An EcoFarmer’s Discovery Chapter 6: Where To From Here

Welcome to An EcoFarmer's Discovery: The Companion Podcast, where every Friday we dive deep into one chapter of Ewan Campbell's journey.

You're invited to read along. Get the audiobook via Spotify (search An EcoFarmer's Discovery) or grab it on Kindle and explore each chapter with us as we unpack the stories, ideas, and principles of regenerative farming. A new episode drops each Friday, covering 26 chapters across 26 weeks.

In This Episode:

Between exploding tallow drums, homemade schnapps, and explosive new ideas in soil health, Ewan recalls a chaotic yet pivotal period of his farming life. Surrounded by a tight-knit rural community, he began asking deeper questions about independence, soil fertility, livestock health, and questions that conventional wisdom couldn’t answer.

What starts as kitchen-table experiments with mineral licks and “crazy” homemade brews soon reveals powerful truths about biology, balance, and the interconnectedness of soil, plant, and animal health.

We explore:

• The hilarious and hazardous art of making homemade lick blocks (and why two of them exploded!)

• Lessons from a community where everyone farmed the same way and got the same average results

• How Peter Lester’s soil fertility insights set Ewan on a new path of discovery

• The surprising power of basic slag and the hidden role of silicon in soil fertility

• How mineralised cows doubled their market value and transformed animal health

• Why healthy soils lead to healthy animals and fewer “weeds”

• How observation, curiosity, and financial hardship forged the EcoFarm philosophy

Full of explosions, laughter, and light-bulb moments, this chapter captures the spirit of practical innovation. Where mistakes become experiments, and every setback sparks a new discovery.

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So, grab the audiobook on Spotify or Kindle and read along with each chapter as we expand, reflect, and add context.

Useful Links & Info
• Listen / read along on Spotify (Audiobook): An EcoFarmer's Discovery: How the Soil Really Works — available here: On Spotify

• Book / Audiobook details: check out the official page at EcoFarm Aotearoa (www.efa.nz)