Secrets of the Soil Podcast with Regen Ray
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Secrets of the Soil is a podcast dedicated to empowering people with knowledge about soil. Hosted by Regen Ray, Secrets of the Soil brings you ideas and inspiration for improving your soil health, as well as interviews with mentors on all things related to soil.
Regenerative farming & agriculture either in your own backyard, urban farm or on a rural landholding it all starts with the paddock between our ears. Knowledge & mindset is where it all starts. A regenerative human heals our planet.
Tune in every week to gain insights from seasoned soil lovers & mentors to discover how we can start to heal our planet & live thriving lives.
The more Regen Ray discovered about the wonderful world beneath our feet and the power of soils, the more he wanted to share this knowledge with the world.
What are you waiting for hit subscribe and let’s dig deep into our soils together!
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Music, Intro & Outro created & edited by Lloyd Richards - lloydrichards.net
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37: The Power of Cover Crops and What They Mean for Farmers with Christos Miliotis
For many of us, the soil is our mother, and covering it with a protective embrace will always be important. Imagine a world without cover crops. A place where the soil is bare and vulnerable to erosion and salinity. That's not something we want for our planet right?
Our soil needs protection.
Who is Dr. Christos Miliotis?
Dr. Christos has been researching for 17 years methods to draw down greenhouse gases from the sky to soil with a special focus on the role of microbes to build the soil carbon sponge and draw in more water vapour from the atmosphere and store it in the soil.
The focus is on reimagining greenhouse gases as resources where there is too much of a good thing in the wrong place and through plants and microbes to transfer too, much of a good thing in the right place - THE SOIL.
Christos is a Soil and Gut health consultant as the two are inextricably linked.
Website:https://biodiver.city/
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Jun 22, 2022
36: Listen to the Animals to Nourish Ourselves: A Path Towards Regenerative Ecosystem with Fred Provenza
With a diverse ecosystem, the benefits are endless. Diversity in the form of plants and animals is one way to keep your ecosystem healthy. Soil health also relies on a diverse range of organisms for its well-being, as they all contribute something special towards making sure that there are enough nutrients available where needed most.
Who is Fred Provenza?
Fred Provenza grew up in Salida, Colorado, working on a ranch and attending school in Wildlife Biology at Colorado State University. He is professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University where he worked for 35 years, directing an award-winning research group that pioneered an understanding of how learning influences foraging behavior and how behavior links soil, plants, herbivores, and humans.
He is the author of three books, including Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom; Foraging Behavior: Managing to Survive in a World of Change; and The Art & Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders (co-author with Michel Meuret).
He has published over 300 research papers in a wide variety of scientific journals. He has been an invited speaker at over 500 conferences. The many awards he received for research, teaching, and mentoring are the creativity that flowed from warm professional and personal relationships with over 75 graduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scientists, and colleagues during the past 45 years.
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Jun 2, 2022
35: Building a Powerful Farmer-Consumer Relationship Using Storytelling with Blair Beattie
Farming is more than a way of life, it’s at the heart and through the power of storytelling, we are building bridges that will one day connect all people with their desired outcomes.
Listen to this episode and discover more about why building a strong connection with farmer-consumer through storytelling is very important.
Who is Blair Beattie?
Passionate Jack of all Trades finding purpose in his regenerative story.
Having worked in many realms of business and activism, Blair’s true purpose is grounded in the advocacy of Regenerative Agriculture, manifesting itself as the director of Farmer’s Footprint Australia.
With vast experience in food systems, native ingredients, and soil health, Blair’s knowledge in these fields is equaled by his passion for community, sovereignty, and his family. As he continues to learn, listen, stumble, and be humbled by his journey, his focus is to educate, empower and activate humans toward a regenerative life.
Website:
https://farmersfootprint.org.au/
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/farmersfootprintaustralia
https://www.instagram.com/farmersfootprintaustralia/
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May 25, 2022
34: The Amazing Solutions to Saving Our Ecosystem Through Regenerative Agriculture with Ethan Gordon
The earth is a beautiful place, but it's also delicate. With so many people and animals depending on the land for their daily needs from food sources to places of safety from disasters or violence-the ecosystem cannot survive if we don't take care of it!
What is a Solution? Listen to this episode as Ethan discusses Regenerative Agriculture, Diversity, Holistic Management, and More...
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Who is Ethan Gordon?
Ethan Gordon is a Ph.D. Candidate with the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney. He uses discourse analysis to explore regenerative agriculture and other ecological alternatives to extractive agricultural models.
Through action research alongside the Institute of Ecological Agriculture (IEA), Ethan aims to understand how transformation can be facilitated in agriculture to prevent further ecosystem degradation and social unrest. IEA is a co-operative of farmers, consultants, and educators dedicated to, and advocating for, healthy agricultural landscapes and communities. Together, they are developing an accreditation designed to support the ethical and professional standards of consultants, educators, and trainers in ecological (regenerative) agriculture.
