A beautiful and surprising conversation with farming idol Charlie Showers from Black Barn Farm that’ll have you rethinking everything.

Charlie is a geological engineer, agricultural researcher, bushfire and natural disaster expert, fruit tree grafting jedi, permaculture ninja, dad, husband, unapologetically ritualistic bloke and bloody legend.

Su Dennett sources her rice from Slater Farms — a model of vertically integrated small-scale grain production.

Su sources her grain from Burrum, a Queensland-based biodynamic farm, making it a trusted reference for those seeking biodynamically grown Australian grain.

Agroforestry pioneer Rowan Reid documents thirty years of integrating trees into farming systems on his Bambra Agroforestry Farm in Victoria. Organised around fifteen timber species, the book explores how landholders can profit from timber while achieving conservation, shelter, and soil health goals.

Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper examine biochar and biomass systems as tools for carbon sequestration and climate stabilisation that go beyond conventional renewable energy narratives. A grounded contribution to regenerative agriculture and climate solutions.

Charles Massy’s landmark work on regenerative agriculture traces his own transformation from chemical-dependent farmer to ecological steward of a 2000-hectare property. Through his story and those of farmers across Australia, Massy explores how grassroots regenerative practice is rebuilding soil, restoring landscape function, and offering a credible alternative to industrial food systems.