Darren J Doherty CPAg AIA CV

Darren J. Doherty, CPAg AIA (1967- ) has extensive experience across the world in project design, development, management & training. Starting out as a professional agricultural landscape planner at the age of 25 in 1993, his 30+ year career focus has been on the practical, pragmatic, profitable & regenerative retrofit of broadacre landscapes, and for decades Darren has been internationally acclaimed as a pioneer in this important & often overlooked field.

With his founding of the Regrarians Ltd. non-profit in 2013, Darren shifted his service profile to being that organisation’s principal extensionalist, and is a leading attendee at conventions and conferences organised in conjunction with local organisations, companies and individuals all over the globe.

An autodidactic polymath, Darren is a 5th generation Bendigo-region land manager, developer, author & trainer and has been involved in the design & development of well over 3000, mostly broadacre projects across 6 continents in more than 50 countries, ranging from 1 million hectare cattle stations in Australia’s Kimberly region to 110,000 acre Estancia’s in Patagonia, EcoVillage developments in Tasmania to public:private R&D agroforestry, agro-commodity & education projects in Viet Nam and India, novel AG Machinery development + family farms across the globe with a range of private, corporate, government & non-profit clients.

A true ‘integrationalist’, Darren is the originator of the Keyline® Design (2006), Carbon Farming (2006), Carbon Economy (2007), Regenerative Agriculture (along with RegenAG® {2009}) & Regrarians® (2012) and Regrarians’ REX®, ROC & RAP conventions and conferences across Europe, North & South America and Oceania.

This wide experience has created an international reputation of achievement plus and enviable & expansive Regrarians Network that integrates many disciplines. Globally many of Darren’s alumni of more than 20,000 people are at the cutting edge of the movement towards regenerative agriculture & living systems.

Now at 57 years of age, Darren is the originator of the Regrarians Platform® process which outlines a strategic & logical process to the development of regenerative agricultural systems and is the program extensively outlined in the 1500+ page Regrarians Handbook which is now being released chapter by chapter as an eBook; along with the Regrarians Workspace which is the online content management and professional liaison platform for all client, associate, training and alumni relations.

Darren is married to Lisa Heenan & together they have three adult children, Isaebella (1993-), Pearl (1999-) & Zane (2001-), all of whom are involved in the operation of Regrarians Ltd. and the private company that manages Regrarians: HeenanDoherty Pty. Ltd. and its professional consultancy, ‘Regrarians Land Planning’.

Gaelic Name: Darren John Ó Dochartaigh
Date of Birth: 2nd October 1967
Nationality: Australian
Birthplace & Residence: Dja Dja Wurrung Country (otherwise known as the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia
Languages: Australian English (native), Castellano (basic)
CV Date: April 2025

Professional Memberships

Advisory Board & Roles

Scholastic History

  • 2006 Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training, Hortus Australia, Port Lincoln, SA

  • 1995 Diploma of Permaculture Design – Permaculture Institute Tyalgum, NSW
    Fields: Education, Site Design, System Establishment & Implementation

  • 1995 Whole Farm Planning Certificate (Train the Trainer) – University of Melbourne, The Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture – Longerenong Campus
    Tutor: Mr. Robert Binns

  • 1995 Permaculture Consultant’s Design Course – Permaculture Institute Tyalgum NSW
    Tutor: Mr. Bill Mollison

  • 1993 Permaculture Consultant’s Design Course – Candelo NSW
    Tutor: Mr. Andrew Sheridan & Mr. Hugh Gravestein

  • 1984 – 85 Years 11-12 – Higher School Certificate (not completed) – Bendigo Senior Secondary College

  • 1980 – 83 Years 7 – 10 – Flora Hill High School – Bendigo, Victoria

  • 1972 – 79 Years Prep – 6 – California Gully Primary School – Eaglehawk, Victoria

  • 1971 – Eaglehawk Kindergarten – Eaglehawk, Victoria

Short Courses completed

  • 2017 – Technograzing — KiwiTech, Bulls, Aotearoa/NZ
    Tutor: Mr. Harry Wier

  • 2009 – Holistic Management — Orella Ranch, California (USA)
    Tutor: Mr. Kirk Gadzia