This is important work to Ethan because it speaks directly to his family’s custodianship of Moffat Falls, a pastoral property located in the lands of the Dunghutti, Gumbaynggirr, and Anaiwan Nations. Moffat Falls is a steer trade operation. Through holistic landscape management, they utilise their grazing animals for carbon sequestration and are early adopters of carbon farming.
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May 18, 2022
33: Improve Your Health, Food Quality, and Climate - Save Our Soils With Mark Rathbone
There is growing evidence that by using farming methods that replenish the soil, we can decrease the negative consequences and possibly even reverse some of our soil problems.
Bio-dynamic agriculture is an environmentally friendly method of farming that includes gradually increasing soil fertility by applying compost made from organic materials. As a result, the plants are healthier and have more vitamins than conventional crops.
Love to eat but not keen on the chemicals? Let's hear from Mark Rathbone about how he founded Save Our Soils and how, as a child, he was exposed to a lot of information from his father during his transition from conventional to organic farming, which sparked his interest in regenerative agriculture and healthy eating.
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Who Is Mark Rathbone?
Mark Rathbone runs his own business called Save Our Soil Australia. His mission is to inform people of the regenerative nature of bio-dynamic agriculture by growing tasty fruit and vegetables, selling them through farmers' markets, and providing information on the subject via our website, speaking engagements, and other media.
Mark and his family have been bio-dynamic farming since December 1965 (when he was just 2 years old) so he is probably in a really good position to explain it.
Website: https://www.saveoursoil.com.au/
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May 11, 2022
32: Stop Feeding Your Plants and Start Feeding the Soil with Ryan Young
Can you imagine a landscape designer who's so worried about the final results of his landscape designs that he started his own business to make sure he was getting it right? That's Ryan Young, landscaper, and founder of Uncommon Ground Ply Ltd.
What started out as frustration at the lack of natural landscapes in the homes he was designing grew into a passion for promoting naturally-grown products, and now Ryan is helping open organic farmers share their message with the world.
His passion for music (he always has an earphone in) puts him in a space where he can gain ideas or inspiration, and his love for the environment and our soil has helped him establish a successful business around taking care of the land. Let’s discover the fascinating world of landscaping. design and love for soil as Ryan Young opens up to us his passion and his journey from being a business owner to a traveler.
Who is Ryan Young?
Ryan Young is one of the finest Landscape Designers in Melbourne and is now servicing most states in Australia.
A craftsman and artist he works closely with his clients to create their vision. Considered and resourceful, Ryan’s attention to the detail of landscape design creates enduring spaces. He creates inspirational landscapes for practical living, specializing in holistic gardens his designs are beautifully practical. If you would like to live in a garden that evolves over time, allow Ryan to design you and your family a truly inspirational outdoor space. Invest in a landscape design that adapts to the rhythms of family life.
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Website: http://www.uncommonground.com.au/
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May 4, 2022
31: Being at Oneness with Our Soil, Foods & Soul. The Amazing Links Between Soil Biome & Gut Biome with Cyndi O’meara
Growing your own food is one of the best ways to make sure you're eating only healthy, fresh ingredients. Not only will it taste better than anything from a grocery store but also being in control means no more worries about pesticides or other chemicals.
Listen to this podcast and discover the importance of food and nutrition, as well as how chemicals affect our health.
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Who is Cyndi O’Meara?
Cyndi is about educating. Her greatest love is to teach, both in the public arena and within the large corporate food companies, to enable everyone to make better choices so they too can enjoy greater health throughout their lives. Her unique, surprisingly simple yet extensively researched but down-to-earth approach, challenges and encourages others to eliminate unhealthy habits and has inspired thousands to make smarter choices about the food they choose to put into their body.
Cyndi confronts her audiences, whether, within the public or corporate sectors, she has the courage to call out deception and misinformation and believes in arming people with the tools and resources to reach their goals.
By educating people on food choices, how to read food labels, why diets don’t work, and how drugs can affect your total well-being and vitality, Cyndi empowers them to make long-lasting changes with simple and achievable steps on how to create healthier habits.
Changing Habits has been recognised by the Australian Organic Annual Awards 2019 as a finalist for Best Organic Influencer.
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Apr 13, 2022
30: The Demand for Soil Carbon Is on The Rise with Louisa Kiely
The catastrophic consequences of global climate change have gone on way too far. Meanwhile, the demand for carbon is on the rise, and it's a market that's predicted to grow There is no sign of slowing down, and if continues to be credited a number of new grant programs could benefit farmers all over the country.
Proper soil carbon management can not only retain more water, but can also restore the landscape, increase your yield, and give you access to necessary resources.
Let’s dig deeper into this as Louisa Kiely shares with us everything we need to know about carbon farming.
Who is Louisa Kiely?
