The Changing Face of Farming
Young Farmers Connect independent annual magazine. 160 pages dedicated to elevating and celebrating the roles and voices of women.
100% of profits from this volunteer run publication will be directed to the Young Farmers Connect not-for profit education fund to support new and young farmers and to the development of a legal support toolkit for small scale farmers.
NASAA Organic Insights Magazine Autumn 2021
IT WAS ONLY 26 YEARS AGO THIS YEAR THAT WOMEN EARNT THE RIGHT TO CALL THEMSELVES FARMERS IN AUSTRALIA. GASP! STATISTICS SHOW THAT MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, ARE EMBRACING ECOLOGICALLY BASED PRACTICES ON THEIR FARMS.
This is no gender war, but whether male or female, traits associated with the feminine – instinct and nurturing, viewing systems from
a holistic perspective; a focus on personal, community, and environmental health – go hand in hand with a regenerative approach.
So, let’s celebrate 4 fine women of Regenerative Agriculture! Read here
NASAA Organic Insights Magazine Autumn 2020
Kim Deans of Integrity Soils knows only too well the journey from devastation to renewal, following the NSW fires of February 2019. She understands first-hand the psychological, economic and ecological rebuilding that takes place post fire, continuing over many years. It’s a journey that she herself is only just beginning, and one that she is approaching with a positive mindset. Read here
NASAA Organic Insights Magazine Summer 2019
“Regenerative farmers seriously are the most lit up and fun people to work with on the planet!” according to Kim Deans, Regenerative Agriculture Coach with Integrity Soils, and a keynote speaker at our recent IntoOrganics seminar. Read here
Contact Kim to discuss her services in researching and preparation of professional written reports, larger publications and course manuals. Kim enjoys researching and creating written resources that make complex information digestible and actionable.
In addition to her blogs, Kim has written a number of published articles in various roles and a wide range of topics including:
Co-author of Climate change and irrigated agriculture: implications for the Murray-Darling Basin, 1992.
NSW Local Land Services - Northern Tablelands Farm Planning Manual. 2016.
Various articles for the NSW DPI Country Web:
Contributing writer to Plants are Magic Magazine (currently out of print):
2017 Volume 2 The magic of biodynamic growing
2018 Volume 3 Gardening with the moon: how and why to attune your garden to the lunar cycles
The Muster magazine article, May 2021: Soil Health for Sheep Producers
The Changing Face of Farming article, 2021: The Transformative role of the feminine in agriculture. (A Young Farmers Connect publication)