Regenerative Farmers is an action group of Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group.

We’re volunteers who work together to help farmers connect to share knowledge and support one other for a brighter, healthier, climate-adaptive and profitable future.

We’re proud to bring you the second GROW Festival on Friday February 20, 206 at Kyneton Racecourse, a big, dynamic one-day event bringing farmers, consumers and other change makers together to drive positive change in agriculture, food production and land stewardship.

Learn more about GROW here and on Instagram @growfestival.au

You can send us an email if you’d like to know more about Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group’s regenerative farmers’ action group.

MRSG contacts

Donna Coutts: donna.coutts@mrsg.org.au

Stuart Grainger: stuart.grainger@mrsg.org.au

 

Upcoming Events

 
Upcoming Events
Sustainable Malmsbury January Produce Swap and Recycling Station
Jan 18
Sustainable Malmsbury January Produce Swap and Recycling Station

Come and join us at the Sustainable Malmsbury Community Produce Swap and Recycling Station at the January Malmsbury Village Farmers Market

Sustainable Malmsbury February Produce Swap and Recycling Station
Feb 15
Sustainable Malmsbury February Produce Swap and Recycling Station

Come and join us at the Sustainable Malmsbury Community Produce Swap and Recycling Station at the February Malmsbury Village Farmers Market

Cook and Share: Air fryer class and veg lunch
Feb 15
Cook and Share: Air fryer class and veg lunch

Join us for a fun, hands-on cooking experience where we explore easy, delicious and healthy ways to enjoy veggies using a simple air fryer.

When: February 15th, 2026. 12-2pm

GROW Farming Festival
Feb 20
GROW Farming Festival

A dynamic, collaborative one-day program of more than 40 workshops, demonstrations and talks across four themed hubs: animals, plants, soil & people PLUS the GROW paddock. Pay-what-you-can tickets from $25 available now

News

 
News
Electrify 3442 News: Community Survey and Callout for Case Study Volunteers
Sue Barker
Electrify 3442 News: Community Survey and Callout for Case Study Volunteers
Sue Barker

Electrify 3442 is running a Community Survey and we’re on the lookout for households at various stages of electrification ) and happy to share their stories on our website. Read our news >>

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Sue Barker
"Show and tell" time!
Sue Barker
"Show and tell" time!
Sue Barker

This March MRSG Sustainable Homes Action Group is presenting the “Project Showcase”, an exhibition of projects Macedon Ranges householders have undertaken to make their homes more thermally comfortable, cheaper to run and more energy-efficient, and of work-from-home spaces that are reducing the need to commute.

(Image: Sam Clarke via Unsplash)

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Sue Barker
Farm Crawl - Transition Streets Romsey & Veg Action
Lucy Campbell
Farm Crawl - Transition Streets Romsey & Veg Action
Lucy Campbell

The first day of May was crisp but sunny, a beautiful day for a farm crawl. Never been on a farm crawl before? Meg Sheehan from Transition Streets Romsey and Veg Action hosted this event as an opportunity to get to know your grower.

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Lucy Campbell
The Virtual Sustainable Living Festival is now a (mini) reality!
Nikki Barker
The Virtual Sustainable Living Festival is now a (mini) reality!
Nikki Barker

The Virtual Sustainable Living Festival is now a (mini) reality! and will be at the March Woodend Farmers Market on the Village Green to introduce you to some small steps that we can all take to help us create a sustainable future.

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Nikki Barker

Blogs

 
Blog
What to do about climate change? Get answers in 10-25 minutes
What to do about climate change? Get answers in 10-25 minutes

Not sure what “net zero emissions” means? Want to know how you can impact climate change?

Project Drawdown has produced an excellent series of 6 videos, ranging from 10-25 minutes, explaining where we can have the most impact on climate.

This is a thought-provoking series, highly recommended for anyone starting out on the road to sustainability.

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Four takeaways for adapting to Climate Change from the recent IPCC report
Four takeaways for adapting to Climate Change from the recent IPCC report

A few weeks ago, the IPCC released a report titled, “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability“. Even though the report focuses on impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptive practices on a global scale, I have tried to derive some adaptation principles that could be applied to the Macedon Ranges.

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MRSG's Achievements in the past year
MRSG's Achievements in the past year

As you read through the incredible list of achievements by MRSG’s many action groups in the past 12 or 18 months you could be forgiven for under-estimating the tremendous difficulties under which many of these achievements took place

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