An EcoFarmers Discovery Chapter 3: Trying Times

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:

In this episode of “An Eco Farmer’s Discovery,” Ewan and Stephen unpack a turbulent chapter in Ewan’s farming journey — one marked by hard lessons, brotherly banter, and a devastating outbreak of facial eczema.

We explore:

• The two-herd solution that kept family harmony (and sanity!) intact

• How facial eczema exposed deep issues in soil management

• Why short-term “Band-Aid fixes” like fungicides fail long-term

• The crucial role of lime in healing both soil and livestock

• How one student’s science project proved what the system ignored

• Real-world proof that regenerative methods dramatically reduce nitrate runoff

  
  

Through crisis, experimentation, and classic Kiwi humour, this chapter reveals how Ewan turned frustration into innovation — showing that nature’s solutions are often simpler, cheaper, and far more effective than we’ve been told.

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So, grab the audiobook on Spotify or Kindle and read along with each chapter and listen or watch the episode after reading the 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 purchase & details: check out the official page at EcoFarm Aotearoa www.efa.nz