Context is the heart of our effectiveness. Our capacity to apply principles as appropriate in our context is a foundational skill in achieving regenerative outcomes in all aspects of our life, landscape, and business.

When we predominantly design in an unstructured way, we can end up creating systems that are unproductive and may unintentionally create environmental degradation. We may spend a lot of money and not achieve our goals to create regenerative outcomes. Instead of randomly designing and creating we can choose to use an intentional design process.

When we step off the industrial farming input treadmill towards a more regenerative farming system the biggest financial risk we face lies in our financial management skills and how we use these as we navigate the transition process.

Concerns about farm profitability can be a barrier for those contemplating the transition to a more resilient, regenerative farming system. This is understandable as there are plenty of challenges to navigate in agriculture beyond our control as land managers without creating more ourselves. Grow your confidence for taking the next steps by addressing these key components of a profitable transition to a regenerative system.

We clearly acknowledge the role that the amount and timing of rainfall plays in the profitability of our business as farmers. We always know how much rain has fallen into our rain gauge. Yet how many of us know how effectively we make use of the rain that falls on our landscape?

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.