Details

First Name	Mark
Last Name	Tupman
Nickname	mark
Profile Type	Educator
Sub Catchment / Suburb	Witchcliffe
Postcode	6286
State	Western Australia
Country	Australia
Agricultural Land Manager	Yes
Land Managed Property Size	Large (40ha +)
Land Managed Primary Usage	Grazing, Horticulture, Viticulture, Mixed Farming, Broadacre Cropping
Your Primary Crops	Broadacre Crops, Livestock Pasture / Forages, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Fruit and Nuts, Berries, Wine Grapes, Market Gardener
Primary Livestock You Manage	Beef, Sheep, Chickens
Your Age	41 to 50
Your Story	I am passionate about bringing our world back to life through the nurturing of a culture that aligns environmental stewardship with a thriving society. For me this is best expressed through the the creation of ecological living production systems. For most of my adult life I have been active in the fields of organic/biodynamic production, permaculture, agro ecology and holistic management. I have set up and co-ordinated a number of VET production horticulture programs, been involved in a range of organic/regenerative growing research, community and enterprise projects and in between times managed orchards, animals and food gardens on the home front. In 2015 I formed Productive Ecology, a consultancy and education business based in South Western Australia that specialises in the integration of these living production systems. More recently I also taken on the role of horticulture project manager at the Witchcliffe Ecovillage development and have been involved in regenerative projects with the Lower Blackwood Catchment LCDC.
Challenges I can best help others solve are:	Develop an understanding of the principles and practices of ecological production and how to apply them to their situation
Key challenges I would like to solve are:	How to successfully establish a regenerative farm as efficiently and economically as possible.

Mark Tupman