Louisa, Director of Carbon Farmers of Australia, obtained her Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of New England. She worked in the market research industry as a field supervisor while bringing up her 3 children. Together with her husband Michael, in 1991-2003 Louisa established and grew a city-based marketing agency from zero to 55 employees. In this business, she was Director and General Manager of Boomerang! Integrated Marketing & Advertising.
Intent on following her first choice of career, she studied for the Advanced Diploma of Farm Management at Sydney University (Orange), trained in Holistic Management, and from 1998 to 2017 she was a woolgrower in the Wellington NSW district, growing fine Merino Wool.
She was selected by the Central Western Catchment Management Authority as one of 10 highly innovative landholders in the Catchment, to be trained in farm planning and soil restoration. Through this training, she and Michael became convinced that soil carbon could solve many agricultural, environmental, and climate change problems.
She co-founded the Carbon Coalition Against Global Warming in February 2006 to lobby for the right of Australian landholders to trade on the emissions offset market the credits they can earn by sequestering carbon in their soils. She has since traveled throughout Australia and internationally meeting scientists and farmers and spreading the word about Carbon Farming.
She was invited to be a delegate at a Climate Change and Conservation Farming Conference in LaFayette, Indiana, organised by the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation. She was also a delegate at the National Carbon Offset Coalition Conference in Bozeman, Montana. She is co-founder of Carbon Farmers of Australia Pty Ltd (CFA). CFA also published the world’s first Carbon Farming Handbook.
Seeking to build bridges with the scientific community, she organised two Soil C Summits between Scientists and Farmers, in Dubbo and Orange NSW. And as co-founder of CFA, she organised and ran the world’s first Carbon Farming Conference & Expo in November 2007. In 2019 the 9th National Carbon Farming Conference & Expo, the biggest yet with delegates from every state in Australia and from all over the world, was held.
She developed the “CarbonCredited™” brand for wool and recruited woolgrowers into this emissions reduction program. Louisa has been recognized for her work and was chosen as runner up in the 2008 NSW Rural Woman of the Year. She has also sat on the board of the Regional Development Australia Committee – Orana Region. This intergovernmental committee was set up to ensure the future strength and development in rural and regional Australia.
As director of Carbon Farmers of Australia Pty Ltd, she was a part of a consortium of 3 companies that developed the first Soil Carbon Methodology submitted to the Carbon Farming Initiative process. Carbon Farmers of Australia also offers farm-ready training in Carbon Farming and Trading.
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Feb 15, 2022
29: Six Must-Watch Documentaries About Soil And Nature That Will Blow Your Mind with Regen Ray Milidoni
Ever felt that you wanted other people to see and experience something that you have seen? Or perchance, did you want to share the beauty of nature and the soil and how something as simple can change one's life in an instant?
Let us join Regen Ray as he provides us with his insights on his 6 lists of documentaries that we can check and watch that will make us dive deeper into the challenges we face in understanding more in the life beneath our feet. Some will hold more information and will do great things to inspire and learn more about the importance of nature. Soil, and beyond.
Who is Ray Milidoni?
Ray is a professional problem solver and a get-things-done guy who takes multi-tasking to a whole new level while helping others to grow their business.
With a strong background in marketing, podcasting, mentorship, management, farming, and a plethora of other endeavors, Ray Milidoni can be described as a wealth of regenerative expertise collated within just one mind.
What does regeneration mean to you? For Ray, it’s a persistent pursuit of knowledge, improvement, and possibility. It’s taking new, creative approaches to problems that have been previously “unsolvable” and solving them. It’s providing a wealth of knowledge to people who need it most, for them to take the next step in building their business. It’s coaching individuals who feel as though they’re stuck in a rut, confined to their current status, rather than their possibility for greatness.
A sharp mind is one of the most useful tools Ray possesses. The Razor Sharp Show podcast that he hosts is a true testament to his keen, logical, emotional, and interpersonal intelligence. His discussions with people from a range of different industries and backgrounds are thought-provoking, energized, and 1000% motivating.
Working with Ray is an experience that many have described as genuine, passionate, extraordinary, and inspiring. Reach out to him today if you’re ready to place your problems into his highly capable hands and come away with the means to fully regenerate your business or your lifestyle.
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Feb 8, 2022
28: Understanding Food From Soil To Stomach with Matthew Evans Author of SOIL
Have you enjoyed the sweet taste of homegrown strawberries and asparagus? Or do you prefer the robustness of tomatoes and cucumbers? Well, it’s time to appreciate healthy soil that provides nutrients for all those tasty treats.
A handful of soil is filled with a complex system of microbes, insects, plant roots, worms, and microbes. Healthy soil is alive! To produce a great crop, we need to create conditions where our plants can grow their best. An ecosystem that uses waste products from plants and animals as food for other creatures, an ecosystem-based on relationships that feed each other...soils should be alive with earthworms, microorganisms, bugs and with a considerable amount of organic matter—dead plant material.” all providing an interchangeable cycle of life beneath us.
