Before people arrived in New Zealand, 80% of the country was covered in forest, and now it's only 15%. On this episode of RaboTalk's Growing our future, host Katie Rodwell is joined by the founder of Restore Native, and winner of the Kaitiakitanga Award at the 2023 Primary Industry NZ Awards, Adam Thompson. Together Katie and Adam explore the benefits of planting natives and being proud of your land.

This episode focuses on answering the big questions, including is it important for us to replant our marginal land, what is the best way to do that, and what benefits will we see from planting. Katie and Adam discuss Adam's on-farm sustainability journey and the drivers behind his passion for planting native trees; identifying marginal land and learning what to plant; challenges farmers face; the positive environmental outcomes; and generating income from planting natives. Adam shares his advice around planning, prepping, planting, and protecting your investment, and provides his perspective on the future of the biodiversity credit market.