  • 1999 – Advanced Soil Fertility Workshop – University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus
    Lecturer: Mr. Neal Kinsey (Kinsey Agricultural Services – USA)

  • 1999 – Hands On Agronomy – University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus
    Lecturer: Mr. Neal Kinsey (Kinsey Agricultural Services – USA)

  • 1996 – Permaculture Earthworks – Permaculture Institute Tyalgum NSW
    Tutors: Mr. Bill Mollison & Mr. Doug Durrough

  • 1994 – Keyline® Farm Planning Workshop – Albury TAFE
    Tutors: Mr. Vries Gravestein (Chiltern Permaculture Services) & Mr. Allan Lehmann (Lehmann Manufacturing)

Vocational History

  • 2013 + Regrarians. Ltd.
    Director, Principal Trainer

  • 2012 + HeenanDoherty Pty. Ltd.
    Director, Principal Land Planner

  • 2010 + Regenerative Agriculture (AU)
    Registered Business Name Owner & Consultant

  • 2010 – 2011 RegenAG® Ltd. (AU)
    Originator, Director & Lead Strategist (now defunct organization)

  • 2009 – 2012 + Ecosystem Investments Management Australia (AU)
    Head of Regenerative Agriculture

  • 2023 + Udabno Regenerative Farm + Adjara Group (Republic of Georgia)
    Integrated Consultant

  • 2009 + LandStream (USA)
    Vice President

  • 2009 – 2011 Mas Arboles (ESP)
    Patron (now defunct organization)

  • 2007 – 2012 + Carbon Culcha (AU)
    Integrated Consultant

  • 2007 + Carbon Farmers of America LLC. (USA)
    Integrated Consultant

  • 2005 – 2007 – ACDI/VOCA – Viet Nam
    Integrated Consultant/Educator – SUCCESS Alliance Program

  • 2004 + M&M’s/Mars Inc. (USA)
    Integrated Consultant – Divisions of Plant Science, External Research & Sustainability

  • 2000 – 2011 – Australia Felix Permaculture – Bendigo, Victoria
    Principal Consultant

  • 1997 – 2000 – Australia Felix LandPlanning Consultants – Bendigo, Victoria
    Partner (with Ben Boxshall)

  • 1997 – 2000 – Box Ironbark Farm Forestry Network Inc. – Bendigo, Victoria
    Founding Chairman

  • 1996 – 1999 – GIFT (Investments) Pty. Ltd. – Bendigo, Victoria
    Chairman of Directors

  • 1993 – 1997 – Permaculture Design Services Bendigo – Bendigo, Victoria
    Partner (with Michael G. Heenan)

  • 1989 – 1993 – Organic Greengrocer/Bendigo Health Foods – Bendigo, Victoria
    Manager

  • 1989 – Jean Jacques By The Sea – Restaurant – St.Kilda, Victoria – Captain

  • 1989 – Launceston International Hotel – Cameron’s Fine Dining Restaurant – Launceston, Tasmania – Chef de Rang

  • 1988 – Great Adventures Green Island Reef Resort – Restaurant – Green Island (off Cairns QLD) – Captain & Chef

  • 1987 – 88 – Hospitality Industry Work Throughout Australia

  • 1986 – 1987 – Eaglehawk Restaurant –Restaurant – Maldon, Victoria – Commis Waiter

  • 1983-1984 – Woolworths – Supermarket – Kennington, Victoria – Nightfill

  • 1978-79 – Seboa’s Newsagency – Eaglehawk, Victoria – Paper Boy

Community Activities

  • 2017+ Provision of over 100 REX online farm planning program scholarships

  • 1999-2000 Peter Harcourt Disability Services – Harcourt Park Development – Bendigo, Victoria
    Steering Committee Member as Environmental Design/Planning Consultant (with David Holmgren) Outcome: Harcourt Park Development

  • 1996 – 2000 Box Ironbark Farm Forestry Network Inc. (BIFFN)
    Committee Member, Founding Chairman and Past President

  • 1997 – 1999 North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA)
    Regional Development & Farm Forestry Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) for the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT)

