Quorum Sense people
Duncan Humm
The spokesperson for Quorum Sense, Duncan is QS Board Treasurer and a dryland deer farmer focusing on growing happy, healthy, productive animals and a resilient farm system.
Nigel Greenwood
A founding member of QS and early chair of the board, Nigel is a mixed cropping farmer focused on crop nutrition for human, animal and plant health.
Dr Gwen Grelet
Former QS board member Gwen’s focus is on regenerative farm outcomes - environmental, economic, social and cultural - in NZ, Australia and USA.
Chloë Dear
QS Team Manager Chloë and her husband are realising their dream of developing a small scale agriculture enterprise and becoming self-sufficient in food production.
Simon Osborne
Founding member of Quorum Sense and a returning QS Board Member, Simon's been applying biological approaches to the Doyleston family farm for 30 years.
Deane Parker
Original QS visual storyteller and videographer, Deane and wife Melissa are building a self-contained, low input system for their grass-fed A2 milk supply dairy herd in Canterbury.
Sue Cumberworth
Regional Support Sue supports farmer groups and networks around Aotearoa New Zealand as they learn about and implement regenerative farming systems and practices.
Greer Manderson
Former QS team member Greer is passionate about regenerative farming and networks, and being a bridge between urban and rural, academic and public spheres.
David Birkett
An early board member and Treasurer for Quorum Sense. A passion for research and finding new growing techniques is what led David to Quorum Sense.