Who is Matthew Evans?
Matthew Evans, Tasmanian chef, farmer, food writer, and broadcaster is the author of over a dozen books on food. His latest is called SOIL, a hymn to the remarkable and underappreciated bit of Earth that gifts us life.
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Website:https://fatpig.farm/
Soil Book:https://fatpig.farm/product/soil/
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Feb 1, 2022
27: Why Encouraging Kids To Connect With Nature is Becoming More Important Than Ever with Asher Cloran
Children mainly have little chance to discover that there is a life that exists under the surface of the soil because children are not being taught enough about soil life in schools.
They are only aware of the life above the ground than underneath it. This leads to a serious lack of interest of our younger generation towards their surrounding environment.
Some kids (especially the younger generation) nowadays prefer visual information instead of written information. Their form of understanding life comes through observation more than through text.
But, not all hope is lost! There are ways to combat this serious issue.
By educating younger generations on the importance of healthy soils, we can ensure our soils continue to be a valuable resource for generations to come.
Who is Asher Cloran?
Asher Cloran is a health, nature, and education entrepreneur who leads the company Life Rocks - a science education company aimed at connecting children to the magic of nature through discovery, interactivity, science, and art.
Asher educates adults on working with Nature to create a better home, classroom, and family and creates resources with his teams like illustrated books, board games, and more to help ignite a passion for Nature in the younger generations.
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Website: https://liferocks.com.au/
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Social Media
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www.facebook.com/LifeRocksAus
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Jan 25, 2022
26: Making Soil Sexy - Feed The Soils, Feed The World with Peter Critch
As farmers or home gardeners, both have the desire to have their own compost pit but there are various worm culture methods using castings that may not be safe for consumption, and of course the time it takes for worm bins to start generating! Most importantly, we want our own vermicompost environment without needing to worry about safe practices or slow growth.
Regardless of whether you are interested in growing organic vegetables for your own backyard garden or simply want to help cut down on the amount of food sent to landfills, it is always good to know that there are communities or organizations that you can reach out to help you in your composting journey.
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Who is Peter Critch?
Peter is the youngest co-founder of Subpod. His vision is to transform organic waste into nutrient-dense food through a circular economy.
He believes that the problem of organic waste is the solution to improving global well-being, and the missing link is intelligent composting.
By understa…
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Jan 4, 2022
25: Welcome to 2022 - The year of Soil & Soul
Hey Soil Lovers!
Welcome to 2022! We are excited about what the podcast has in store for you this year, here is a special announcement podcast from your host Regen Ray.
Truly from the bottom of our Soil Loving hearts 🤎 we would like to thank you for being a listener, being the voice of the soils, and spreading the secrets of the soil.
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Who is Ray Milidoni?
Ray is a professional problem solver and a get-things-done guy who takes multi-tasking to a whole new level while helping others to grow their business.
With a strong background in marketing, podcasting, mentorship, management, farming, and a plethora of other endeavors, Ray Milidoni can be described as a wealth of regenerative expertise collated within just one mind.
What does regeneration mean to you? For Ray, it’s a persistent pursuit of knowledge, improvement, and possibility. It’s taking new, creative approaches to problems that have been previously “unsolvable” and solving them. It’s providing a…
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Dec 28, 2021
24: To Certify or NOT To Certify That is The Million Dollar Regenerative Questions with Will Elrick
Despite the growing popularity of organic foods and products, many consumers are still not aware of the benefits and downsides.
The word ‘organic’ is now being used as a buzzword to sell all sorts of products. The label cannot be taken at face value. Consumers should do their own research to ensure that the product actually is what it claims to be.
Data on the organic sector is not readily available and it is important to have as much information as possible in order to make better decisions.
The only way to find out whether something is good or bad for you is if we have access to enough data and statistics.
Who is Will Elrick?
Erick has been involved with Agroecology and nature-based solutions for around ten years. Working and also training on an Agroecological farm in Albury, southern NSW. During that time, I did Agroecology at Charles Sturt University, which later life happened, and I had to move to Northern NSW.
He completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours. It was a so…
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Dec 21, 2021
23:To Which We Belong: A Film That Showcases How Regenerative Ag Can Bring Back The Life of Our Soils and Build Communities With Pamela Boll & Lindsay Richardson
There is a discrepancy of understanding and awareness about our soils which affects our way of living. Our soils undergo many changes that most of the time cannot be controlled, but they can always be influenced.
We are on the brink of a new era, where our actions and inactions have a far greater impact than we could ever imagine.
The future is ours to create. Open your mind and be inspired with a new way forward in bringing life to our soils.
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Who is Pamela Boll?
