Episode:21Why Regenerative Farming Helps Our Waterways
Guests:Felicity Wheelwright, Fifth-Generation Farmer
Recorded on the banks of the Wollondilly River near its headwaters, this episode visits fifth-generation regenerative farmer Felicity Wheelwright at Roslyn Estate near Goulburn. Felicity shares how 30 years of restoration work, including a 17 kilometre native tree corridor and holistic grazing, has transformed her property, and how her background in banking and business informs her approach to farming for both productivity and Country.
Show Notes
On a crisp and sunny morning in April, 2023, Siwan Lovett, Kate McKenna and Chris Walsh (ARRC’s Managing Director and podcast producers, respectively) took a drive from Canberra to Roslyn Estate near Goulburn to meet Felicity Wheelwright, the guest star of this episode of Take me to the river. This episode is recorded on the banks of the Wollondilly River, only two kilometres downstream of its headwaters. Felicity is a fifth-generation regenerative farmer in the Crookwell region and a fourth-generation farmer on Roslyn Estate, and one of our Rivers of Carbon restoration champions, restoring water quality in Sydney’s water catchment. Felicity’s farm is holistically grazed and over the last 30 years, her family has undertaken a plethora of restoration projects to protect and restore her property, including planting a 17 kilometre long native tree corridor. Felicity also has a background in banking and business improvement strategies and is blending this together with her experience in farming to talk to us today about the benefits of holistic grazing and regenerative agriculture. Below, find some photos of her magnificent property, showing the differences over time as projects were being completed.
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