When Form 8655 Agricultural 2024

I think a spiritual journey goes hand-in-hand with an environmental one. Personally, this has led me to understand that life is about service. We are blessed to have this farm, so how do we use it for the greater good? It is a traditional sheep and cattle farm, spanning 17 hectares or 1500 acres. It has been farmed traditionally with sheep and cattle since the 1850s. About fifteen years ago, when we had our first child, we started thinking about the future and the food we were giving our children. This led us on a journey to find a more sustainable and regenerative way of looking after our property, as well as securing a brighter future. Over the last ten years, this journey has involved learning about organic agriculture, biodynamic agriculture, and biological agriculture. We have made significant changes on the farm during this time. In 2008, we approached New Zealand with an idea for people to be able to use air points to donate to an environmental tree-planting project. We were fortunate to receive funding from the EMU Zealand environment trust, allowing us to plant 85,000 trees over a three-year period. The majority of these trees are native to New Zealand and have transformed the landscape. Additionally, we have planted nut trees and fruit trees to create abundance and vibrancy on the farm. As we strive to create diversity on the farm, we have cattle, pigs, and a few dairy cows. We believe in utilizing a perennial crop like grass pasture, along with forage from trees, to reduce reliance on annual grains and the energy required to produce them. One of our significant changes has been reducing our sheep numbers and introducing more cattle to support a system of holistic grazing. Holistic grazing is a management technique inspired by Allan Savory,...