Pamela Tanner Boll is an artist, filmmaker, writer, and activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Mystic Artists Film Productions. She is the Co-Executive Producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary, Born into Brothels. Pamela has executive produced the following film projects: Living in Emergency: True Stories of Doctors Without Borders; In a Dream; Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence; Our Summer in Tehran; Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields; Close to the Fire; She’s…
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Dec 14, 2021
22: Farming Together: The Power of Change Comes From People Working Towards a Common Goal and Vision with Lorraine Gordon
A shift in the way we farm is vital to ensure our survival. We must begin to foster a regenerative agricultural system that will produce more food while sequestering carbon and capturing water. In addition, we need to embrace practices that replenish soil fertility, retain nutrients, and protect our waterways. This will provide increased resilience of landscapes and communities
Regenerative agriculture offers a solution to different farming practices. Farmers are key to creating a sustainable future. With enough support and collaboration from other people they can change the system and create resilient farms that can stand the test of time.
Working together and empowering farmers aims to inspire them through knowledge sharing and skills development, so they can improve their business while improving the environment. Working together means they have more power to achieve what's important to each individual farm or in the community.
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Who is Lorraine Gordon?
Lorraine Gordon…
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Dec 7, 2021
21: Building Farm & Culture Resilience Through Community Diversity with Rachelle Armstrong
We need more sustainable and resilient farming practices. Most farmers today are facing the same problem as they fight for an increasingly challenging global food system that they too feel lost and struggle to get along with.
It is a hands-on experience within the farm sector by connecting farmers and people who want to transition into regenerative farming with real opportunities that shows how we are all connected with each other and with our lands
Who is Rachelle Armstrong?
Rachelle grew up on a dairy/beef farm in Yackandandah, Victoria. She studied Health Science majoring in Public Health. She lived in Sri Lanka for 3yrs doing Community Development work which she carried into a local government role in a rural town in Western Australia.
She spent 15yrs developing the NutriSoil business in partnership with her parents and now building the Soil Restoration Farming Network, with a major focus on building an Australia/NZ Coaching Community.
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Nov 30, 2021
20: Stop Killing and Start Healing the Landscape by Having a Regenerative Mindset with Charlie Arnott
The principles and practices of biodynamic farming are approaches that can be applied anywhere food is grown. With thoughtful adaptation to scale, landscape, climate, and culture, farmers everywhere will benefit from these simple yet profound concepts.
Knowledge combined with experience, and curiosity can create a sense of understanding and discovery. The more we make ourselves knowledgeable, the more we shift our way of thinking to something more beneficial
Who is Charlie Arnott?
Charlie is an award-winning grazier from Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia, an educator and passionate advocate for Regenerative Farming practices. His family business has developed under Charlie’s guidance from a ‘conventional’, industrial high input mixed enterprise farm working against Nature to a Biodynamically principled holistically managed farm partnering with Nature.
Charlie started his Regenerative Farming journey 15 years ago. Previously he and his family had been farming conventionally…
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Nov 23, 2021
19: The Life Changing Power of Building Communities Around Gardens & Soil at S.W.A.M.P with Sue Bradley
The world is changing. More and more people are having instantaneous connections with each other and this has a great force that shifts our sense of being by opening and sharing opportunities with others on how our small little actions will be a great one that can impact the community.
Communities are created differently but their goals are to help keep everyone with what their passionate about and make them grow in it. This is where you have a place to share and feel valued and will be able to stand with someone and just keep it going.
We want people with great ideas to connect and reach out to others and turn that idea into reality.
Who is Sue Bradley?
She likes to think of herself as a conscious consumer, eater, and parent who is in constant curiosity and wonder about how we can be better humans walking this earth. How we can work with nature and within our local communities.
She sees supporting and working in local community initiatives as one of the most single most importa…
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Nov 16, 2021
18: How Young Farmers Are Changing the Way to Farm and Taking a New Approach to Regenerative Farming with Teale Simmons
Most of the farmers are not really knowledgeable about how to run a great farming business, they usually only know how to grow crops but sometimes they tend to ignore the most important aspects that can actually contribute to making their work easier and more successful.
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Who is Teale Simmons?
Teale Simmons, is the creator of Agriculture Explained, where we explain all things Agriculture. We aim to grow students, hobbyists and farmers for a more sustainable future in agriculture. From animal production to soil management, Agriculture Explained aims to provide quality educational resources to further develop your understanding of Agriculture.
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Nov 9, 2021
17: Connecting With Earth and Heart to Regenerate The Soul with Josh Holliday
A lot of people live in an urban environment which makes them somehow forget about nature. Everyone is focused on their career, family, or other things, and they don't have the time nor the energy to go outside and enjoy nature. This makes us feel disconnected from it.
But because of the Pandemic people are starting to reflect and have realizations on how taking a few moments every day to breathe in the fresh air and let your heartbeat to the rhythm of nature can have a profound positive effect not only on you as a human being but also on how we see and understand things especially how we treat and value our soils because everything from the soil the plant and animals and humans these are all interconnected.
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Who is Josh Holliday?
Josh Holliday is the Founder of regen room, an organisation that is growing to educate humanity on what it is to live a regenerative lifestyle.
