Simple Ben Stories

18/05/2026

Yesterday was a scary day.

Usually my films are uploaded to YouTube or sent to my client from the safety of my office chair. But for the first time hosted a cinema screening of 3x of my short docos on holistic management and regen ag in the southern rangelands/northern agricultural region.

The turnout was overwhelming with the amount of people who came along, some a very long way.. and all the interested questions that came at the QnA with the farmers afterwards.
The films wouldn’t have been possible without Justin and Phillippa and the screening wouldn’t have been possible without the legends at with funding from Aus gov natural heritage trust. My wife .australia for being so supportive.
But no film would exist without the stories of the farmers themselves, the incredible courage to embark on their regen journeys let alone to sit down on camera and talk about it. So thank you Rod, Katrina, Gemma, Helen, Jeff and Kirsti.

But most of all, thank you to the folks who came down and spent their Sunday evening watching these films. Those interested in regen ag, working in the sector, famers or complete newcomers to the ideas… thanks from the bottom of my heart 💪

14/05/2026

What happens when a community comes together to grow something bigger than a garden? In Kojonup, in Western Australia's Great Southern, residents rolled up their sleeves to build wicking beds, get their hands in the soil, and learn practical skills for growing food through long, hot, dry summers.
Filmed across two community workshops delivered by Southern Dirt, this video captures the spirit of the Summer-Proof Your Garden project, a hands-on program focused on drought resilience, water-wise gardening, and the simple power of people working together.
From constructing water-efficient wicking beds to planting out a brand new community garden, the project gave local residents the knowledge and confidence to care for their gardens and their environment, no matter what the season brings.
The Summer-Proof Your Garden project was supported by the Great Southern Development Commission, through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
Filmed by Simple Ben Stories‬
🌱 Find out more and download our free wicking bed instruction booklet that was given to participants @ Southern Dirt: https://southerndirt.com.au/projects/summer-proof-our-gardens/

Great Southern Development Commission Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentAustralian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

07/05/2026

Tickets for Perth NRM/Simple Ben Stories Regen Ag & Holistic Management Film Screening on May 17 are on sale now!

These three films journey across the fringes of WA’s wheatbelt and into the heart of the southern rangelands, documenting determination, innovation, and hope. 😯 Witness three unique families’ commitment to landscape-scale restoration. 💪 🌱

There’s something for everyone in these stories - from the principles behind holistic management, regenerative agriculture and landscape rehydration through to ag-tech, the practicalities of station-scale rotational grazing, and the endurance of the human spirt. No matter where your interests lie, you’ll leave with inspiration, education, and a cause for celebration.

Don’t miss out - get your tickets today https://events.humanitix.com/regen-film-screening









This film screening is supported by the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Perth Natural Resource Management, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.

05/05/2026

Research on homeopathy to improve crop yields continues...

In one recent study, the effects of applying nosodes to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crops before and after harvest were evaluated. The experiment was conducted in the field, with a specific remedy applied once, three times, biweekly, and weekly from the flowering stage of the “Delgado” bean plant.

The use of a homeopathic remedy resulted in a 108% higher yield, 26% greater biomass, a 32% increase in root length, 34% more pods, and up to a 227% decrease in damaged pods compared to untreated plants.

Source: Quiroz-González, B., et al., Report on the Influence of Homeopathic/Nosode Foliar Applications on Phaseolus vulgaris (L.): Agronomic and Phytochemical Changes and Control of Zabrotes subfasciatus
(Boh.) and Diabrotica balteata (LeConte). horticulturae. 2024

29/04/2026

If you're in the Perth Area and Regen Farming peaks your interest 🌱
RegenWA are screening 3 of my films on May 17
Gimlet Ridge (trailer here)
Tallering Views
Gabyon Station

https://events.humanitix.com/regen-film-screening

Filmed near Perenjori, WA, in September 2024, Gimlet Ridge follows the inspiring journey of Rod and Katrina Butler. From the years before Rod took over the f...

25/04/2026

BROILERS - The breed of almost every meat chicken available….🐓
The breed doesn’t have the best PR campaign, they don’t look the prettiest and they were engineered to sit in a cage and get big QUICK. Sad really. But the folks raising chickens in a pasture raised system have a sneaky ace up their sleeve.

The biggest accidental benefit of raising broilers is…. WE ALL KNOW WHAT BROILERS TASTE LIKE.
From to to even everyone’s favourite 🫣🫣🫣

That’s the control group…. Now let’s change the system.

Folks like who produce and distribute pasture raised meat chicken have population wide experiment backing up their farming ways. 💪

ONE BITE. That’s all it takes to tell the difference. Flavour, texture, colour, moisture, nutrient density….

Once you bite, you’ll be hooked.

But, You will relapse from time to time. Free range Supermarket chicken is cheap, kinda, not really.
But it’s readily available…. Kinda… 🇺🇸 🇮🇷….not really.
But it tastes good, kinda…. Not really.

Now’s probably a good time to find a local pasture raised chicken meat supplier…

14/04/2026

🎵S-Bend On Your Sh***er - Feat. Jeff Johnson 🌱

Another fun filled installment of Landcare Lo-Fi 🌏

[clips from Rehabillitating Tallering Views, screening May 17 at the Windsor Cinema]
Link 🔗 in Bio

13/04/2026

📽️Really excited to announce a triple screening of three short docos I’ve produced over the last year. 🐮 🌱 🌏

GABYON STATION
REHABILITATING TALLERING VIEWS
GIMLET RIDGE

Some incredible stories of resilience and vision happening out near Perenjori, Mullewa and Yalgoo.

May 17 at the Windsor Theatre in Nedlands

Link 🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/regen-film-screening

or DM for more info

02/04/2026

We’ll be having a Perth triple screening soon… 🎥

16/01/2026

[SOUND ON]
🎵Where’s The Bakery 🥖 feat. Matthew Evans.

Author Matthew Evans of Fat Pig Farm highlights the issues with our current export food system in 3 words.
He also discusses how there are some farmers and businesses building food security and regenerative food systems on the local level, recorded at the 2025 Regenerative Food Systems Conference in Perth, WA.

Special mention


 



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