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#73: How Embracing Nature's Wisdom Transformed a Farmer’s Life and Land with Tim Lee

February 07, 2026 • A Place to Call Home Group • Season 7 • Episode 1

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G’day and welcome to Episode 1 of Season 7 of the A Place to Call Home Podcast.

To kick off Season 7, I’m joined by Tim Lee.

I first heard Tim speak at the Young Beef Producers Forum in Roma, and you honestly could’ve heard a pin drop in the room. The way he shared his story stuck with me, and I knew it was a conversation I wanted to bring to the podcast.

Tim’s journey has taken him from the army back into agriculture, stepping into the responsibility of taking over his family’s property. Along the way, he’s had to navigate transition from the army, identity, and the realities that come with life on the land.

In this episode, we spend a lot of time unpacking regenerative agriculture, and we also have some really open conversations around mental health and the realities of life in agriculture. Tim also shares how his involvement with the Lachlan Hughes Foundation helped create real change for him personally, as well as on his family property.

This is an honest conversation about land, purpose, community, and the role regenerative thinking can play not just in improving country — but in rebuilding people as well.

In this episode, we chat about: