A bit more about Angus
Angus has had a life long passion for agriculture and for bringing life back into agricultural ecosystems. He grew up in a farming family in New Zealand and relocated to a farm in Australia with his family when he was 16. With a lifetime of experience in a range of enterprises including wool growing, lamb & beef, intensive vegetables, stone fruit, grape production and adaptive grazing management, Angus has a depth of practical experience in regenerative agriculture.
Angus has been passionately restoring landscapes through adaptive grazing and other means to improve soil organic matter and water holding capacities of landscapes long before the concept of regenerative agriculture.
Angus’s journey along the pathway of sustainable and organic agriculture was hastened after developing chronic fatigue syndrome as a result of chemical use on horticultural enterprises he worked in. Angus passionately believes that our health is dependent upon the health of the food we eat, which is dependent upon the health of the soils on which the foodstuffs – be they animal or plant – are raised.
Angus is motivated to improving our health and perhaps more importantly the health of our descendants and the earth through leaving the land, in whatever capacity we have stewardship of it, in a better state than when we assumed that stewardship. This is true of a suburban backyard or of thousands of acres – the size does not matter.
Angus has delivered numerous practical educational workshops to a wide range of rural audiences including Biodynamic Agriculture Australia, YWCA drought programs, landcare networks, and other farming, gardening and community groups on the following topics:
Soil health
Regenerative Agriculture
Biodynamic farming
Grazing management
Orchard management and pruning
Subtle energy in landscapes
Organic gardening
Mindset
Drought management & preparedness