In the episode Becks sits down with Amanda Hasselman from Temple Peak Station, a Toitū Certified Carbon Zero Sheep and Beef farm at the head of the Wakatipu Valley. As well as farming alongside her husband Mark, Amanda has been a trustee on the Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust for 10 years since its inception, and is part of the Southern Lakes Sanctuary and within both roles is deeply passionate about predator management for the restoration and protection of our native biodiversity.
Having farmed Temple Peak since 1979 through the era of Livestock Incentive Schemes, Tenure Review, a change in breed and now the shift to Regenerative Agriculture and becoming a Toitū Carbon Zero farm they sure have seen some change, challenge and opportunity in their time.
I hope you enjoy this episode and the perspectives of someone who after walking the hills for many years, is "now starting to hear the music of the valley", who sees a real role for farming and conservation to occur in the same space, and is excited about farm succession and the potential within our industry with the continued opportunity to learn.
Episode Resources:
• Campaign for Wool video on Temple Peak Station | Watch here
• Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust | Website
• Southern Lakes Sanctuary | Website
• Book Mention | Aroha - Dr Hinemoa Elder
• Nicole Masters | Soil Resilience Tour - North Island
• Nicole Masters | Soil Resilience Tour - South Island
Within this episode Amanda refers to AF8 - this stands for Alpine Fault 8 which is the alpine fault running down the Southern Alps which is overdue for rupture and will have a catastrophic impact on New Zealand, especially the Glenorchy region as they are sitting directly on the Alpine Fault.
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