{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61f9b731e619e20012dedf17/6a8594f21ad8716bb60fd280?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#194 Listening to the Land: How Regenerative Farmer Martin Royds Is Rewriting the Rules of Agriculture","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61f9b731e619e20012dedf17/1787139041079-cf43799e-f786-4ac6-8daa-7512b1a61fce.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What is the Australian landscape trying to tell us, and are we actually listening?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, host John Marsh sits down with regenerative farmer Martin Royds of Jillamatong, near Braidwood, NSW, to explore a philosophy built over four decades: reading weeds, soil and water as feedback rather than problems to be sprayed away.</p><p><br></p><p>Martin shares how a simple handful of urea outperforms a toxic, decades-old herbicide, why his nutrient-dense grass-finished beef was once rejected by a supermarket for having the \"wrong\" coloured fat, and the remarkable story of senior fast food executives travelling from the United States to see his water-positive farming system firsthand.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation ranges from Indigenous knowledge and the hidden marketing history behind \"grain-fed\" beef, to Sydney's multi-billion-dollar water infrastructure debate, and closes with Martin's simple advice for anyone, farmer or city dweller, wanting to reconnect with the living systems around them.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More Information</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Jillamatong:</p><p><a href=\"https://jillamatong.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jillamatong.com.au/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Soils for Life interview:</p><p><a href=\"https://soilsforlife.org.au/the-jillamatong-story/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://soilsforlife.org.au/the-jillamatong-story/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Australian Museum Interview:</p><p><a href=\"https://australian.museum/learn/climate-change/climate-solutions/future-now-makers/green-solutions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://australian.museum/learn/climate-change/climate-solutions/future-now-makers/green-solutions/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Mulloon Institute:</p><p><a href=\"https://mullooninstitute.org/2019/11/06/braidwoods-secret-water-supply-waiting-in-weir/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mullooninstitute.org/2019/11/06/braidwoods-secret-water-supply-waiting-in-weir/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Soils for Life PODCAST:</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-decisions-in-the-dry-with-martin-royds/id1582582411?i=1000709860943\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-decisions-in-the-dry-with-martin-royds/id1582582411?i=1000709860943</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Land Article:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theland.com.au/story/9179532/drought-resilience-lessons-from-aussie-farmers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theland.com.au/story/9179532/drought-resilience-lessons-from-aussie-farmers/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Charlie Arnott Podcast Episode:</p><p><a href=\"https://charliearnott.com.au/s2-e3-martin-royd/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://charliearnott.com.au/s2-e3-martin-royd/</a></p><p><br></p><p>ABC:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2010-09-21/braidwood-farmer-looks-to-diversification/6195980\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2010-09-21/braidwood-farmer-looks-to-diversification/6195980</a></p><p><br></p><p>Landcare:</p><p><a href=\"https://landcarensw.org.au/landcarers-holistic-management-approach-is-paying-dividends-during-drought/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://landcarensw.org.au/landcarers-holistic-management-approach-is-paying-dividends-during-drought/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Matters Journal:</p><p><a href=\"https://mattersjournal.com/stories/regenerative-agriculture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mattersjournal.com/stories/regenerative-agriculture</a></p><p><br></p><p>QPRC ‘Region’:</p><p><a href=\"https://region.com.au/braidwoods-secret-water-supply-waiting-in-weir/335126/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://region.com.au/braidwoods-secret-water-supply-waiting-in-weir/335126/<strong>&nbsp;</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Leave us a review and share this show with your friends.</p><p><br></p><p>It really helps us to reach more citizen scientists, like you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact the Show</strong></p><p>We are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.</p><p>You can email us at: <a href=\"mailto:info@citizenscienceshow.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">info@citizenscienceshow.com</a></p>","author_name":"Citizen Science Show"}