After travelling the globe and visiting the 7 continents, Josh has developed an electric passion f…
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Nov 2, 2021
16: Permaculture: Sustainability And Self-Sufficient Ecosystem With Nick Steiner
The world is overpopulated and over-consuming, but we want to live in sustainable ways.
In a world where we are increasingly disconnected from nature, permaculture is a practice that helps us reconnect with the land. It’s about designing your lifestyle in a way that allows you to live in harmony with nature and is based on ethics of care for people and care for the environment.
The ultimate goal is to create permanent culture (and not just permanent agriculture) that fulfills human needs but at the same time partially fulfilling the needs of the natural environment.
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Who is Nick Steiner?
Nick is passionate about solving the climate crisis using permaculture thinking and regenerative agriculture.
As Permanick he brings inspiration and practical solutions to individuals with the aim of living more regenerative lives. Together with a group of friends he is building up Climate Farmers to support regenerative agriculture all over Europe.
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Oct 26, 2021
15: Why Regenerative Agriculture Starts on The Ground with A Shovel and Using Our Five Sense with Jono Frew
The soil is something that we are constantly touching, yet most of us know very little about it. We are taught the basics of what soil is at school but rarely do we ever go any further than that. It’s time to change this!
Imagine if you could learn about our own soil without being told by an expert with no personal connection to it. Imagine if you could have a personal connection with your soils and how they affect your daily life.
Who is Jono Frew?
Jono is a regeneration agriculture coach and educator. He and his team are here to enable farmers to think independently and to get back to the true JOY of growing food and taking full responsibility for choices made.
To help growers build organic matter in their soil, build diversity, utilize natural cycles, infiltrate, and hold onto more water, be more resilient to disease, drought, floods, predatory pests. disturbance events. We aim to do so by motivating, inspiring, facilitating, educating, and asking the BIG and IMPORTANT questio…
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Oct 19, 2021
14: Music for Our Microbiology & Sing to Save Our Soils: Talking Music & Compost with Woodie McClean
The main problem that we have are some people think that they can't do something because of a lack of knowledge on the subject.
A lot of people think that it's hard to make a shift from being an enthusiast for one thing to being an enthusiast for another, but in truth all you need is passion.
Let’s all listen to the beat of the sound of our soils as Woodie McClean mixes his passion for music and how his love for our soils opens new ways for him to promote organic waste back into our soils.
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Who is Woodie McClean?
Bringing an open mind and collaborative nature to represent the creative industries and the microbial macrocosm of life beneath our feet, Woodie McClean (aka MC Microbe) is a locally grown industrious musician and soil enthusiast.
Living and practising on Guringai/Darkinjung land on Australia’s East Coast, MC Microbe supports and re-connects artists in all fields through a developed network of practising professionals whilst following a passionate motivatio…
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Oct 12, 2021
13: Why Soil is Worth More than Gold - Soil Analysis & How It Can Improve Your Growing Journey With Bryan McLeod
Soils can be a vital component of a variety of industries, from farming to construction. However, because the soil is so diverse and complicated, measuring its quality can be a challenge.
Whether you are an Agriculturalist with concerns over crop yield, or a Home Gardener wanting to grow food in your backyard, or even if you are just interested in what makes good soil “good” having a proper soil analysis will do the trick.
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Who is Bryan McLeod?
Bryan McLeod was raised on a farm near Putaruru New Zealand, attending Massey University NZ in 1962 where he obtained a diploma in Agriculture, Dairy Farming Option.
He went through share-milking and farm ownership in the Waikato and started consulting in 1978 and moved to Australia in 1986.
Bryan established Pro Ag Consulting in 1987 which was represented in all states and territories within Australia. Bryan (ProAg Consulting) has now been consulting for 36 years, specialising in soil, plant and animal nutrition. He has stud…
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Oct 5, 2021
12: Kiss the Ground: How Regenerative Agriculture Is Working with Nature to Rebuild Our Healthy Soils with Finian Makepeace
Taking care of our soils is crucial to the survival of humankind. However, it's an issue that isn't discussed often enough.
To ensure that there are good soils for future generations, we must carefully find probable solutions to keep what's left now!
Finian Makepeace shares his amazing journey to how his dedication and participation in global regeneration, motivate him to empower people around the world to become confident advocates with the purpose of preserving and generating our soils.
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Who is Finian Makepeace?
Finian Makepeace is the Co-Founder, Policy Director & Lead Educator of Kiss the Ground. He is a renowned presenter, media creator, and thought leader in the field of regenerative agriculture and soil health.
His dedication to Kiss the Ground’s mission of “awakening people to the possibilities of regeneration”, has motivated him to develop training programs, workshops, and talks designed to empower people around the world to become confident advocates f…
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Sep 28, 2021
11: The Regenerative Soil, Permaculture & Carbon Cycle With Matt Powers
Keeping up with change was never easy, especially when it comes to our soils.
