The Bain family’s wool farm, St Enoch, sits on the rolling volcanic plains of Stockyard Hill in western Victoria, near Ballarat, and shows what it means to truly work with the land.
Sandra Jefford’s certified organic dairy farm at Clydebank in Victoria’s East Gippsland is a hive of activity, filled with lush green pastures, colourful flowering gardens, livestock and wildlife.
With a PhD in the diets of honey bees and more than a decade spent studying entomology and agricultural ecology, Dr Chris Cannizzaro says his science background has equipped him for his current role as the horticulturist for one of the country’s largest macadamia farming organisation as horticulture becomes more data driven and conscious of its ecological impact.
When Gary and Julie Richards established Down2Earth Gardening, a business dedicated to growing and saving Australian seeds, including bees as part of the business model was a no-brainer.
Wayfinder in Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region has wider ambitions than simply creating a delicious drop in a bottle. Theirs is a long-term vision to integrate habitat conservation, environmental restoration, and organic certification for their vineyard and farm.
Multi-generational family farmers have recently enhanced local habitat by revegetating almost a hectare of less-productive pasture. The Peel family is one of the first successful applicants for Bee Friendly Farming® certification in Australia, and they are also recent successful recipients of funding from the affiliated Tree Grants program.
Imagine a high school in the middle of Sydney that operates a farm, and you have James Ruse Agricultural High School in the suburb of Carlingford. Since 1959, the co-educational high school has been teaching the finer points of agriculture to a diverse cohort of students.
Mark Wootton from Jigsaw Farms, north of Hamilton, Victoria, talks about how Bee Friendly Farming® is a very valuable add-on to his family farming operation. Jigsaw Farms is a 3,441ha mixed grazing operation running fine wool lambs, beef and integrated agroforestry and biodiverse permanent revegetation used as a carbon offset program.
For avocado farmer Mike Hogan protecting Australia’s crucial pollinator populations is a matter of survival.
James Bowie has a ten-year view of a “bees and beef” vision to build the two together in a sustainable synergy. It’s all about creating a balance between a prime Angus beef operation, and a sustainable farm ‘ecosystem’ that supports honeybees and native pollinators.
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