Rowan Reid runs Bambra Agroforestry Farm in the Otways of Victoria, a 42-hectare outdoor classroom for farmers, scientists, students and tree lovers, and a living laboratory for his own learning.

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne for decades, he also decided to try out the science in practice and started Bambra over 30 years ago, now growing more than 50 specialist timber species.

In his new book “Heartwood: The art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit” Rowan uses 15 species grown at Bambra to explore the fundamentals of tree growing and timber production, making the book relevant to farmers, foresters and conservationists around the world.

Learn more at www.agroforestry.net.au

Rowan Reid spoke about his most recent book at the 14th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in 2018, where Align in the Sound recorded him.

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