Mark Anderson

Fifth generation farmer Mark Anderson, wife Madeline and their three children farm in partnership with Mark's parents on a 560ha dairy farm in Waiwera South, South Otago.

It is our eighth year into our journey of re-aligning our farm operations to work alongside nature. We farm in the Waiwera catchment and boundary 6km of the Waiwera river on a flat to rolling landscape.

We milk 550 cows once-a-day holistically grazed on taller diverse pastures and mixed species forage crops. The farm also winters the cows in a way in which enhances and accelerates soil health and ecological services.

Our vision is to repair the broken biological cycles industrial agriculture has lead us to, returning the health of the land, animals and the people.

Mark is speaking at the Regenerative Agriculture - A Form of Constructive Activism Masterclass during the Food Resilience Day at the Wao Summit 2024.