Chris Henggeler's guest appearances

Chris Henggeler

The RegenNarration Podcast

Central Station - True Stories from Outback Australia

David Pollock

Alanna Shaikh

Mark Jones

Paul Hawken

Zach Bush

Ben Smith

Douglas Rushkoff

Lynne Kelly

Mary Graham

Stephen Jenkinson

Nora Bateson

Jodie Jackson

Michael Shuman

Tim Winton

James Price

OwlTail

Imagine this: building a pastoral lease from scratch.I’m talking about walking onto a piece of land that has never been managed or developed – no fences, no man-made waters, no roads – nothing.Sounds like something from the 1800’s right? A story of the settlers?Well, this actually happened in the late 1980s, when Chris Henggeler purchased a new pastoral lease in the east Kimberley.In this episode we find out how a Swiss backpacker ended up purchasing an Austrlalian cattle station, why there’s still no road access to Kachana over 30 years later, and about one mans mission to bring regenerative agriculture to the Kimberley.Learn more about Kachana Station here: https://www.kachana-station.com/Books:  Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature by Dan Daggart,  Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan SavoryVideos: 100,000 beating hearts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine this: building a pastoral lease from scratch.I’m talking about walking onto a piece of land that has never been managed or developed – no fences, no man-made waters, no roads – nothing.Sounds like something from the 1800’s right? A story of the settlers?Well, this actually happened in the late 1980s, when Chris Henggeler purchased a new pastoral lease in the east Kimberley.In this episode we find out how a Swiss backpacker ended up purchasing an Austrlalian cattle station, why there’s still no road access to Kachana over 30 years later, and about one mans mission to bring regenerative agriculture to the Kimberley.Learn more about Kachana Station here: <a href="https://www.kachana-station.com/about-us-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kachana-station.com/</a>Books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Gardeners-Eden-Rediscovering-Importance-Nature/dp/1943859353" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature by Dan Daggart</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Holistic-Management-Framework-Decision-Making/dp/155963488X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=holistic+management+a+new+framework&amp;qid=1597375885&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan Savory</a>Videos: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQWLK8-CYE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">100,000 beating hearts </a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Chris Henggeler - The backpacker who bought a cattle station

Due to the popularity of  episode 25, and the fact that we hated editing this part out of the main episode to begin with, here’s Chris talking with Anthony back at the homestead about the back-story to Kachana. They explore Chris’s formative beginnings in Rhodesia, how the family came to acquire this disused part of the famed El Questro, and the personal changes that were needed for the great successes at Kachana to be realised. And just in case the wind played too much havoc with our recording in the field, Chris and Anthony delved a little further here into some of the key issues from the main episode - the importance of having people on country, along with of course the new megafauna, how holistic grazing works with cattle (and donkeys) as today’s diprotodons, the value of the AWC and its conservation model, and what needs to change to help other pastoralists regenerate the land.Music:Gone Clear, by William Tyler off his album Modern Country.Find more:Kachana Station.Tune into the main episode 25, The New Megafauna with Chris Henggeler.And the 1st extra to this episode, Creating the Kachana Vision with Jacqueline Henggeler.This is a special 2nd extra to the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series. Listen to podcasts 21 and 22 for the 1st and 2nd instalments.The RegenNarration is an independent, ad-free, freely available podcast, thanks to the generous support of listeners. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them, by heading to the Support page on The RegenNarration website.You can become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners &amp; receive other benefits, directly via the Patreon page.Visit The RegenNarration shop. And please keep sharing, rating &amp; reviewing the podcast.Thanks for your support!

Due to the popularity of  episode 25, and the fact that we hated editing this part out of the main episode to begin with, here’s Chris talking with Anthony back at the homestead about the back-story to Kachana. They explore Chris’s formative beginnings in Rhodesia, how the family came to acquire this disused part of the famed El Questro, and the personal changes that were needed for the great successes at Kachana to be realised. And just in case the wind played too much havoc with our recording in the field, Chris and Anthony delved a little further here into some of the key issues from the main episode - the importance of having people on country, along with of course the new megafauna, how holistic grazing works with cattle (and donkeys) as today’s diprotodons, the value of the AWC and its conservation model, and what needs to change to help other pastoralists regenerate the land. Music: Gone Clear, by William Tyler off his album Modern Country. Find more:<a href="http://www.kachana-station.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kachana Station</a>. <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-the-new-megafauna" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tune into the main episode 25, The New Megafauna</a> with Chris Henggeler. <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-creating-the-kachana-vision" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And the 1st extra to this episode, Creating the Kachana Vision</a> with Jacqueline Henggeler. This is a special 2nd extra to the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series. Listen to podcasts <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/021-waking-up-the-snake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21</a> and <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/022-after-james-price-point" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">22</a> for the 1st and 2nd instalments.The RegenNarration is an independent, ad-free, freely available podcast, thanks to the generous support of listeners. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them, by <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heading to the Support page on The RegenNarration website.</a> You can become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners &amp; receive other benefits,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> directly via the Patreon page</a>. Visit <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The RegenNarration shop</a>. And please keep sharing, rating &amp; reviewing the podcast. Thanks for your support!

