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Welcome to Regen Era Design Studio: A vision rooted in soil, soul, and sovereignty.

This design studio is a place-based initiative growing bold alternatives for Tasmania’s energy, food, land, and care futures. We believe regeneration is not just an ecological imperative, but a cultural and economic invitation.

Our approach is simple but profound:
Invest in people, place, and possibility.

What is Regen Era Design?

An independent design and consulting platform emerging from Magical Farm Tasmania. We work at the intersection of:

  • Regenerative farming and energy transition

  • Community-led infrastructure and local economies

  • Cultural renewal and participatory policy

We are currently developing:

  • A network of Regenerative Farm Hubs across Tasmania

  • Seasonal learning retreats and community events

  • The Island Almanac, our soon-to-launch seasonal journal

  • Long-term frameworks like the Community Renewal Scheme, aiming to redirect large-scale investments into local livelihoods and land stewardship.

We’re inviting collaboration

We are now welcoming expressions of interest from:

  • Philanthropic organisations ready to seed new paradigms

  • Government or industry leaders interested in grounded, visionary alternatives

  • Artists, farmers, thinkers, weavers, and doers who feel the call to regenerate.

With gratitude from the soil up!
Emily

emily@regeneracommons.org
Regenerative Designer, Eco-philosopher

Founder, Regen Era Design
Magical Farm Tasmania.

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About Regen Era Design Studio

Regen Era Design is the strategic and consulting arm of Magical Farm Tasmania, offering regenerative frameworks, narrative design, and deep community engagement to help institutions navigate this era of planetary transformation.

We work with those ready to ground climate, food, and energy policy in care, place, and people’s real lives, moving beyond extractive cycles and into the commons.

Studio director Dr. Emily Samuels-Ballantyne is a regenerative designer, eco-philosopher, regenerative farmer, and PhD-qualified policy strategist with over 17 years of experience across energy and food campaigning, local government innovation, and community-led policy design. With a strong background consulting for local government, energy companies and grassroots movements alike, Emily bridges systems thinking with grounded action, championing people-powered transitions for fair food and energy outcomes.

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