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28 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> 6, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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By DAVID HILL<br />
Kaikoura’s first regenerative farming<br />
event has been aroaringsuccess. More<br />
than 90 farmers,vintners and industry<br />
professionals across the South Island<br />
attended the event in Kaikouralast month.<br />
It was sponsored by the <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Rural Support Trust, the<br />
Organic Dairyand Pastoral Groupand the<br />
Kaikoura PlainsRecovery Project.<br />
Event organiser Sky Horton, who has<br />
created the Agregenz online platform, was<br />
astonishedbyhow much interest there<br />
was in regenerative farming.<br />
‘‘It quickly turned into an event with<br />
more than 90 farmers interested,’’she<br />
says.<br />
“My ‘ahha’ momentwas while standing<br />
in apaddockthat was being sprayed with<br />
insecticide, having to run out of the<br />
paddock so the chemicalsdidn’tharm us.<br />
‘‘It just felt so wrong thatwewere<br />
growing foodinanecosystem thatwewere<br />
poisoning.’’<br />
Sky started to investigateoptions for<br />
farming without chemicals, which led her<br />
to regenerative farming.<br />
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Regeneration ... <strong>Canterbury</strong> farmfacilitator and coach John King, left,Kaikoura district<br />
councillor and farmerTony Blunt,event organiser Sky Horton, South Otago farmerHamish<br />
Bielski and Hawarden farmerJames Costello enjoythe Kaikoura scenery. PHOTO:ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY<br />
‘‘Now Iwanttoencourage other farmers<br />
thatthereisaway to farm that produces a<br />
healthierresult with nature in mind.<br />
“Connectingwith others who feltthe<br />
sameway has been crucial and the<br />
excellentturnoutand diverse range of<br />
backgrounds of<br />
participants shows how<br />
relevant regenerative<br />
farming is right now.”<br />
Speakers from Otago,<br />
Hawarden and Kaikoura<br />
delivered presentations<br />
focusingonpersonal<br />
journeysinto regenerative<br />
farming, onfarmpractices<br />
and farmingtobuild soil<br />
biology and carbon.<br />
The Kaikoura Plains<br />
Recovery Project covered<br />
the cost for localdairy farmers to attend.<br />
Project manager Jodie Hoggard says<br />
regenerative farming methodssit well<br />
withthe project’sfocus on adapting<br />
farming methodstofit the changing<br />
landscapeand sharing.<br />
“We believethe regenerative farming<br />
principles help farmers think about<br />
❛The event helped<br />
demystify the<br />
methods and<br />
confirmed there is<br />
no one recipe to fit<br />
all farms.❜<br />
positioning their business for futuregains,<br />
innovation, betterwater use and<br />
efficiency, environmentalbenefits and<br />
most importantly, resilience.<br />
“The eventhelped demystify the<br />
methods and confirmed there is no one<br />
recipe to fit all farms.”<br />
Participantssaid the<br />
event provided an<br />
opportunity to talk to<br />
other regeneratively<br />
minded farmers and<br />
enjoyed hearing from<br />
speakers whofocused on<br />
the principles,rather than<br />
the ‘‘howtos’’.<br />
One participant noted:<br />
“My takehome pointsare<br />
to systematise and<br />
simplify to be profitable.”<br />
Kaikoura district councillor and farmer<br />
Tony Blunt saysheispleased thatnew and<br />
innovative ideas are weavingtheir way<br />
into farming practices.<br />
“Regenerative farmingisabit of ahot<br />
topicatthe moment, so Ihope thatthe<br />
eventprovided everyone withcontext and<br />
experience to help them understand.”<br />
—Jodie Hoggard<br />
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