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Young Farmers Connect — October 25, 2021

UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS WITH THE REGEN FARMERS MUTUAL

we are the generation of regeneration

Join us in conversation with Andrew Ward and Rohan Clarke from the Regen Farmers Mutual to better understand how farmers and land owners can access 'Environmental Markets' and benefit from participating in their new Environmental Farm Assessment service.

What is an Environmental Farm Assessment?
An Environmental Farm Assessment enables farmers to obtain an indicative assessment of the value of their land’s environmental assets. It is a tool where farmers and their assessors collect farm data (with respect to soil, ground cover, farm practices etc.) that is then evaluated through a range of different metrics – including carbon, biodiversity, food certification, and whole-of-farm measures.

The Environmental Farm Assessment is the entry product for farmers into the Regen Farmers Mutual and is being launched in 2022This is a free educational event for our farming community
Topics covered will include:
· What are Environmental Markets?
· Costs and risks associated with EG&S
· Where did these EG&S markets emerge from & where are they going?
· How do EG&S relate to farming practices?
· Why you may want to be involved Region Farmers Mutual
· The benefits of joining and/or facilitating a group in your local region

please register via Humanitix for this FREE event

 Registration 
 
  • NEW Farm Opportunities -

Share farming opportunity - Mid Coast NSW 

Situated on 25-acres on the majestic Macleay River near Kempsey NSW, this farm has been in production for 13 years operating as a commercial Organic horticultural farm. They have established infrastructure, equipment and an irrigation licence and live on a tarmac road 12kms from town.

The owners have reached a point in their lives where we no longer want to grow anything commercially but would love the opportunity to share what we have set up on this farm with others who share our passion for giving back to the land.

For the right couple/person, they are are offering:

  •  a self- contained cottage,

  •  access to farming equipment including a tractor,

  •  farm land for growing crop/vegetables and other opportunities in farming by negotiation,

  •  Wi-fi, and electricity.

This opportunity is being offered in exchange for 2 days’ work per week on site to grow and operate the home vegetable garden and orchards including assisting with general weeding around the farm. 

The owners also own another 100 acres next door where they agist cattle and we are open to negotiate how this land is farmed.

Seeking a couple/person who dreams of having their own farm one day and in the meantime would like to start farming in partnership - there is a huge potential on offer for sharing this land

 Expressions of Interest 
 

Owners have a passion for farming and a vision to develop a center of influence in the community, hence purchasing this property. However, they also have heavy commitments with other businesses, and for this reason they are looking for passionate, like-minded people to join their efforts and make this project thrive.

There's currently approximately 2500 m2 of market garden and another 5 acres of orchard planted. There is opportunity for expansion of both, up to 3 acres of market garden possibly.

 Expressions of Interest 
 

GOT A JOB, INTERNSHIP OR TRAINING OPPORTUNITY ON YOUR FARM ?

Join Young Farmers Connect as a member or supporter and list your opportunity for free on our jobs board. We support active engagement in the small scale, regenerative, food justice and agroecology sectors.

www.youngfarmersconnect.com/job-opportunities

DO YOU HAVE LAND THAT COULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONNECT WITH A LOCAL YOUNG FARMER TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE?

Young Farmers Connect’s FarmLinks program supports networking and outreach for offers of land and share farming opportunities Australia wide for the development of small farm enterprises.

www.youngfarmersconnect.com/farm-links

 

Upcoming Events :

SEQLD - Young Farmers Connect network for their next field day on a journey of social enterprise on Monday 1 November 2021.

(Please Note – Due to covid this event is a ticketed event as numbers are limited - only ticket holders can attend.)

This field day will include a farm walk, discussion with our farmer host Arran and Liam who will discuss the community and social enterprise model of farming of Millen Farm and their respective farms onsite.
This is a great opportunity to meet and network with other farmers in the region focused on small scale, regenerative ecological farm systems, as well as hear from experts in complimentary fields.

Millen Farm is a not-for-profit community-based organisation in the Samford Valley, just 30 minutes from the Brisbane CBD. Our aim is to establish a financially and ecologically sustainable urban farming system and then offer a helping hand to others who’d like to do something similar.
It hosts Powerful Owl Permaculture and The Mini Farm Project.

 Registrations 
 

October is the month that Agroecology Europe uses to explore, promote and advocate for this great social movement so we though we might join in solidarity and start unpacking what is behind this terminology and help folks and farmers here in Australia to connect with some of the great projects and platforms globally that are using these principles as a guide to transforming their food and agricultural systems

Read more on our Agroecology blog

Regenerative Market Gardeners Reading List

We asked the market gardening community what the best go-to resources are to inform their regenerative farming decisions and learning.

This list is farm from comprehensive but includes the crowd sourced essentials from the Market Gardening community in Australia, USA, New Zealand and the UK

Get the list

 
  • Education Fund training opportunities -

Refer to our Education Fund page for more information and booking

10% OFF for YFC Members

Holistic Management covers Allan Savory's core thinking for managing holistically presented by Brian Wehlburg. 8-day course (Four 2-day sessions 4-8 weeks apart). Understanding the holistic nature of our environment, Context and Decision Making, Holistic Grazing & Financial Planning, Ecological Monitoring & Introduction to Land Planning. A foundation for REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

$220 OFF for YFC Members

2 Day introduction to Biodynamics course : Including - The life of the soil, Creating soil fertility, Managing your natural resource, Practical application of the biodynamic preparations, Developing risk management of your land ( weeds, pests, diseases), Meeting the challenges of climate change ( drought, floods, carbon sequestration)

10% OFF for YFC Members

Get ready for Garlic ! Learn from Letetia Ware award winning owner operator of Tasmanian Gourmet Garlic

This interactive webinar series will be broken into four separate webinars and provides a comprehensive introduction and overview to commercial garlic production for all climate zones and scales.

NOV + DEC sessions still open

 

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