The Curious Farmer

Kate Field
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Join a curious farmer to discover ways in which farmers are using different practices to farm regeneratively. Find out how food can be produced, and how you can apply some of these principles in your backyard. She gets all the dirt from farmers, chefs and scientists that will help you make informed decisions about how you shop, buy and grow food.

  1. 16/05/2022

    A Vote for Science and Agriculture

    Dr Tomas Remenyi - Climate Research Fellow at the University of Tasmania TIA -Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Professor David Bowman - Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science at the University of Tasmania. Farmers for Climate Action - reach out for more information about how you can join your local group To contact Kate, email thecuriousfarmer@gmail.com or follow @Leap Farm on Instagram or Facebook.

    34 min

  2. 10/09/2021 · BONUS

    Learning from RANT with Safe to Fail Experiments

    More information about the Regenerative Agriculture Network of Tasmania (RANT) can be found on their website or Facebook page. The AGM is being held on 18th September 2021, and a farm tour demonstrating what one farmer has achieved through the practice he has learnt with RANT on September 26th. The Tasmanian Landcare Action Grants Program can be found through  the TFGA website. Kate would love it if you could rate or review this podcast, and if you like it, share with your curious colleagues, farmers and friends. If you want to see some pictures of Leap Farm, head to Instagram or Facebook, or even jump online to the website at leapfarm.com.au

    12 min

  3. 12/06/2021

    A Positive Carbon Story

    Iain has a background in ecology, being award his PhD in 2005. He successfully completed 2 post-docs, and was most recently a lecturer ay Macquarie University, where he gave a birds eye view and whole of systems approach to landscape function, including agriculture to the students. He has taken this view and applied it to Leap Farm. After talking to A/Prof Matt Harrison in the last episode, he was inspired to complete a carbon audit of our farm, discovering that we sequester at least as much as 3 times more carbon than we emit.  He did this through utilising the University of Melbourne GHG calculator. He developed a spreadsheet to be able to determine our Carbon Sequestration rate (direct link not yet available, head to our Website where we will post it). While none of the data you receive is robust enough to earn you ACCUs, it will certainly give you enough information about your farm or enterprise to determine where you sit in relation to carbon footprint, and will give you some guidance as to what levers you can pull to improve your carbon sequestration or decrease your emissions. And you certainly don't need a PhD to be able to complete it! For more assistance with the calculator, you can contact Iain at farmers@gmail.com or A/Prof Matt Harrision at matthew.harrison@utas.edu.au. Kate can be contacted at thecuriousfarmer@gmail.com or on FB and IG @LeapFarm.

    33 min

  4. 27/05/2021

    Ruminant Livestock and Greenhouse Gases

    This episode is really about carbon accounting in farming – listening will help you gain a better holistic overview and understanding of emissions from livestock, carbon sequestration in soil, and the dilemma that this presents to farmers.   Matt, Kate and Iain discuss the need to develop strategies to assist farmers to manage their farm and livestocks  with economics, sustainability and socially acceptable solutions in mind. Farmers who are interested in becoming involved in Matt's research can contact him via email: Matthew.Harrison@utas.edu.au - his incredibly impressive bio at UTas can be found here. A bit more about Matthew: his research aims to improve the profitability, sustainability, competitive advantage and social acceptability of agricultural systems. He leads a team that focusses on adaptation to climate change, extreme climatic events and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through environmental, social and economic innovations. Their work also includes disruptive technologies, irrigation, seasonal climate forecasting, and whole farm systems approaches for profitable, sustainable intensification. Contact Kate with questions or feedback at thecuriousfarmer@gmail.com or on Facebook, Instagram, or via their webpage

    49 min

  5. 05/05/2021

    Angus's Ark

    Angus Stewart is a Horticulturalist with vision, experience and generosity. He shares his wisdom and knowledge freely with us on this episode, and discusses methods such as deep planting and how to create the right environment for tree planting and ongoing maintenance. You can discover more of Angus's knowledge, tips and tricks at his website Gardening With Angus, and follow him on Instagram where he provides regular nuggets of juicy info on worm farming, composting, Kangaroo Paw management and more. You can contact Kate with any questions or feedback on email at thecuriousfarmer@gmail.com or on FB or Instagram @leapfarm, or head to the Leap Farm website.

    54 min

  6. 21/04/2021

    Lessons from Lauren

    In a mere 20 minutes, Lauren gives her perspective on where Felds Farm is today, and many of the lessons that they have learnt, along the way. She gives an update on their progress, and how their thinking about the business has matured considerably in such a short period of time. Find Lauren through social media on Instagram and Facebook, or head to the Harvest Market at Launceston, held every Saturday, to grab some organic veg and have a chat with her while you're there.  If you have questions for Kate, contact her via email thecuriousfarmer@gmail.com, or on Instagram or Facebook.

    23 min

  7. 21/04/2021 · BONUS

    Replay - The Humble Onion

    Here's a recap on Episode 1 - The Humble Onion, in anticipation of Episode 4 where I catch up with Lauren Byrne of Felds Farm. In this episode, which may have slightly improved audio quality than the original, we hear from Mike and Lauren about their foray into Market Gardening.  This episode was recorded at the time they moved from some land just out of Hobart to a share-farming arrangement in Lilydale, Tasmania, some 200km away, and restarted their market garden enterprise, Felds Farm. You can find them on Instagram and Facebook.

    29 min

  8. 07/04/2021

    Community Through Growing

    Our Mates Farm is just down the road. Coreen Ung and Mathew Tack have turned an old, run down apple orchard into a thriving small farm, producing over 50 different varieties of apples, as well as lamb and pork. They believe in being radically transparent, and encourage their customers to come to the farm to understand where their food comes from, and while they're there, become mates. Coreen takes us through the set up of the farm currently, how they use regenerative practices to manage their orchard organically. She also shares their story of how they chose to become farmers. It's inspirational and brave, and will motivate many of you who are thinking about doing something similar. Its an incredibly heart warming conversation that covers a variety of topics, including how growing food brings you and the community together. And for great piglet pics, check out their social media: Instagram and Facebook WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms)

    36 min
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Join a curious farmer to discover ways in which farmers are using different practices to farm regeneratively. Find out how food can be produced, and how you can apply some of these principles in your backyard. She gets all the dirt from farmers, chefs and scientists that will help you make informed decisions about how you shop, buy and grow food.

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  • Creator
    Kate Field
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kate Field, 2020
  • Show Website
    The Curious Farmer