Soil Regeneration is a broad discussion over the time, but to what extent do we really understand this matter?
Matt Powers gives a mind-opening discussion on how his knowledge and understanding in Soil Regeneration change his ways and his thinking and why since then he’s been hooked and there’s no way of stopping him but just to continue and move forward in all the changes that are happening on our soils.
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Who is Matt Powers?
Matt Powers (M.Ed) is an author, educator, seed saver, gardener, and entrepreneur focused on radically transforming the entire K-12 education system through the collegiate system as well as the economy such that it aligns with regenerative science, natural principles, and permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, & Future Care.
Matt, a former public high school teacher with a Masters degree in Education, is the author of the first government accredited permacultur…
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Sep 21, 2021
10: Understanding Agroecology & The Ground Up Approach to Food Sovereignty With Tammi Jonas
Who is Tammi Jonas?
Tammi Jonas is an agroecologist in principle and in practice, farming heritage-breed Large Black pigs, cattle, and garlic with her bricoleur husband Stuart on the unceded lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people in the central highlands of Victoria.
She is president of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA), co-editor and co-author of Farming Democracy: Radically transforming the food system from the ground up (2019), and undertaking a Ph.D. at the University of Western Australia on the biodiverse and decolonising practices and politics of small-scale farmers, and the impacts of the state on their efforts.
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Recommended Reading:
Book Title: Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
Author: Rupa Marya & Raj Patel
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Websites:
http://www.tammijonas.com/
http://jonaifarms.com.au/
https://www.prepthepeople.net/
https://www.foodsovereignty.org/
https://viacampesina.org/en/
http://afsa.org.au/
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Sep 14, 2021
9: The Principles of Holistic Management Including Grazing & Environmental Management, Goal Setting, Sustainable Living, Holistic Financial Planning & Decision Making With Brian Wehlburg
Who is Brian Wehlburg?
Brian is a well-regarded Holistic Management educator. Passionate about the environment from an early age, he attended an introductory course in 1995 and was bowled over with the results he obtained through managing holistically.
As a certified Holistic Management educator, Brian has shared his passion and knowledge with many businesses, land managers, families, environmental groups, and pastoralists, with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
Brian has trained and consulted in Australia, New Zealand, America, and Zimbabwe. His belief and passion allow him to create an atmosphere of trust within a group, allowing participants to actively contribute towards positive outcomes. In addition, he has hands-on experience, crop farming in Central Africa, working as a pasture and cattle manager in South West Queensland, and managing a mixed-species property in New South Wales.
He is motivated by seeing the positive change that Holistic Management can brin…
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Sep 7, 2021
8: It's all about building humus and micro and macro aggregates to optimize soil functions and reverse climate change with Christos Miliotis
Who is Dr. Christos Miliotis?
Dr. Christos has been researching for 17 years methods to draw down greenhouse gases from the sky to soil with a special focus on the role of microbes to build the soil carbon sponge and draw in more water vapour from the atmosphere and store it in the soil.
The focus is on reimagining greenhouse gases as resources where there is too much of a good thing in the wrong place and through plants and microbes to transfer too, much of a good thing in the right place - THE SOIL.
Christos is a Soil and Gut health consultant as the two are inextricably linked.
Website:https://biodiver.city/
Facebook Groups:
All things Hemp. We can feed, clothe, house and power up the world
holy cow it's Organic- an organic lifestyle that won't cost the earth/
Fermenting Foods
intermittent fasting
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Aug 31, 2021
7: Soil Microbiology; Weed Management with Compost Tea and How That Happens; Post Fire Soil Reclamation; Nutritional Value of Natural Foods With Dr. Mary Cole
Who Is Dr. Mary Cole?
Mary is a Worldwide Branding Professional of the Year – 2015-2016
representing Farming and Agriculture – in recognition for her exemplary leadership qualities & unwavering dedication to her profession.
Dr. Mary Cole is a well-known academic, plant pathologist, and soil microbiologist who provides instruction and workshops/courses in biological non-chemical/sustainable agricultural farming practices to farmers, students, and consultants around the world. As an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne she supervises PhD students and her lab, Agpath P/L, provides summer vacation experience in soil microbiology and composting for graduates of Victorian and interstate universities.
Career:
PhD in plant pathology from Monash University carried out at Monash University, South Australian Dept of Primary Industries & UCLA, Davis, California.
Lectures in plant pathology, in particular, grape vine diseases, but agricultural and environmental pathology in general…
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Aug 24, 2021
6: Why Community & Like-Minded Support Is Powerful in Regen - A Deep Soil Conversation with Our Soil Tv Pro Members
Who Are Soil TV Pro Members?
Soil TV Pro Members are Soil Lovers who are subscribed to our paid membership and who are doing our courses.
We were in awe at all the answers we were able to hear coming from real-life experiences of these amazing people Virtual regen interview highlights the success in soil regeneration and the increase in production on a holistic farm as a result of healthy soil management.
