Secrets of the Soil Podcast with Regen Ray

Regeneration is fundamentally about regenerating relationships, whether that's regenerating relationships between plants and their soil microbiome, whether it's regenerating relationships between livestock and the landscape, regenerating relationships between people who manage the farm and the community, whatever it might be. It's fundamentally about regenerating relationships. 

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Who is John Kempf?

John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, a regenerative agronomy consulting company, and KindHarvest.ag, an agriculture social network. John is the host of the Regenerative Agriculture podcast, and is known for developing crop nutrition management systems that increase yields and profitability while reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides. 

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To understand how we can eat and grow food that doesn't need to take so much from the soil and is going to give back to and with a food forest. And helping us understand how to improve our processes and methods and keep track of everything because of all the different species and variations that come with the other fruits and seeds that we're working with. The soil organic matter encourages organic matter to thrive and flourish a considerable part of it.

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Who is Liana Toth?

She worked on different farms for over 12 years, organic and conventional. Studied permaculture amongst other courses and have been practicing restoring soil, creating and designing gardens for 7+ years. Currently Nursery Manager for Climate Force and manage food forest gardens, community gardens and a regeneration site all organically certified.

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Liana from Climate Force talks about their work on a 350-acre piece of land in the Daintree region of Australia, which is sandwiched between two World Heritage sites: the Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. The organization is focused on planting native trees in order to regenerate the land, which was previously used for agriculture and is now covered in weeds. They are also growing community gardens and food forests in order to encourage community involvement and diversity. Climate Force's goal is to plant 360,000 or more native trees in the area in order to regenerate the land, which will also increase biodiversity by creating habitat for various insects, animals, birds, and shrubs. Liana mentions that the Daintree region is home to many ancient and primitive species of trees, and that some seeds in the rainforest only fruit every five, ten, or 15 years.

• Climate Force is an organization working on a 350-acre piece of land in the Daintree region of Australia
• Their goal is to plant 360,000 or more native trees in order to regenerate the land and increase biodiversity
• They are also growing community gardens and food forests to encourage community involvement
• The Daintree region is home to many ancient and primitive species of trees, and some seeds in the rainforest only fruit every 5, 10, or 15 years
• Climate Force is run by a group of young people and focuses on innovation and problem solving
• The land they are working on was previously used for agriculture and is now covered in weeds, making the task of regenerating it a challenge
• Liana is the city manager and is responsible for planting thousands of trees yearly
• The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest in the world and has a high level of diversity with 13 out of 19 of the world's most primitive species found there
• Some seeds in the rainforest only fruit every 5, 10, or 15 years
• Climate Force is focused on incorporating as much community interaction and activities as possible into their work.

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A permaculture designer has dedicated their life to learning this art, skill, strategy, principles, and fundamentals of how to design these freedom systems into the landscape. Being self-reliant is taking responsibility for our existence. People are getting together over the most natural thing we could do—growing and harvesting our food, sustenance, and existence. And those people will be able to support each other, even if the supply chain can't.

To start being more self-reliant, taking these steps and living in security in abundance for your household, you can leverage that as a profit-sharing model for yourself and your community. So it's just an inspiring opportunity and a lot of fun. 

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Who is Jim Gale?

Jim Gale is a passionate advocate, teacher, and speaker for the decentralization of society's most important pillars - food, water, energy, money, medicine, and education. He imagines a world of abundance, with edible landscapes, local power, clean water, food as medicine, and Permaculture education everywhere!

Who is Michael Hoffman?

Michael Hoffman is the Head of Freedom Farm Academy & Community Development at Food Forest Abundance. He also has expertise in permaculture, as well as homesteading. 

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Website: https://foodforestabundance.com/

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The restaurant will help focus on healthy, sustainable eating. It will help the environment by reducing the pollution caused by traditional farming methods. The leaves are sourced from local farms, and the food will be organic and locally sourced. It will also be able to provide healthy food options for its customers.

The mission is to try and change how people think about food production. However, by creating and trading passion with other people who are more innovative and have better ideas, the individual can still gain something from experience.

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Who is Dylan Cashman?

Dylan Cashman, who’s early experience took him on a culinary learning spree in the reputable kitchens of Sean's Panorama, Cottage Point Inn & Paper Daisy before becoming Head Chef of Fins Seafood Restaurant where he won his first chefs hat, believes food should be respected for its provenance just as wine is. After opening his own restaurant on the Gold Coast which won best new restaurant and a chefs hat, he then left for his second stint in Europe.He is passionate about sharing the best food, farmed with the future in mind, with everyone to help create better food expectations. 

Local Produce, Sustainable Agriculture, Incredible Service and Attention to detail... the four things needed for a successful restaurant and career in the restaurant industry in Australia. 

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We all want to live in a world where our food is healthy and abundant, but we often put off taking action because it feels overwhelming.

But there are a lot of things that we can do to improve our soil and make it more productive. and that is by taking small steps each day or week, asking questions when necessary so your land will get better with time while also helping become an even healthier person overall!

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Who is Luke Harrington?

