Ramblings from a 6th generation farmer turned business founder

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Restoring Landscapes

Paul Dettmann unloads plants from trailer at Pearson Block working on Greenfleet project

20+ years of biodiversity-based land restoration through Cassinia Environmental and Wilderlands

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Assisting Communities

Paul Dettmann smiles in front of Social Foundry building with logo on the wall

Supporting local communities to flourish through initiatives like The Social Foundry and Banyan Education Fund

The Story Behind Cassinia

What I’ve Been Thinking

Writings
The Ground Beneath My Feet, and the Bedrock Below
The Ground Beneath My Feet, and the Bedrock Below

It feels almost indulgent to write this little piece – and I am not sure if anyone will be interested in reading it – a personal exploration of the why of both what I do and why I do it.

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Hope in (the act of) restoration
Hope in (the act of) restoration

I’ve dedicated most of my working life to restoring landscapes – and I can say that there is something profoundly hopeful about planting a small tree in the ground.

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Recent Media

“There’s a lot of reasons to be doubtful about a beautiful future, but there’s a lot of reasons to hope as well”