growing community
farm by farm
Our world is ripe for a regenerative farming revolution!
Regenerative farms are good for land, good for animals, good for people and great for the climate too.​ That’s because farming regeneratively builds natural capital, by slowing water, storing carbon, increasing biodiversity and boosting productivity - all at the same time.
Regen Ready is a program to help install new regenerative farms, or repair existing ones.
Are you ready to co-own a regenerative farm? We can also help communities purchase their own farmland, together.
Services
Farm strategy and planning
We can help you with:
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location scouting and site assessment
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farm mapping and mainframe design
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business planning and budgeting
Onsite implementation
Regen Ready’s dream team can:
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implement landscape repair works
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install regenerative farm operations
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establish stacked enterprises
Community onboarding
It's easy to overlook the culture in agriculture! Regen Ready has extensive experience in bringing your community on the journey, though facilitation, education and storytelling.
Extraordinary Times
There is no doubt we live in extraordinary times. We have enjoyed an era of unprecedented global prosperity. But now our hyper-connected world is becoming increasingly complex and volatile. Cascading crises of climate, economy, health, food, biodiversity, geopolitics. Tensions are increasing all around the world… But there is hope on the horizon, something we all can do to make the world a better place
Good news story
Today, amidst all the doom and gloom there is an exciting good news story that we can all be a part of…
Restoring our land, growing our food, nourishing our communities
Get ready… for Regen Ready!
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Regen Ready envisages a renaissance of small-scale Regenerative Agriculture co-creating a better lifestyle and a truly better food future for everyone.
Regen dream team
Regen Ready has assembled a dream team of well-seasoned landscape practitioners and regenerative farmers to advise on farming operations.
Our collective expertise covers the full spectrum of regenerative mindsets, as well as scientific and practical skillsets.
Together, we are implementing the whole of landscape approach to build resilient agricultural landscapes and grow food in abundance.
Pete Dowson
Director, Regen Ready:
Pete Dowson is both a filmer and a farmer. He is co-founder of Digital Storytellers, a creative agency that helps individuals and organisations craft impactful narratives, co-founder of Friendly Farms, which promotes regenerative farming, as well as co-convenor of Regen Sydney, a collaborative network advancing regenerative practices.
Pete is an alumni of Landscape Rehydration with Tarwyn Park Training and the Market Gardener Institute’s Canopy leadership program.​
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Adam Willson
Director, Soil Systems Australia:
Adam Willson is an organic agronomist and author of the paper 'Hydration, carbon & contours - the future of farming' which has had over 160,000 views. Adam set up and ran Australia’s first certified organic & ISO 9001 prescription compost operation, established a certified organic market garden and provided organic advice to growers around Australia and Europe.
Adam has recently graduated with a Master of Science in Research investigating the anti-cancer properties in broccoli. Adam has a passion for producing nutritional complete food and brings a depth of applied research that is tempered with practical experience.
Education:
Master of Landscape Architecture
Harvard University GSD
Bachelor of Science – Plant Science
University of Delaware
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Relevant Project Experience:
Oprah’s Farm, Maui, HI
Linkall Village Agrihood, Lumberton, NC
Beijing Olympic Master Plan, 2008, Bejing, CN
Coverdale Farm Preserve, Greenville, DE
Philo Ridge Farm, Charlotte, VT
Hudson, Alabama Agrihood, Montgomery, AL
Avalon Nature Preserve, Stony Brook, NY
Namchak Retreat Ranch, Hot Springs, MT
Hana Ranch, Maui, HI
North Shore / Haleiwa Master Plan, Oahu, HI
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Chad Adams, AICP, APA, ASLA - Principal, Ground Plan Studio
Lead Designer - Regenerative Landscapes: www.groundplanstudio.com
Chad Adams is a globally experienced leader with over 25 years of professional background in whole system thinking, ecological planning, and sustainable design. He is a Fulbright Scholar, lecturer and certified planner rooted in landscape architecture, regenerative agriculture and ecology. He leads a broad range of project types from land analysis to net positive community design to regenerative farming and agro-ecology. He is a dedicated executive with broad management experience that includes inception of corporate vision through to project execution, team formation, management, and mentorship, and all aspects of communications and marketing.
Are you ready to get Regen Ready?
Watch our short story and find out how we can help your community get started on the regen farming journey!