This Farmers helping Farmers episode is coming to you from a regenerative rice farm in Southern Tuscany, Italy. Picture yourself there by listening out for the town bells, the birds and a tractor going past.Angus 'Gus' Ingram is travelling through Italy with his family, exploring all the things the country is renowned for - food, food, food. Not just any food, high quality, nutritious, regeneratively-grown food. In this episode Angus visits the farm of Ariane Lotti from Tenuta San Carlo. Ariane was recognised in 2024 as one of Europe's Top 50 farmers, an initiative started by Foodprint Nordic to recognise farmers who are working in harmony with nature, regenerating the land, restoring biodiversity, and building resilient ecosystems. Ariane Lotti spent summers on the farm with her family as a child, and since 2014 has been leading Tenuta San Carlo with a vision for certified organic agriculture with a regenerative approach. Under her leadership, the farm has become certified organic, expanded its crop diversity, restored natural ecosystems through reforestation, and launched a line of farm-branded products. A Yale graduate and former U.S. agriculture policy expert, she also has roles within Italian and European farming organisations.Ariane provides a valuable insight into the economic considerations of changing from a conventionally managed farming system to a regenerative one. This episode also highlights the incredible innovations that can happen when you look for opportunities within your farm business and follow through on your vision to grow healthier food. Ariane is honest, practical and thoughtful, giving a realistic view of the challenges along the way, and the things she would do differently. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do. It once again highlights the power of 'farmers helping farmers', no matter where you are in the world.

This Farmers helping Farmers episode is coming to you from a regenerative rice farm in Southern Tuscany, Italy. Picture yourself there by listening out for the town bells, the birds and a tractor going past. Angus 'Gus' Ingram is travelling through Italy with his family, exploring all the things the country is renowned for - food, food, food. Not just any food, high quality, nutritious, regeneratively-grown food. In this episode Angus visits the farm of Ariane Lotti from Tenuta San Carlo. Ariane was recognised in 2024 as one of Europe's Top 50 farmers, an initiative started by Foodprint Nordic to recognise farmers who are working in harmony with nature, regenerating the land, restoring biodiversity, and building resilient ecosystems. Ariane Lotti spent summers on the farm with her family as a child, and since 2014 has been leading Tenuta San Carlo with a vision for certified organic agriculture with a regenerative approach. Under her leadership, the farm has become certified organic, expanded its crop diversity, restored natural ecosystems through reforestation, and launched a line of farm-branded products. A Yale graduate and former U.S. agriculture policy expert, she also has roles within Italian and European farming organisations. Ariane provides a valuable insight into the economic considerations of changing from a conventionally managed farming system to a regenerative one. This episode also highlights the incredible innovations that can happen when you look for opportunities within your farm business and follow through on your vision to grow healthier food. Ariane is honest, practical and thoughtful, giving a realistic view of the challenges along the way, and the things she would do differently. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do. It once again highlights the power of 'farmers helping farmers', no matter where you are in the world.

ARIANE LOTTI - An Italian regenerative story

When sixth generation farmer Grant Sims reintroduced stock into his no-till cropping system, he discovered a whole new world living underneath his soils. Grant’s excitement and passion for a new approach to how farmers feed the world is contagious, as podcast host Dan Fox discovers in the very first episode of Farmers Helping Farmers - soil health, soil function and grassroots agriculture.
Sixth generation mixed farmer Grant Sims is also the founder of <a href="https://downundercovers.com/">DownUnder Covers</a>. You can find out more about Grant at the <a href="https://www.vicnotill.com.au/">VicNoTill website</a> – he’s a wealth of knowledge and we’ve only just scratched the surface! 
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the Farmers Helping Farmers podcast and if you enjoyed this episode please leave a review. The more people who join the conversation, the more we learn from each other. Subscribe to Farmers Helping Farmers on your favourite podcast app and connect with VicNoTill by becoming a <a href="https://www.vicnotill.com.au/join" target="_blank">member</a> and following us on <a href="https://twitter.com/vicnotill">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VicNoTillFarmers">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Jox98jpi1q_tRh2PVgwDA">YouTube</a>.

When sixth generation farmer Grant Sims reintroduced stock into his no-till cropping system, he discovered a whole new world living underneath his soils. Grant’s excitement and passion for a new approach to how farmers feed the world is contagious, as podcast host Dan Fox discovers in the very first episode of Farmers Helping Farmers - soil health, soil function and grassroots agriculture. Sixth generation mixed farmer Grant Sims is also the founder of DownUnder Covers. You can find out more about Grant at the VicNoTill website – he’s a wealth of knowledge and we’ve only just scratched the surface! Don’t forget to tell your friends about the Farmers Helping Farmers podcast and if you enjoyed this episode please leave a review. The more people who join the conversation, the more we learn from each other. Subscribe to Farmers Helping Farmers on your favourite podcast app and connect with VicNoTill by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

When sixth generation farmer Grant Sims reintroduced stock into his no-till cropping system, he discovered a whole new world living underneath his soils. Grant’s excitement and passion for a new approach to how farmers feed the world is contagious, as podcast host Dan Fox discovers in the very first episode of Farmers Helping Farmers - soil health, soil function and grassroots agriculture.
Sixth generation mixed farmer Grant Sims is also the founder of <a href="https://downundercovers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">DownUnder Covers</a>. You can find out more about Grant at the <a href="https://www.vicnotill.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer">VicNoTill website</a> – he’s a wealth of knowledge and we’ve only just scratched the surface!&nbsp;
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the Farmers Helping Farmers podcast and if you enjoyed this episode please leave a review. The more people who join the conversation, the more we learn from each other. Subscribe to Farmers Helping Farmers on your favourite podcast app and connect with VicNoTill by becoming a <a href="https://www.vicnotill.com.au/join" rel="noopener noreferrer">member</a> and following us on <a href="https://twitter.com/vicnotill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VicNoTillFarmers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Jox98jpi1q_tRh2PVgwDA" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>.

GRANT SIMS - It Starts With The Soil

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Since 2002, the Australian national network of ‘farmers helping farmers’ has been creating a collaborative space for learning and growth, driving positive change in agriculture through shared knowledge and experience. Practical, down-to-earth, open and curious. We connect large scale broadacre cropping and mixed farmers . We share, collaborate and tell it how it is. * Subscribe, leave a review, become a member or sponsor. - Web: www.farmershelpingfarmers.com.au - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarmersHelpingFarmersAU - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmershelpingfarmers_/

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