S9 E5 Small-Scale Success Stories: Regenerative Agriculture in Action

This is The ChangeUnderground

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Welcome to episode 5 of season 9:

Regenerative agriculture continues to gain prominence as a sustainable and environmentally conscious approach to farming. While it’s often associated with large-scale operations, the principles of regenerative agriculture can be successfully applied to small-scale farming, community gardens and even backyard growing. In this blog post, we’ll explore small-scale success stories, highlighting how regenerative agriculture is making a significant impact and creating positive change in local communities.

Regenerative Agriculture: A Brief Overview

Before diving into the success stories, it’s essential to understand what regenerative agriculture entails. At its core, regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that seeks to restore and regenerate the health of ecosystems. It focuses on sustainable and holistic practices that prioritise soil health, biodiversity and carbon sequestration. Some of the key principles of regenerative agriculture include: Continue reading →

S9E4: Restoring Ecosystems

This is The ChangeUnderground

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Welcome to episode 4 of season 9: 

After a nearly six month hiatus, we’re back baby. Ill health – RSV then Covid then general lack of stamina, depression at the shape of the world, life interfering with the joys of podcasting and a period of great flux in my life, I’ve returned with a renewed sense of purpose. Having basically re-engineered my life to be how I’d like it, I now have more creative space to play with. I’ll stick with the seasonal structure for the show. The enforced periods of rest are something I’m scheduling into my life anyway. Rest was something very underappreciated by your narrator. I’ve learned my lesson. Continue reading →

S9 E1 Understanding the Basics: What is Regenerative Agriculture?

Welcome to the new season based ChangeUnderground Podcast. The theme, as always, is “Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the soil!” In this first dedicated season, I’m going back to take a deep look at the world of Regenerative Agriculture, its current state of play and where it might be heading. That being laid out, this episode, episode 1 of season 9, will cover the basics, the underlying principles and an overview of practices.

So without further ado… Continue reading →

Episode 345: Insurance

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 31st of July 2023.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

An anecdote to start the episode. A colleague at work asked to have a chat. Their story is instructive of what’s coming.

They’d received a letter from their home insurance provider of 16 years informing them that at the end of the current policy period they will no longer be able offer insurance for the property. Their reason being the property is a few metres above sea level and 100 odd metres from the coast and will become an unacceptable flooding risk in the next three years. Continue reading →

Episode 344: Movin’ Out… 

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 17th of July 2023.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

Following on from last week’s heat wave stories comes an article from The Conversation, dated 23 June 2023:

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If you take a plunge in the sea this winter, you might notice it’s warmer than you expect. And if you’re fishing off Sydney and catch a tropical coral trout, you might wonder what’s going on. Continue reading →

Episode 343: Cranking Up the Heat… 

This is The ChangeUnderground for the 10th of July 2023.

I’m your host, Jon Moore

Decarbonise the Air, Recarbonise the Soil!

And I’m back!

A month that’s just disappeared from my personal timeline. I hope all my listeners are well because it’s great to feel like I’ve got at least one foot in the land of the living. Thanks for your patience.

And what a month we’ve just lived through as a species. Continue reading →