Come and join us and be a part of the Soil-ution!
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Aug 16, 2021
5: Electrical Production in Soils and Ongoing Effects with Ewan Campbell
Who is Ewan Campbell?
Ewan is a Farmer researcher who discovered the ability to increase electricity in the soil and its effects on biology nutrient uptake and production.
Whilst growing up and farming on the peat land they were continually
challenging the boundaries of what was possible. There was no rule book
because very few had taken a peat swamp covered in scrub and turned it into a productive beef and sheep farm and then converted that to a dairy farm.
When he started farming on his own account his efforts to find people who could explain what, why and how things work on the farm and its soils usually left him with just a blank look. He was not deterred and his continued investigations were not in vain because they led him to be trained in soil agronomy, animal nutrition and environmental management with Brookside Laboratories. This unique opportunity gave him the ability to test, measure and give meaning to what they observed on the farm. When this knowledge was combined w…
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Aug 15, 2021
4: Soil carbon and biodiversity are important for soil health, but also increase profitability - Digging Deeper with Sam Duncan & Florian Ruhnke
Who Is Sam Duncan?
Sam Duncan founded FarmLab in 2016 after serving in the Royal Australian Air Force as a logistics officer. Following tours to Africa and the Middle East, Sam saw the need to support our adaptation to climate change. This led him to the hypothesis that if farmers had better soil data then they would be able to better manage soil carbon. In the quest to improve access to better soil data, he developed FarmLab, which at the time was a simple mobile app for agronomists and consultants to help collect and submit soil samples to a soil testing lab for analysis.
Since then, FarmLab have developed out their agronomy and project management software to help farmers and agronomists better manage and share agronomic insights and data. More recently the focus has been on helping farmers understand and enter soil carbon offset projects under the Australian Clean Energy Regulator. The first step in this was the development of a Soil Carbon Offset Report (SCOR), pulling togeth…
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Aug 14, 2021
3: Grow Your Farm With the Thriving Farmer framework with Michael Kilpatrick
Who is Michael Kilpatrick?
Michael Kilpatrick is the owner of Growing Farmers/In the Field Media, LLC and a farmer (The Farm on Central), educator, and inventor who lives in Ohio. He’s the host of the top-rated Thriving Farmer Podcast as well as the Thriving Farmer Summit series, which has been viewed by over a quarter-million farmers.
He’s managed large farms and businesses, consulted for industry experts around the world, and spoken at dozens of conferences. Michael believes that anyone can build a profitable farm by following the simple business and management skills that he teaches in the Small Farm University, his company's educational platform and community for thriving farmers.
Website & Social Media Links:
www.growingfarmers.com
www.facebook.com/growingfarmerswithmichael
www.instagram.com/growingfarmers/
https://www.youtube.com/growingfarmers
https://www.farmoncentral.com
https://www.facebook.com/farmoncentral
https://www.instagram.com/farmoncentral/
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Aug 13, 2021
2: How People Can Live a Healthy Life Through a Complete Biological Balance in the Soil with Nakala Maddock
Who is Nakala Maddock?
Nutrisoil director Nakala Maddock joined the NutriSoil team in 2013 alongside her husband Darren whose parents founded the business in 1995.
NutriSoil has been a perfect fit for Nakala as it has allowed her to bring her passion and skill sets together to help the business continue its growth in production and the number of farmers it supports.
Nakala who has completed a degree in Business Management is thriving in her role of managing the family-owned business as it implements its strategy to empower farmers to grow life-enriching food.
As a mother of two Nakala is passionate about human health, she understands the connection between growing nutrient-dense food, soil health, and the flow of human health. Nakala has supplemented her business degree with further study of a Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education as well as Sustainable Agriculture where she focused most of her studies on Vermiculture.
This places her in good stead to provide reassurance and gu…
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Aug 12, 2021
1: Ecological Outcome Verification as Robust Monitoring and Verification of the Ecological Health of Farmland with Tony Hill
Who is Tony Hill?
Tony teaches Holistic Management in NSW and is an accredited professional with the Savory Institute. With a background in economics, policymaking, regional development, ecology, and biodiversity, he has worked for the government and consulted on design applications for Cooperative Research Centres.
Tony chairs the Australian Holistic Management Co-operative, has been a member of the Upper Shoalhaven Landcare Council and is an accredited teacher of the NSW TAFE Holistic Management Diploma.
He is the founder of the Land to Market Australia project incorporating Ecological Outcome Verification.
Visit their website:landtomarket.com.au
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Aug 10, 2021
0: What is Secrets of The Soil Podcast all About? Should You Listen & Subscribe?
Want to know how the soil under our feet works and can save us? This podcast will take you deep into the rabbit hole of all things about life under the ground in our soils, and introduce you to change-makers from different parts of the world who are making sure that we have healthy soils so we can not just survive but thrive.
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