So, do we as Regenerative Agriculture Coaches have something to sell too? Absolutely! We have years of experience – both in knowledge, and perhaps more importantly, in questioning. Attachment to knowledge leads to more of the same. But attachment to questioning? That creates new and exciting opportunities, and in these lie possible solutions to all of your problems.

What if there was a simple practice that when implemented regularly would provide opportunities for informed decisions, reduced risks, increased profit, improved confidence and act as an early warning system for unintended consequences arising in your land management system? Monitoring your soil health on a regular basis will provide all of these benefits and yet many land managers struggle to make it a priority to commit to regularly monitoring their soil health.

Here are just a few incentives to encourage you to schedule some time in your calendar every year to monitor your soil health

Well it’s true that sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for. We have recently found ourselves with an 8 metre long pile of wood chip mulch on hand and ready to be put to good use in soil restoration. There is another perspective to our wood chip windfall though.

Slow moving events such as drought, or flood waters travelling slowly overland from perhaps hundreds of kilometres away are the easiest to proactively prepare for. But how many people choose to make the hard decisions? And what could some of those decisions look like?

If your business is making a financial profit but your soil health and ecosystem functions are declining you are extracting (mining). If you are making a financial profit at the expense of human wellbeing you are exploiting. If you are tolerating an agricultural business that is not making a financial profit because it is a “lifestyle” you are eroding the financial capital in your business assets to survive and this cannot be claimed to be regenerative.

Are you feeling called to transform the way you farm to create a vibrantly healthy farm business and life? If so, these 10 keys can help support your mindset on your farming journey. These keys have evolved from our own farming journeys which have spanned over 30 years each working in agriculture as farmers and also in coaching and extension roles with farmers.

The term biodynamic farming is often misunderstood and confused with organic and biological farming methods. Whilst there are a lot of similarities between these farming practices there are some distinct differences

Farming consciously often leads farmers to natural farming methods like biodynamics, organics, permaculture and holistic management. We may not be prescriptive with these methods and may blend elements of all three to suit our unique farm, values and goals.