THE Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation (SPaDCO) welcomed Lorraine Gordon from Southern Cross University at their 25 October meeting in her role as Director of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance and the Institute of Ecological Agriculture.

Her address shared her expertise in economic, environmental and social resilience during these times of increasing climate change.

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“Regenerative agriculture has several definitions but essentially it is regarded as a system of farming principles and practices that enrich soils, improve the water cycle, increase biodiversity and dynamic ecosystems, and restore the solar energy function of plants to draw down carbon from the atmosphere,” Ms Gordon said.

After a thorough lecture supported by visual presentations, Ms Gordon fielded questions from the audience, many of which were local land holders and producers, and went on to rationalise ways the community can prepare to be more resilient farmers and managers.

As well as her role as educator, Lorraine runs a multi-generational family cattle farm at Ebor and emphasised that now is a good time for farmers to do their homework when it comes to carbon farming and carbon trading.

“There is a lot to get your head around in this space, and one or two people won’t change the world, but a community can.

“The Federal Government’s climate and energy policy released recently, the ‘Technology Roadmap’, puts farmers at the forefront of reducing greenhouse emissions through carbon sequestration.”

Lorraine was awarded the 2018 Rural Community Leader of the Year for Australia and was a 2019 nominee and finalist for Australian of the Year for her work with farmers.

For more information contact Lorraine Gordon via LinkedIn.

By JEN HETHERINGTON