Acres of Ambition

Patrice Douglas
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Real conversations with women who are shaping the future of agriculture - from the paddock to the boardroom.

Episodes

  1. Jul 11

    03. From Chocolate-Dipped Peaches to Saving Australia's Surplus Food with Kelly Johnson

    Kelly Johnson is a dairy farmer's daughter who didn't set out to build a business. She wanted to stop good food going to waste. What started with chocolate-dipped peaches has grown into Woodlane Pantry - soups, risottos, meals, hike food, freeze-dried fruit, food for the elderly - all made from surplus and second-grade produce that farmers and backyard growers would otherwise throw out. In 2025, Kelly was named the South Australian winner of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award. But this conversation isn't really about the award. It's about what happens after - the spotlight, the strange gap between how your business looks from the outside and what's happening on the ground. The same year Kelly picked up major recognition and media coverage, Woodlane Pantry had its worst sales year yet. We talk about what it's like to put yourself and your story out there when you'd rather stay in the background. The changes she's made to the business in the past twelve months to set it up for success. What life in the spotlight is like. The truths about running a business in regional Australia that never make it into an award submission. And why, for Kelly, none of it means anything if she can't keep selling product - because staying on mission means staying in business. As Kelly puts it "I was forced out of the background of where I like to hide." If you've got an idea or a project that matters and you're wondering whether you're allowed to put your hand up for it - this one's for you.  woodlanepantry.au

  2. Jul 5

    02. Balance inside and out with Laura Kiel

    Laura Kiel grew up in Yeoval. At school she referred to herself as 'the allergy girl' - living on pear and rice for her first few years. As she grew up, her mum always found ways of making great food that met her dietary needs. Now she's a nutritionist and pilates instructor based in Parkes, helping women figure out why they feel tired, foggy or "off." In this episode, we talk about... Why so many women are under-eating (and don't even know it)The gut-brain connection - your gut really is your second brainThe biggest myth about nutrition women need to stop believingHow your diet should change in your 20s, 30s and 40sA simple mushroom hack that boosts your vitamin DOne tip every morning coffee drinker needs to hearWhy kiwi fruit might just be nature's multivitaminLaura's advice? Get your bloods done. Find out what's really going on underneath. If you've ever said "I just don't feel right" - this one's for you. https://linktr.ee/balanceinsideandout

  3. Jun 29

    01. Ag Heroes with Claudia Humphries

    Did you know some kids think a bull is female? Or have no idea how food gets to their plate? Claudia Humphries is on a mission to fix that. Claudia grew up on the land, became an ag teacher, worked as a governess in remote Australia and now teaches at the School of the Air in Dubbo. She's also the founder of Ag Heroes - a business born over a beer with her dad, trying to solve one of agriculture's biggest problems: kids growing up with zero connection to where their food and fibre comes from. In this first episode of Acres of Ambition, Claudia talks about what it's like to build something brand new, how she became an ag teacher and where she sees Ag Heroes going in the next five years. She also shares her number one tip for nannies and governesses. And tells us about her own podcast, Conversations with Ag Heroes. Claudia is an Agricultural Acceleration Grant winner and former Oberon Young Woman of the Year.  "A lot of people take for granted that they can just eat and have food every day. People don't think about the processes that got the food there." - Claudia Humphries https://www.instagram.com/theagheroes

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Real conversations with women who are shaping the future of agriculture - from the paddock to the boardroom.

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  • Creator
    Patrice Douglas
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Acres of Ambition
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