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We support farmers to regenerate soils and landscapes for healthy food and communities.

OUR MISSION

We support farmers to regenerate soils and landscapes for healthy food and communities.

Our latest Podcast episode'From mono-culture to poly-culture cropping' is live!

In this episode we hear from croppers who are growing multispecies crops as a way of building soil health and improving diversity. Find out more about why and how these farmers are moving from growing monocultures to establishing polycultures.

Our latest Podcast episode"From mono-culture to poly-culture cropping" is live!

In this episode we hear from croppers who are growing multispecies crops as a way of building soil health and improving diversity. Find out more about why and how these farmers are moving from growing monocultures to establishing polycultures.

CASE STUDIES

Our Case Study program produces in-depth reports about the practices and outcomes of soil stewards around the country.

Rob and Judi Hetherington at Walma. An Australian cropping case study by Soils for LifeCase StudiesCase StudyGrains
December 15, 2022

Walma

Guided by the principle, ‘You can’t manage what you don’t measure’, Rob Hetherington took his first soil sample in the 1980s. This was when he began managing the family farm,…
Soils for Life case study. Border Park Organics. Josh and Peri McIntoshCase StudiesCase StudyGrainsSA
November 10, 2022

Border Park Organics

Farming at Border Park Organics has thrown many challenges their way, but Josh and Peri are resourceful people, guided by shared values, a strong sense of community and a can-do…
Case StudiesCase StudyGrainsQueensland
December 15, 2022

Young Seeds

Meet Russell Young of Young Seeds. Russell’s story of farming offers insights into flood prone landscapes like the Condamine River region, and highlights some of the challenges for farmers who…

More latest cases studies

THE LATEST

A collection of the latest news and articles on regenerative farmers, events and activities.

Blog
June 5, 2023

Working with bio-amendments: Insights from cropping farmers

All farmers can support thriving soil health. In this article, we introduce basic dynamics of soil microbiomes, and summarise practices and principles that have helped our farmers begin the exciting…
Blog
June 5, 2023

No-Kill Cropping, restoring grasslands

Di and Ian Haggerty are world-recognised pioneers in soil and landscape health, and an early Soils for Life case study. Their goal is to produce healthy food and fibre, using…
BlogPaddock LabsSA
January 16, 2023

South Australia Paddock Labs

Paddock Labs for Drought Resilience | February 2023    Improving soil health is widely recognised as a key mechanism to address these challenges, not least for improving drought resilience. Healthy, functioning…

SOIL DOCUMENTARY

Watch our documentary on why healthy and productive soils matter. Hear from farmers who are regenerating soils and the landscapes.

Soil is one of the earth’s most important natural resources and is essential for healthy plant growth, food production and ecosystem services such as clean, plentiful water and air.

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Traditional Custodians of Australia

Soils for Life acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea environment, water and community. We pay our respect to the Traditional Custodians, their culture, and elders both past and present. We recognise and value Indigenous knowledge systems, and the imperative to listen to and work with Traditional Owners as we collectively learn how to heal country.

About 'Soils for Life'

Soils for Life is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that works across Australia to support Australian farmers in regenerating soils and landscapes, to build natural and social capital, and transform food and fibre systems.

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