Farm Forestry

Holstons Savannah Shade Study

The integration of trees into agricultural landscapes is done in many different ways. One layout that has a lot of practical and aesthetic appeal to even the most ardent of graziers is the savannah. Otherwise known as open grassy woodlands, dehesa (see photo below) and montado these systems are seen…

2017 Kicks off at Holston’s Station

2017 Kicks off at Holston’s Station

We kicked off 2017 with our first farm visit for the year at the 1300ha Holstons Station near Buchan in east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The brief is to design build a complete Keyline® landscape using the #RegrariansPlatform. We tested the new DJI #MavicPro — both for getting a bird’s eye view of the site…

Permaculture Forestry Course with David Holmgren & Darren Doherty

Permaculture Forestry Course with David Holmgren & Darren Doherty

Four days of presentations, discussions, site tours and practical activities presented by Holmgren Design and Regrarians for all those engaged or enthusiastic about growing and managing trees and forests for timber and multiple values. Bringing together the complementary knowledge and skill sets of permaculture co-originator David Holmgren and Regrarians farm planner…

Off the Contour #19 – #AfterTheFire?

Off the Contour #19 – #AfterTheFire?

We had a post by Adam Snow on our excellent Regenerative Agrarians Facebook Group that I thought would be great to turn into an ‘Off the Contour‘ post. This is by no means a complete appraisal of what can or could be done #AfterTheFire. What I have done though is…