Empowering farmers towards a regenerative future.
The Central Victorian Regenerative Farmer’s INC. was formed in 2019. Today, the group has 40 active farmers and members across central Victoria, including both small and large farms, smaller landholders, and those passionate about regenerative agriculture.
The group’s diverse farms produce a wide array of goods, such as beef, lamb, pork, goat, eggs, milk, wool, olive oil, broad acre crops, and timber.
Regenerative Agriculture is a vast and complex topic. Our passionate farmers have curated a collection of their favorite books, podcasts, videos, and more that have inspired and helped them the most. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to dive deep into your favorite topic, our database is designed to support you on your regenerative journey.
A list of the significant guest speakers hosted by CVRF over the past few years and their websites.
In this first video of the series, Declan McDonald explores the key principles that form the basis of Regenerative Agriculture. These principles will be unwrapped in more depth in the upcoming videos.
Have you ever desired, deep within your soul, to make a comfortable full-time living from a farming enterprise? Too often people dare not even vocalize this desire because it seems absurd. It's like thinking the unthinkable.
After all, the farm population is dwindling. It takes too much capital to start. The pay is too low. The working conditions are dusty, smelly and noisy: not the place to raise a family. This is all true, and more, for most farmers.
But for farm entrepreneurs, the opportunities for a farm family business have never been greater. The aging farm population is creating cavernous niches begging to be filled by creative visionaries who will go in dynamic new directions. As the industrial agriculture complex crumbles and our culture clambers for clean food, the countryside beckons anew with profitable farming opportunities.
While this book can be helpful to all farmers, it targets the wannabes, the folks who actually entertain notions of living, loving and learning on a piece of land. Anyone willing to dance with such a dream should be able to assess its assets and liabilities; its fantasies and realities. "Is it really possible for me?" is the burning question this book addresses.
Australia’s roaming festival for better farming, food and ecological care
GROUNDED festival is held in a different location every year so each festival is a unique, unmissable event. In April 2026, the festival will be held on the beautiful Yan Yan Gurt West Farm in Victoria’s spectacular Otway Ranges.
Over two unforgettable days, Yan Yan Gurt West will come alive: bold conversations, standout speakers, hands-on workshops and paddock demonstrations across multiple stages. Add local food and drink, live music, on-site camping and starry skies – this is the gathering you’ll be talking about all year.
