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A day in the life of a regenerative<\/a> farmer striving to future-proof New Zealand\u2019s food system<\/h2>\n\n

Mist is rising off a valley of native trees deep in the Hawkes Bay backcountry. Long grasses make perfect hiding places for insects and a throng of birds is making the most of them, diving in and out of the pasture and swarming overhead. <\/p>\n\n

I turn to farmer Greg Hart who\u2019s land I\u2019m visiting, and he laughs at my look of wonder.<\/p>\n\n

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Greg Hart on the farm with his Jack Russel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

\u201cGrowing longer grass,\u201d Hart explains, \u201c[means] bigger insect populations… when the animals run through they\u2019re bringing up the insects and now there\u2019s all these big flocks of birds flying around – it\u2019s just how ecosystems work.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

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Happy cows with enough space to move around in that synthetic fertilisers<\/a> aren’t needed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Regenerative farming means working with nature<\/h2>\n\n

As cows move through long grasses they kick up insects which birds eat, working in with the natural systems already in place.<\/p>\n\n

Hart is describing to me how it feels to farm in harmony with nature, as we look out across the 650 hectares of land he tends in the Hawkes Bay, along with his wife Rachel and their family. <\/p>\n\n

Rolling hills and pastures surround us, an enormous lake is the centerpiece, with ducks and geese nestling in the rushes and to the east are steep ridgelines climbing into dark grey clouds. A mix of introduced and native trees dot the landscape while densely covered areas hem the waterways, stopping soil and water run-off and protecting streams from cows. <\/p>\n\n

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The view from the regenerative farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Roots and shoots<\/h2>\n\n

Trees are incorporated into the farmscape using a method called silvopasture which combines trees and shrubs with livestock production. Trees provide shade for animals, shelter fields and protect soil, all while drawing down carbon from the atmosphere. <\/p>\n\n

As a farmer using regenerative and organic farming practices, Hart says it\u2019s been his journey of deepening his connection with nature that\u2019s made all the difference.  <\/p>\n\n

\u201cIndigenous wisdom has known for a long time about the interconnectedness of everything and that\u2019s a pretty hard concept to grasp initially for most of us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learnt I need to sometimes just get out of the way, let nature do its thing, learn more about it and then work with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

As well as farming 800 cattle, mostly for beef, the farm has sheep, pigs – the female had piglets recently – chickens, nut and fruit trees and a modest vege garden, all set against diverse silvopasture; a method of grazing stock underneath canopy cover, improving the welfare of grazing animals by providing shelter, while enabling the farmer to earn money through the emissions trading scheme and helping to mitigate climate change. <\/p>\n\n

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Oink oink<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Piglets eat smashed up pumpkins grown by a local farmer nearby, as well as dairy milk from the farm\u2019s milking cows. The farm raises pigs along with cows for beef and dairy, sheep and chickens.<\/p>\n\n

Alongside the farmland, there is land set aside for conservation, with a giant swampy Kahikatea forest all planted up with natives – 85,000 of them to be exact – which was funded through Air New Zealand\u2019s carbon offsetting program several years ago.<\/p>\n\n

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A P\u012bwakawaka perching on a branch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A soaring success<\/h2>\n\n

Conservation estate on the farm provides homes to abundant bird life as well as ancient kahikatea groves, while Hart runs a trapline keeping out pests.<\/p>\n\n

The day we visit happens to be the 25 year anniversary of Greg and Rachel\u2019s move to the farm. A lot has changed, says Hart, not just on the land, but in the community as well.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIn this little bubble on the farm here, the world has been getting better every day,\u201d he reckons.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more biodiversity, the soil\u2019s getting better, there\u2019s more trees growing, there\u2019s more insects, there\u2019s more birds, it\u2019s getting healthier, more people are coming to visit us so you\u2019re getting good vibes and people who are engaged and enthusiastic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

I\u2019ve been talking to farmers in the organic and regenerative sector for a while now, as part of my work for Greenpeace\u2019s agriculture campaign.<\/p>\n\n

A big part of our campaign is to advocate for a phase-out of inputs like synthetic fertilisers and other chemicals, which are threatening our climate, rivers and soil health. <\/p>\n\n

It may seem like a strange meeting, farmers and \u201cgreenies\u201d like us, but I see us as different sides of the same coin;<\/p>\n\n

While we\u2019re out trying to stop the bad stuff from happening, farmers like Greg Hart, all across the country, are working on making the good stuff happen; farming organically and regeneratively, and, as Hart says, working in harmony with nature. <\/p>\n\n

