Kyneton Racecourse > Saturday 22nd Feb 2025
GROW is a one-day conference and field day bringing farmers and consumers together to drive positive change in agriculture, food production and land stewardship. Together, we can achieve a brighter, healthier, climate-adaptive and more profitable future.
Region to star in regenerative agriculture
A group of Macedon Ranges farmers has achieved an extraordinary coup, convincing award-winning documentary filmmaker Peter Byck to come to Kyneton for a groundbreaking new event.
He will headline GROW, a one-day conference, field day and festival at Kyneton Racecourse on Saturday February 22 that will position the region as a centre for excellence in regenerative agriculture and sustainable food production.
Why go to GROW?
🌱 Diverse Program: 25+ international and local speakers, 25+ exhibitors, 15+ paddock-to-plate food producers.
🌾 Hands-on Experiences: Walks, workshops, and demonstrations for all experience levels — from backyard beginners to broadacre farmers
🍴Local Flavours: Regeneratively produced food and drinks available for purchase
🌳 Beautiful Venue: Kyneton Racecourse includes air-conditioned indoor spaces, shady outdoor areas, marquees and access to the Campaspe River and picturesque farmland
🚗 Convenience: Kyneton Racecourse is just an hour from Melbourne, Bendigo & Ballarat and ample parking is available. Lots of local accommodation to make a weekend of it!
👩🌾🧑🌾 By Farmers for farmers, foodies and anyone who values a greener future: We're shaping content across two stages and multiple activity hubs to meet you where you're at on your regenerative journey
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Peter Byck, Carbon Cowboys documentary maker
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Laura Dalrymple, Feather and Bone butchery owner, author
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Adrian Drew, Natural Sequence Farming designer
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Nikki Davey, Grown Not Flown founder, Rural Woman of the Year
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Rowan Reid, forester among farmers, author of "Heartwood"
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Courtney Young, Woodstock Flour farmer, Soils for Life
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Luke Hooke, Nutrien Sustainability Policy & Program Designer
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Nats Hardy & Jono Hurst, Brooklands Free Range farmers
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Harry Lloyd, Dairy Australia, Farmer Wants a Wife
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Jade Killoran, multi-species advisor, Healthy Farming Systems
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Ian Congdon, Woodstock Flour regen farmer and miller
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Professor Ruth Nettle, social researcher, humans in agriculture
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Sam White, Sidonia Beef regen farmer, holistic grazer
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Colette Glazik, Nuffield scholar, carbon and nature markets
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Joel Williams, soil health scientist and educator, Integrated Soils
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Josh Gomez, roadside weeds expert, conservation crusader
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Jason McAinch, practical grazing champion, Healthy Landscapes
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Martin Roberts, bushland advisor, conservation changemaker
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Stuart Grainger, food and agribusiness exec, regen grazer
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Kirsten Diprose, Rural Podcasting Co, @theimpossiblefarmher
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Jack & Celia Tucker, Rhynie Pastoral, dorpers, broadacre cropping
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Helen Lewis, Australian Holistic Management Co-operative
What does a ticket include?
Access-all-areas pass to every talk, workshop, walk & demo
Free parking
Donation to local CFA for managing parking on the day
The power to design your own learning journey
Grow offers the opportunity to participate in a diverse range of hands-on experiences designed by the best practitioners, innovators and educators, shaped to meet you where you're at – whether you’re dreaming of creating impact in your own backyard or are a lifelong farmer open to learning about reducing inputs, improving profitability and adapting to our changing climate
Plan your day
☕️🍳8am: Grow Opens! Check in and kick off your day with breakfast and coffee
📝🪴🔬 9am: Begin your custom program of learning & connection
🥗🍦 Take time out whenever you choose for a snack, a meal or a drink under a shady tree. There will be lots of beautiful, regeneratively produced local food and drink to purchase
🎤🪕🍻 5 pm-7pm: Enjoy the open-mic Q&A session, live music and a drink to close the day
Carbon Cowboys’ Peter Byck at GROW
We’re thrilled to announce Peter Byck – 248K instagram followers; 120K YouTube subscribers; documentary filmmaker; wrangler of scientists – will be our headline speaker at GROW and launch his docuseries “Roots So Deep” to Australian audiences.
In “Roots So Deep”, Peter Byck meets farmers on both sides of the fence – the folks practicing an adaptive way to graze, and their neighbours set in their family’s generations-old method of doing things. Peter’s team of outcast scientists are measuring what’s happening on both sides of the fences – exploring if this adaptive grazing could help slow down climate change.
Choose your own GROW adventure …
Introductory track (for beginners)
What is regenerative farming and is it for me?
Growing and sourcing food that aligns with my health goals and environmental values
The power of soil – health for plants, animals, and people
Advanced track (for ag experts)
Profitability vs. environmental sustainability – achieving balance.
Global regenerative insights & best practices
Carbon and nature markets – the future value of agriculture
Practical insights (all levels)
The practicalities of regenerative farming – from paddock to plate.
Advocacy, community power and the role of government.
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GROW2025 was an incredibly positive learning and community-building experience we loved bringing to Central Victoria. We’re taking a short break in March to catch our breath. In the meantime feel free to add your email address to our subscription list for updates.
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