  • 1997 – 1999 North Central CMA/Wimmera CMA/Buloke Shire
    Regional Farm Forestry Feasibility Study Committee MemberOutcome: North Central CMA/Wimmera CMA/Buloke Shire Farm Forestry Feasibility Study ($0.75million/3 year project)

  • 1997 – 1998 Catholic College Bendigo (La Valla Campus)
    Environmental Design/Planning Consultant to Steering Committee
    Outcome: Draft Environmental Development Plan of Campus

  • 1997 Kennington Primary School
    Environmental Design/Planning Consultant to Steering Committee Outcome: Draft Environmental Development Plan of Campus

  • 1995 – 1996 St. Francis of the Fields Primary School
    Environmental Design/Planning Consultant to Steering Committee
    Outcome: Environmental Development Plan of Campus

Major Achievements

  • Creation of the REXi hybrid farm planning conference (2019)

  • Development of the Regrarians® Workplace education and extension network (2017)

  • Creation of the REX® online farm planning program (2017)

  • Creation of the brand Regrarian® and Regrarians Platform® concept and Regrarians Institute (2013)

  • Design of the ‘Our Works Pattern’ workflow process (1997)

  • Origination of RegenAG® (2010) – Including Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series (in conjunction with Kirsten Bradley & Nick Ritar of Milkwood Permaculture, Nina Grundner & Ben Falloon of Taranaki Farm, Georgie & Kym Kruse of Free Range Permaculture/RegenAG {Australia})

  • Design, Development & Manufacture of the Regrarians® RipperSeeder with Luke Hallam and Hallam Fabrication (2017)

  • Designed & Developed the Working Prototype of the World-First Keyline® SuperPlow (with Ben Falloon of Taranaki Farm)

  • 8 x World Speaking Tours (2007-2025) – Including origination of the ‘Keyline® Farming Conference’, ‘Keyline® Design Conference’ & ‘Carbon Farming Course’ & ‘Carbon Economy Conference’, ‘Regrarians® REX® & REXi Conferences’

  • M&M’s/Mars Inc/Forest Science Institute of Viet Nam (2004-Present) Co-Designer (with Dr. Roger Leakey)/Project Manager of Sustainable Cacao Agroforestry System (SCAS) Research & Demonstration Farm

  • Perpetual Design, Development & Management of “Dalpura”, Moriac, Victoria (60ha temperate forestry, Silvapastoral & Regenerative Farm Stay Complex) since 1996

  • Approval as a Keyline® Designer by Ken B. Yeomans (www.keyline.com.au) in 2002

  • Senate (Hawai’i, USA) Commendation (2014)

  • Shell Oil Refinery, Geelong (1998-1999) Joint Sustainable Land Management Plan consultants + Project Developers – developed in conjunction with Mexted Rimmer Landscape Architects

  • Geelong Grammar School – Corio Campus (1998 – 1999) Environmental Management Plan Consultants + Project Developers

  • Completed more than 3000 Property Management Plans in over 50 countries

  • Alumni of well over 15,000 people

  • Involved in the establishment of over 15 million trees (Forestry, Revegetation, Olives, Vines, Tree Crops)

  • Designed & Developed the Working Prototype of the World First Dojo Ripper/Tiller/Mounder (1995)

Intellectual Property

  • Regrarian® – Registered Trademark

  • Regrarians Platform® – Registered Trademark

  • REX® – Registered Trademark

  • Regrarians Logo – Registered Trademark

Regrarians Institute Members (Current & Past)

Addendum

  • Regrarian®, REX®, Regrarians Platform® and the Regrarians Logo are all registered trademarks of Darren J. Doherty (AU)

  • Keyline® is the registered trademark of Ken B. Yeomans (AU)
    Keyline® Design is the registered business name of Ken B. Yeomans (AU)

  • RegenAG® is the registered trademark (in Australia) of The Free Range Permaculture Trust, Trading as ‘RegenAG’ (AU). Darren J. Doherty was the original trademark owner and gifted this trademark to RegenAG Ltd. (now defunct) in 2012.

  • Holistic Management® is the registered trademark of Holistic Management International (USA)

  • The Permaculture Institute (AU) Teacher Register operated between 2001 & March 2010. Darren J. Doherty was formally registered in 2006 as ‘Registered Teacher #29’ and was recorded as registered up until the register’s closure.