Re-gen Farming director and owner Luke Harrington has always been interested in biology and soil health, along with healthy food production. This passion has led Luke to invest in his own education to develop a diverse knowledge of the tools needed to increase the biological health of soil.

Having completed many different online, on-farm and face to face events, field days, webinars and courses Luke has developed a far reaching network of like-minded experts in soil function and health.

His passion for long term sustainable agriculture has seen Luke branch away from the traditional agricultural service industry to providing a consulting service for those looking to farm differently, or more in tune with nature.
From sourcing seeds, along with biological fertilisers and stimulants, Luke can support farmers with long term planning and grazing management options. Luke can help unlock the tools in the toolbox to reinvigorate the biology in your soil to improve soil health, plant health, farm health and profit health.
Based in Deniliquin in Southern NSW, Luke spends time on the road and via Zoom supporting farms to transition to long term sustainable farming practices.

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The potential for organic gardens and farms is vast when you consider the benefits of Biological Solutions. A diverse ecosystem provides a greater variety of food sources and healthier soil.

Who is Darren Kuchel?

Darren is the owner of Microstart, an Australian-owned and family-operated company, based in Mount Gambier, South Australia. After working with Australian farmers locally to help organically improve soil biology and pasture health & production, Darren creates customised biological solutions for Aussie farmers across the country to help restore their soil biology and overall farm productivity.

The goal of Microstart is to help as many Australian farmers and gardeners to move away from harmful chemicals and artificial applications, so that they can grow the healthiest, most nutritious produce 100% naturally by utilizing the exciting science of biological and regenerative horticulture and agriculture. 

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Permaculture has been around for a long time and it is an ancient technique that can be used to solve many of the world's problems. The earth-friendly design promotes sustainable living by creating self-sufficient communities, where people work together with nature rather than against her...

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Who is David Holmgren?

David Holmgren is the co-originator of the permaculture concept following publication of Permaculture One, co-authored with Bill Mollison in 1978.

David is globally recognised as a leading ecological thinker, teacher, writer and speaker promoting permaculture as a realistic, attractive and powerful alternative to dependent consumerism.

Other key publications include Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability (2002) and Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt To Peak Oil and Climate Change (2009) and RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future (2018).

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Biodiversity is important for the functioning of our ecosystem and life on Earth. Restoration, regenerating, or integrating biodiversity can help fix damaged landscapes that are losing their natural balance due to human activity.

Let us understand and learn more about what life on Earth entails. 

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Who is Darren Doherty?

Darren J. Doherty (CPAg AIA) has extensive experience across the world in project design, development, management & training. A career-long focus on the profitable & regenerative retrofit of broadacre landscapes has seen Darren acclaimed as a pioneer in this important & often overlooked field.

With the advent of the Regrarians Ltd. non-profit in 2013, Darren has shifted his service profile to being that of a volunteer of that organisation, and is a leading attendee at conventions and conferences organised in conjunction with local organisations, companies and individuals all over the globe.

Darren is a 5th generation Bendigo region land manager, developer, author & trainer and has been involved in the design & development of well over 3000, mostly broadacre projects across 6 continents in more than 50 countries, ranging from 1 million hectare cattle stations in Australia’s Kimberly region to 110,000 acre Estancia’s in Patagonia, EcoVillage developments in Tasmania to public:private R&D agroforestry & education projects in Viet Nam, novel AG Machinery development + family farms across the globe with a range of private, corporate, government & non-profit clients.

A true ‘integrationalist’, Darren is the originator of the Keyline® Design (2006), Carbon Farming (2006), Carbon Economy (2007), Regenerative Agriculture (along with RegenAG® {2009}) & Regrarians® (2012) and Regrarians’ REX®, ROC & RAP conventions and conferences across Europe, North & South America and Oceania.

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The soil is a living, breathing entity that needs to be treated with respect.

Keeping your soil covered with living plants will not only help you to grow better crops but also have other benefits. The more you care for your soil the happier and healthier our hardworking friends underneath will be.

Who is David Mackay?

David Lewis Mackay is passionate about soil & the importance it holds for future generations.

A serial eco-entrepreneur, he started delving into the world of soil biology in 2015 and has been hooked on discovering its endless applications across global humanitarian & agricultural pain points ever since.

In an attempt to share the brilliance of this wonderful underworld with as many people as possible, he started Smartsoil in 2018 and continues to share his passion. 

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The future of food is changing, and it's time to think differently about what we eat. The production and consumption patterns in society will have a lasting impact on the environment as well as human health for generations ahead - but there are ways you can start making better choices today!

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Who is Katie Flannigan?

Katie Flannigan is an emerging author/illustrator. A lover of picture books Katie has long harboured a dream to create them. Her illustrations have been described as quirky and humorous and she uses mixed media, handmade figurines, and found objects to create her work.

Katie has completed a Faber Academy course with Allen & Unwin for Children’s Books and was awarded a Maurice Saxby Mentorship in 2016. She also volunteers with the Koala Kids Book Club at the Royal Children’s Hospital in her hometown of Melbourne.

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