The Lachlan Hughes Foundation Program
• Invest in Learning
• Create opportunity to Do
• Build Capacity to Influence
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2027 PROGRAM
OPEN on Sunday 1st November
CLOSE on Monday 30th November
For further information please contact the Secretary, Adele Hughes.
Email: admin@lachlanhughesfoundation.org.au
Come on a regenerative agriculture learning journey
- Create your own on-farm project using regen ag principles and practices
- Grow as a leader through capacity building and personal development
- Develop your communication skills and presentation techniques
- Become a regen ag leader of the future and member of the LHF Alumni
The Program is about ‘doing’ and provides practical hands-on learning experiences.
This learning journey is outcomes focused with participants developing themselves to achieve personal targets and implementing regenerative agriculture principles and practices
through an on-farm Project.
It is a 12-month, mentored training program with an Induction Day, four 2 day Workshops
and a Celebratory event.
The Workshops include the following learning experiences and topics:
Building Your Personal Capacity
- Understanding yourself and others
- Effective communication
- Telling your story through social media
- Improve your public speaking abilities
- Busy to productive
- Leadership in action
- Creating change
- Measuring success
Building Your Regenerative Agriculture Capacity
- Reading your landscape
- Managing water and hydration on your land
- Creating sustainable living soils
- Understanding plant and weed succession
- Build function and diversity into your landscape
- Design and implement a regenerative agriculture project
- Return life to the land
The Celebratory Event
- Participants deliver a formal presentation on their regenerative agriculture Project and their journey through the Program
- A Judging Panel considers all presentations and is responsible for determining the recipient of the annual ‘Tree of Life Award'
The Program personnel
- Barb Bishop, Co-ordinator and Facilitator
- Philip and Adele Hughes, Managing and Mentoring
- Recognised industry speakers
- Practicing regenerative agriculture specialists.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- Currently working or involved in the Australian agricultural industry
- Passionate about regenerative agriculture and its practices
- Able to commit to the program workshops and time requirements
- Capable of undertaking your own regenerative agriculture project