Curiosity: Farmers Discovering What Works

Farming and ranching success comes from the freedom to fail because there is no silver bullet. Curiosity: Farmers Discovering What Works tells journeys New Zealand farmers make to find solutions that are kinder to the environment, easier on the pocket, and bring purpose and pride to those in the most complex profession there is. Each story has nuggets of inspiration and insight to stimulate observation and logic in farming matters.

‘At last: a book of pithy, hard-won experiences expertly garnered and filtered from thinking farmers who have learnt by having the courage to make mistakes.
Admirably well written, this book – Curiosity: Farmers Discovering What Works – is not just founded on the author’s practical experience, but also built on scientific training, sound economics, and an acutely observant eye that roams over dozens of excellent case-studies in different environments. Blended with the occasional brief essay about leading regenerative farming thinkers and scientists, the result is a generously shared experience from some of New Zealand’s top farmers – but seen, filtered and enhanced through the knowledgeable and holistic eye of the author.
This invaluable and important book should be compulsory reading for anyone daring to manage farming landscapes with an eye to contributing to healthier farmscapes and catchments, rural families and their animals, and to a sustainable future. How I wish I could have read and lived in such a book as this when I was a young farmer preparing to make all the mistakes. A farming, social, and environmental gem.’
Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler, and Breaking the Sheep’s Back

Format: Paperback
Imprint: Small New Zealand Publisher
Publication date: 02/05/2023