The 8 families farmer group formed more than a decade ago after a holistic management course. Since then, the group has evolved and experienced transitions in all the businesses and families.

In this episode we explore environmental markets through the lens of two members of the 8 Families group. The 8 families explain how their motivation to build natural capital was not primarily to gain market outcomes, but rather a desire to fulfill their Holistic Context.

This includes building the productivity and profitability of their farming systems, as well as an intrinsic desire to rebuild the function and health of their landscapes in their roles as soil and landscape stewards.

In this episode we’ll hear from some of the group about how and why they came together, their consideration of environmental markets and the benefits of working through those together.

Thank you to all our guests:

Michael Gooden and Rebecca Gorman - 8 families Soils for Life Case Study:  https://soilsforlife.org.au/8-families-land-stewarship/

Kim Deans -  https://www.reinventingagriculture.com.au

Rowan Foley - https://www.abcfoundation.org.au

Ian Loane - https://www.carbonlink.com.au/

Andrew Ward - https://regenfarmersmutual.com/

Dieuwer Reynders - https://www.bct.nsw.gov.au/

Hosted by Susannah Kable, Grow Love Project and James Diack, Soils for Life