Broad introduction to RA Book: Call of the Reed Warbler
Gabe Brown
More technical guide to RA Book: Dirt to Soil
Helpful YouTube channels:
Josh Sattin Richard Perkins
Joel Salatin
Books: Folks. This Ain’t Normal
Alan Savory
Holistic grazing (how to use animals well)
P.A. Yeomans
Keyline Method Using the contours of the land
Niels Olsen
SoilKee machine used for planting cover crops
Tony Coote and Peter Andrews
Natural Sequence Farming
Christine Jones
Soil Scientist
Andre Voisin
Book: Grass Productivity
Fred Provenza
Book: Nourishment Focused on health aspect of regen ag
Michael Pollan
Book: Omnivore’s Dilemma Features in: Food, Inc. Outlines the absurdity of the food industry
Jeff Lowenfels (et al)
Books: Teaming with Microbes Teaming with Fungi Teaming with Nutrients
Bill Gammage
Book: Biggest Estate on Earth Strong focus on indigenous Australian burning and connection to land
Bruce Pascoe
Book: Dark Emu Contends that indigenous Australians were an agricultural society
Nicole Masters
Book: For the Love of Soil Technical yet accessible guide to soil health
William Albrecht
Among founders of ecology Systems view of agriculture
Lorraine Gordon
Regenerative Agriculture Alliance Southern Cross University
Charlie Arnott
Podcast: The Regenerative Journey
John Kempf
Podcast: Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
benefits:
Reduced Costs:
Less money spent on fertilisers Less money spent on pesticides and other chemicals Less money spent on fuel, less time spent applying chemicals
Increased Yields:
Improvements in soil health have demonstrated increased yields This replaces diminishing returns seen in traditional agriculture with fertilisers applied
Business Strength in Diversity:
Diversity of livestock and crops improves pest and disease resistance while also strengthening your business in case of market downturn