Forced into intensive farming through policy reforms and successive governments jumping on the dairy boom, not to mention the pressure fertiliser companies put on the sector to keep pumping the land with chemicals, farmers all across the country are now reimagining our food system; using growing techniques which drawdown carbon from the atmosphere and store it safely away in healthy soils, farmers could hold the key to solving our climate crisis. <\/p>\n\n

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Greg and his happy dogs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The good stuff<\/h2>\n\n

Greg Hart is one of many farmers in New Zealand transforming the food system to rely less on chemical fertilisers. <\/p>\n\n

The most immediate thing I notice on the farm is increased biodiversity. We spend a lot of the visit hooning across fields on Hart\u2019s unusually roomy quad bike; it\u2019s carrying myself, Hart, our photographer Ben, my colleague Torisse, three trays of eggs and a very studious jack russell-cross (\u201cshe takes her job very seriously,\u201d says Hart). As we bump our way through the fields, I can\u2019t help but notice the different kinds of grasses and ground cover, the riparian planting of the streams and the fruit and nut trees dotted around as part of Hart\u2019s agroforestry work. <\/p>\n\n

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Bumpy ride: Hart\u2019s Jack Russel leads the way on our farm excursion, hunting for rats as she goes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Hart stops so we can take some close up shots of the pasture. He holds a sample up for us – fescue, dandelion, buttercup, clover, rye grass and chicory, with its pretty blue flowers.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe animals love it because they know there\u2019s things they need in it,\u201d says Hart.<\/p>\n\n

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Some diverse flora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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A Greenpeace film about regenerative agriculture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Regenerative farming is all about diverse pastures<\/h2>\n\n

Having more diversity adds resilience and strength, Hart says, holding a variety of plants picked from the average set of pasture on his land. <\/p>\n\n

While the diverse pasture feeds the cows it is also feeding another kind of \u201clivestock\u201d living under the grass. Billions of microorganisms dwell in the soil, decomposing organic matter, cycling nutrients and fertilising the soil. Different kinds of plants growing in the soil, with different root structures, bring about stronger and more resilient soils whereby tap roots create space in the earth where water can collect. Diverse pastures stop compaction and ultimately mean more microscopic creatures can live and keep the soil healthy. <\/p>\n\n

Hart puts it really simply; \u201cnature is our teacher, and nature just doesn\u2019t do monocultures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Healthy soil is critical to food production and needs to be preserved if we are to keep farming and growing food says farming consultant Nicole Masters. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cOur biggest export continues to be soil,\u201d she told New Zealand Geographic <\/em>last year.<\/p>\n\n

But unless we change our farming practices drastically, we are at risk of losing this precious resources, which could have alarming consequences for our food system. <\/p>\n\n

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s latest joint report, Our Land 2021<\/a>, checked the health of soil and found it to be in a critical condition.<\/p>\n\n

Jamie Morton wrote in The New Zealand Herald<\/em>; \u201cthe quality and quantity of soil is crucial for storing water, carbon and nutrients, growing food, breaking down contaminants and hosting an abundance of species.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cOur economy depends on good soil to grow food for home and export, but soil health is depleting with overuse of chemical fertilisers and irrigation,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n\n

Meanwhile, just over half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions came from methane and nitrous oxide \u2013 and most of that comes from agriculture.<\/p>\n\n

Mitigating this will be a challenge, but the solutions are there.<\/p>\n\n

In order to kickstart a \u201cregenerative revolution\u201d New Zealand needs to step in behind farmers to help them transform their farms to work with nature, Hart says.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t have regenerative agriculture without an entire regenerative society, you can\u2019t just have farmers in isolation doing their thing, it has to be part of the whole community,\u201d <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re already talking about circular economies, that whole thing ties into agriculture, the whole of society could incorporate a regenerative approach,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I see as New Zealand\u2019s opportunity – becoming a regeneration nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Already around the world, many governments have already recognised the environmental and social benefits of regenerative farming and increased public spending and policies to support it.<\/p>\n\n

With investment and support, the New Zealand Government can<\/em> shift the nation to a more regenerative approach and build a resilient agriculture sector.<\/p>\n\n

With thousands of farmers across Aotearoa like Hart and his family, transitioning to regenerative and organic methods of farming, the future of agriculture is hopeful, but they need real support to get there. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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Call on Christopher Luxon to set up a billion dollar fund to transition New Zealand away from industrial to regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n Take Action\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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