectare property back to natural health. He reveals the real story of industrial agriculture and the global profit-obsessed corporations driving it. In association with University of Queensland Press