Macedon Ranges council will host a workshop designed to help residents employ regenerative farming techniques on their land.
The Health Landscapes Practical Regenerative Agricultural Communities program will be in webinar format, with fourth generation farmer Paul Righetti as guest speaker.
Regenerative farming refers to a method of land cultivation that focuses on fostering biodiversity through improved water cycle and soil health.
Mr Righetti and his wife Jacqui graze sheep, cattle and pasture-raised hens for egg production on their 2500 hectare property in Yandoit.
“We moved our farming system to regenerative because we believe it to be better for our soil, our pasture, our animals and customers who buy our produce,” Mr Righetti said.
In addition to access to the webinar where participants can gain advice from Mr Righetti, participants can also gain access to holistic grazing management short courses and farmer discussion groups.
Macedon Ranges mayor Jennifer Anderson said the program will expand the council’s existing farm advisory services.
“Healthy Landscapes aims to increase on-farm resilience to climate and market variabilities for local land-owners and agriculture businesses by helping farmers increase the carbon capture in soil, trees and vegetation while enhancing the health of livestock,” Cr Anderson said.
The webinar is free and will be held from 7pm to 8pm on August 31.
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Oliver Lees
