Muster Dogs: The Family Dirt: The new book in the ABC series, on nature, sustainability and a new era of farming, from two inspiring sisters

(Paperback, 5th edition)

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How an Australian farming family chose regenerative practices over bare dirt and bull dust.

When the Spencer family farm looked to be on the brink of collapse, graziers Renee Spencer and her sister Melissa decided the time was right to take radical steps. They had become aware of such terms as 'cell grazing', 'sustainable' and 'holistic' and wondered if it was time to incorporate these concepts into their practice. Very soon they saw results - but only on a local level. What was required was a total rethink that included a dramatic shift in every aspect of their farming, including the study of soil, roots systems, microbes, and - counterintuitively - the contributions that stock make to the land.

Now with more than five years of regenerative practice under the belts, Renee and Melissa are keen to share their insights and so that agriculturalists - in the bush or the suburban garden - can work with their land, not against it, and change the way we farm, eat and think about our land.

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Renee Spencer is a firth generation cattle producer based in Central Queensland. She has gained popularity on social media for her real and gritty look at what it's like to be a young woman growing up on the family farm. Her family practised regenerative agriculture and Renee is passionate about the soil and land management practices. Melissa Spencer (Stock Chick Films) is a videographer/photographer and grazier from Capella, Queensland. With a working dog team of her own and years of experience working on cattle properties in Central Queensland, she has a deep passion for showcasing rural stories and the beauty and skill of Australia's working dogs through her lens. As a visual content creator specialising in video and photography of rural life and culture, she has also worked as a camera operator and photographer on the TV series Muster Dogs.