#025 Extra 2 - The Kachana Back-Story. With Chris Henggeler at the homestead

Can the new mega-fauna regenerate land and water systems, take away the need for systematic fire regimes and culling programs, and ultimately be the key to our future prosperity?Kachana is a remote station in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, accessible only by plane or foot. Chris Henggeler and his family have run it for over a generation now. From the early days sleeping in the back of a ute, they set about living a vision for a healthy family life on the land, while regenerating the grasses, forests and wetlands that had largely turned to dust. A generation later, Chris is a leading figure in the development of holistic grazing in Australia. He runs cattle as ‘gardeners’, as a non-fossil fuel based means of regenerating land. Chris thinks of these animals as the new mega-fauna, the large herbivores we need to restore to the land – along with others too readily designated as ‘pests’ and culled, like the wild donkeys he’s integrated into his management plans. George Monbiot has contested these methods in a high profile ‘debate’ with Allan Savory. But the successes at Kachana are marked - the creek that runs year-round now provides the homestead with its water, the forest now teems with life, and springs and birdlife are returning to the land. Join Chris as he takes Anthony for a look around one of the most spectacular places in the world, that could also be one of the most important to our future prospects as a civilisation. Note: There is the occasional gust of wind in this recording as we walk around the property. We edited out what we could. As for the sounds of family in the background, consistent with the theme of this podcast, they stay.Music:43, by Owls of the Swamp.With the intro tune by Jeremiah Johnson.Due to licencing restrictions, our guest’s nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. Find more:Kachana Station. Tune into two special extras to this episode. The first is a conversation with Jacqueline Henggeler on ‘Creating the Kachana Vision’.And the second features more on the fascinating back story of Kachana Station, with Chris.This is the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series. Listen to episodes 21 &amp; 22 for the 1st &amp; 2nd instalments.You can also hear Charles Massy, mentioned in this podcast, on episode 16, a panel conversation on Grassroots Revolution - and in conversation at his farm with Anthony for episode 32.The RegenNarration is an independent, ad-free, freely available podcast, thanks to the generous support of listeners. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them, by heading to the Support page on The RegenNarration website.You can become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners &amp; receive other benefits, directly via the Patreon page.Visit The RegenNarration shop. And please keep sharing, rating &amp; reviewing the podcast.Thanks for your support!

Can the new mega-fauna regenerate land and water systems, take away the need for systematic fire regimes and culling programs, and ultimately be the key to our future prosperity? Kachana is a remote station in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, accessible only by plane or foot. Chris Henggeler and his family have run it for over a generation now. From the early days sleeping in the back of a ute, they set about living a vision for a healthy family life on the land, while regenerating the grasses, forests and wetlands that had largely turned to dust. A generation later, Chris is a leading figure in the development of holistic grazing in Australia. He runs cattle as ‘gardeners’, as a non-fossil fuel based means of regenerating land. Chris thinks of these animals as the new mega-fauna, the large herbivores we need to restore to the land – along with others too readily designated as ‘pests’ and culled, like the wild donkeys he’s integrated into his management plans. George Monbiot has contested these methods in a high profile ‘debate’ with Allan Savory. But the successes at Kachana are marked - the creek that runs year-round now provides the homestead with its water, the forest now teems with life, and springs and birdlife are returning to the land. Join Chris as he takes Anthony for a look around one of the most spectacular places in the world, that could also be one of the most important to our future prospects as a civilisation. Note: There is the occasional gust of wind in this recording as we walk around the property. We edited out what we could. As for the sounds of family in the background, consistent with the theme of this podcast, they stay. Music: 43, by Owls of the Swamp. With the intro tune by Jeremiah Johnson. Due to licencing restrictions, our guest’s nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode. Find more:<a href="https://www.kachana-station.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kachana Station</a>. <a href="https://www.kachana-station.com/projects/wild-donkey-project/ " rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>Tune into two special extras to this episode. <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-creating-the-kachana-vision" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The first is a conversation with Jacqueline Henggeler</a> on ‘Creating the Kachana Vision’. <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/025-extra-2-the-kachana-back-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And the second features more on the fascinating back story</a> of Kachana Station, with Chris. This is the 3rd and final part of our Kimberley series. Listen to episodes <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/021-waking-up-the-snake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/022-after-james-price-point" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">22</a> for the 1st &amp; 2nd instalments. You can also hear Charles Massy, mentioned in this podcast, <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/016-grassroots-revolution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on episode 16, a panel conversation on Grassroots Revolution</a> - and <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/032-an-underground-insurgency" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in conversation at his farm with Anthony for episode 32</a>.The RegenNarration is an independent, ad-free, freely available podcast, thanks to the generous support of listeners. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them, by <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heading to the Support page on The RegenNarration website.</a> You can become a subscriber to the podcast, connect with other listeners &amp; receive other benefits,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/RegenNarration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> directly via the Patreon page</a>. Visit <a href="https://www.regennarration.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The RegenNarration shop</a>. And please keep sharing, rating &amp; reviewing the podcast. Thanks for your support!