Many of us are frustrated with our work and careers. This is evidenced by the recent flurry of excitement over ‘Quiet Quitting’ that is driving boomers into a lather. At its core, quiet quitting is the desperate cry of an uninspired and exploited workforce. For too long, employers have failed to provide their workers with […]
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How do we lose soil?
We lose 5–10kgs of soil for every meal we eat. Every person, every meal, every day. This works out to around 75 billion tonnes of soil lost every year based on numbers from the US Geological Service. At this rate, we have around 60 years of farmable topsoil left. Within our lifetimes, we will have […]
Playing the Long Game
A guide to an intentional life How often are you just going through the motions? Following the path of least resistance. Living in the now with no real understanding of where you are going. This is a trap that many of us fall into. This is the idea of existing and not living. Its living […]
Regenerative Agriculture
Embracing Complexity
In late 2021 the Australian vegetable industry invested significant funds to develop a nationally coordinated, regionally delivered extension program known as VegNET. To design a sustainable extension system for a complex, national industry such as vegetables, significant time was invested. An agricultural innovation systems approach was developed to best support grower outcomes. Development and implementation […]
Introduction
By way of introduction, I’m Sam, and welcome to my little corner of the internet. This will be a place for me to manage my thoughts and present what I am working on. I will use this place as a digital, public notebook where I can show my work and hopefully share some useful information. […]