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Calm the Farm brings on board Action Ecology Founder Shane Ward

Action Ecology founder Shane Ward is excited to come on board and be a part of the (already excellent) 'Calm the Farm' advisory team to help support farmers transition to RegenAg.

Radio / Podcast interview on : "The Regenerative Hour" (2nd time)

The return appearance and second interview of Action Ecology Founder : Shane Ward - on the Australian radio show / podcast "The Regenerative Hour" with Mik Aidt.

Interview on the "How to Save the World" Podcast

A recent interview with Shane Ward on the "How to Save the World" Podcast with Waveney Warth and Tim Batt discussing the Better Futures Forum and Regenerative Agriculture in New Zealand.

Interview series on the "Ari in the Air" podcast

Two-part interview series with Shane Ward on the "Ari in the Air" podcast informally discussing a wide range topics across our global political, economic and old systems, human nature and permaculture.

The 'Better Futures Forum' launches today - seize the moment!

Action Ecology is excited to announce the launch of the Better Futures Forum, and to also be a part of something so groundbreaking and thrilling - shaping a more resilient New Zealand for a better tomorrow.

Permaculture, design, mapping and living ecosystems

Correspondence with Dan Palmer on his podcast 'Making Permaculture Stronger', sharing some thoughts on topics such as planning, design thinking, feedback and the balance between chaos & control.

NZ Public Presentation: "Climate, Food & Future"

Seminar entitled: "Climate, Food & Future: Regenerative Agriculture and the Challenge of Change" presented by Shane Ward at Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand.

Radio / Podcast interview on : "The Regenerative Hour"

A recent radio interview with Action Ecology Founder : Shane Ward - for the Australian radio show / podcast "The Regenerative Hour".

Documentary film appearance : "Living the Change"

A recent interview with Action Ecology Founder : Shane Ward - for the feature documentary film "Living The Change : Inspiring stories for a sustainable future".

Food systems and climate solutions with Michael Pollen

A really good interview with world famous author and professor Michael Pollan on how we talk about climate change, agriculture and food - but also how to simplify the solutions.

Integrated farming that builds soil and makes a profit

Gabe Brown's excellent no-input, integrated grazing and no-till pasture cropping system that treats the farm like an ecosystem and in so doing, builds soil, restores hydrology and creates a healthy ecology and economy for himself and his family.

Restoration Agriculture, Ecology & Mark Shepard

Agroforestry, ecological farming - whatever you want to call it - it works. Its commercial and it has a ton of environmental benefits so what are we waiting for? If not us, then who? "The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time".

Dr Elaine Ingham at Oxford Real Farming Conference

Dr Elaine Ingham - Soil Ecologist / Microbiologist & CEO of Soil Food Web inc gives a great talk and raising a few eyebrows at the Oxford Real Farming conference about life in the soil, check it out.

Green Gold - Ecological restoration around the world

"It's possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems." Environmental film maker John D. Liu documents large-scale ecosystem restoration projects in China, Africa, South America and the Middle East, highlighting the enormous benefits for people and planet of undertaking these efforts globally.

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