Heartwood Podcast
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<p>Welcome to our new Podcast series. I'll be sharing my 40 years experience in growing trees on farms for both conservation and profit with stories from our own farm and interviews with some of the many farmers I have worked with around Australia. </p><p><br></p><p>Key words: Forestry, Farm Forest, Forester, Trees, Agroforestry, Regenerative Agriculture, Landcare, Timber, Lumber, Sawmilling, Bushfood, Carbon, Biodiversity, Soil Conservation, Farming, Environment, Plantation<br><br>I'm open to suggestions for content and am happy to takes questions.<br><br>Hope you like it.<br><br>Rowan <br><br>I'm a forest scientist (B.For.Sci. & M.For.Sci.), author, educator and a tree grower with a family farm in the Otway Ranges of southern Victoria, Australia. We call it the Bambra Agroforestry Farm and grow more than 70 different species for conservation and profit. After almost 40 years we're now harvesting and milling our own trees, building a house from the timber and selling tree products.<br><br>I was also a co-founder of one of Australia’s most successful Landcare groups, the Otway Agroforestry Network and the originator of the Australian Master TreeGrower program. I have worked with farmers in many countries including the USA, UK, Europe, Uganda, Kenya, Indonesia, Vanuatu and Timor Leste.<br><br></p><p>I have written many books about tree growing: the latest is "Heartwood - the art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit".<br><br></p><p>WWW: <a href="http://www.agroforestry.net.au">www.agroforestry.net.au</a> </p><p>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:rowan.reid@agroforestry.net.au">rowan.reid@agroforestry.net.au</a></p><p>FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bambraagroforestry/">@bambraagroforestry</a></p><p>LINKED IN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-reid-5bb3aa30/">Rowan Reid</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bambra_agroforestry_farm/">bambra_agroforestry_farm</a><br>YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bambraagroforestryfarm4008">https://www.youtube.com/@bambraagroforestryfarm4008</a> </p><p><br>And, thanks to Mountain Grey for our theme music. They are a local Otway band. Check out their music at: https://www.reverbnation.com/mountaingrey</p><p><br></p><p>#Trees #Timber #agroforestry #farmforestry #sawmilling #lumber #forestry<br><br></p>
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Recent Episodes
February 22, 2026
#6 Thinning to grow fat trees fast
Thinning may be the most controversial and poorly understood aspect of growing trees. Whether for conservation, timber or both, competition between trees may be slowing their growth and reducing the quality of your forest. In this podcast Rowan explains how managing the 'personal space' around each tree can help create a more valuable forest. He also touches on the fallacy of the promise of a commercial thinning and why the expectation of a market for small diameter trees has unde...
October 10, 2025
#5 Building our Home-Grown Home from Farm-Grown Timber
We've spent 5 years building our new farmhouse. Almost all the timber (or lumber) came from trees we planted, pruned, harvested and milled on the farm. You could say it took us 38 years to grow our homegrown home! In this podcast I talk about growing and building the timber framing, boardroom concrete fireplace, stairs, lining, cabinets and flooring using a range of species we've grown on our own farm including Radiata Pine, Eucalypts, Redwood, Oak and Blackwood. To achieve the lo...
April 26, 2025
#4 Changing forestry so it works for farmers
Send us a text Can we change forestry to make it attractive to family farmers? In this episode Rowan Reid reflects on the history of forestry on farms in Australia and his involvement over the last 40 years. It's clear that forestry is not working for farmers and we need to change the way we talk about and support forestry in the family farming landscape. Support the show
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- What is Heartwood Podcast?
<p>Welcome to our new Podcast series. I'll be sharing my 40 years experience in growing trees on farms for both conservation and profit with stories from our own farm and interviews with some of the many farmers I have worked with around Australia. </p><p><br></p><p>Key words: Forestry, Farm Forest, Forester, Trees, Agroforestry, Regenerative Agriculture, Landcare, Timber, Lumber, Sawmilling, Bushfood, Carbon, Biodiversity, Soil Conservation, Farming, Environment, Plantation<br><br>I'm open to suggestions for content and am happy to takes questions.<br><br>Hope you like it.<br><br>Rowan <br><br>I'm a forest scientist (B.For.Sci. & M.For.Sci.), author, educator and a tree grower with a family farm in the Otway Ranges of southern Victoria, Australia. We call it the Bambra Agroforestry Farm and grow more than 70 different species for conservation and profit. After almost 40 years we're now harvesting and milling our own trees, building a house from the timber and selling tree products.<br><br>I was also a co-founder of one of Australia’s most successful Landcare groups, the Otway Agroforestry Network and the originator of the Australian Master TreeGrower program. I have worked with farmers in many countries including the USA, UK, Europe, Uganda, Kenya, Indonesia, Vanuatu and Timor Leste.<br><br></p><p>I have written many books about tree growing: the latest is "Heartwood - the art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit".<br><br></p><p>WWW: <a href="http://www.agroforestry.net.au">www.agroforestry.net.au</a> </p><p>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:rowan.reid@agroforestry.net.au">rowan.reid@agroforestry.net.au</a></p><p>FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bambraagroforestry/">@bambraagroforestry</a></p><p>LINKED IN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-reid-5bb3aa30/">Rowan Reid</a></p><p>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bambra_agroforestry_farm/">bambra_agroforestry_farm</a><br>YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bambraagroforestryfarm4008">https://www.youtube.com/@bambraagroforestryfarm4008</a> </p><p><br>And, thanks to Mountain Grey for our theme music. They are a local Otway band. Check out their music at: https://www.reverbnation.com/mountaingrey</p><p><br></p><p>#Trees #Timber #agroforestry #farmforestry #sawmilling #lumber #forestry<br><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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