For many, farming is no longer a way of life but an exercise in survival. Depression and suicide are prevalent as farmers struggle to make ends meet. A lack of rain has crippled yields, rising input costs for fertilisers, chemicals and fuel adding to their woes.
But help is at hand. A revolutionary Australian company, Farming Secrets, is actively working with farmers across the globe get back on their feet. Founded by local Melbourne couple Helen and Hugo Disler, Farming Secrets connects farmers with experts in biological farming practices.
Helen explains: “We provide a framework that connects farmers and agricultural experts, giving them access to transformational knowledge they would otherwise not receive. Our commitment is to reveal to farmers the importance of whole farm management, especially soil. We are giving them the confidence to gain control of their farm, making it profitable, healthy and viable for future generations. Farming Secrets is helping farmers fall in love with their farms again.”
Extensive research, undertaken by the Disler’s, showed many farmers are skeptical of biological farming and do not realize the impact synthetic materials have on the health of soils, plants and animals, nor the high costs associated with conventional farming.
Farming Secrets is successfully shifting this thinking, as members experience increased net profits and problems disappear. Farmers are inspired and their children are returning to the land
Taking the Farming Secrets approach farmers are reporting:
1. Productive crops with fewer problems
2. Healthier stock that cost less to maintain
3. Huge savings
4. Enjoyment of farming and sense of well being
5. Freedom through gaining more understanding and control of the farming process
Continues Hugo:“We have farmers who are substantially ahead financially in the first few months of joining the program. There are important messages being shared through the program and we aim to reach as many farmers as we can to continue to support the farmers to farm with joy and grow healthy foods for all of us.”
Farming Secret members receive monthly DVD’s featuring experts and farmers on a farm walk, as well as live conference calls.
