Living Earth College
Living Earth College is the educational initiative of Con Viv Design Studio.
The college grew from many years of practical work across regenerative agriculture, food systems design, and regional development in Tasmania and internationally. Through this work it became clear that many people — farmers, designers, policy makers, educators and community leaders, are seeking practical ways to strengthen local food systems and regenerate regional economies.
Living Earth College was created to respond to this need.
The major focus of the college is the Activating Food Systems course, a foundational program that brings together the Con Viv methodology and practical learning from years of work across farms, communities and policy development.
The course explores how soil systems, local food networks, economics, governance and policy interact as living systems. Participants are guided through practical examples and collaborative learning processes that help them understand how regional food systems can be strengthened from the ground up.
Learning at Living Earth College is grounded in the lived practice of Con Viv Design Studio and Magical Farm Tasmania. Through this work, participants engage with real-world examples of how farms, communities, schools, councils and citizens can collaborate to regenerate local food systems.
Living Earth College forms part of a wider ecosystem of initiatives developed through Con Viv Design Studio, including the Grow Small Feed All policy initiative and regional food system design projects.
Through courses, workshops and collaborative learning programs, Living Earth College supports people around the world who are working to activate and regenerate food systems in their own regions. To learn more about the Activating Food Systems course and current programs, visit the Living Earth College website.
The Con Viv Approach
The Con Viv approach is a living systems design methodology developed through years of research and practice in food systems, community development and regional regeneration.
The approach brings together ecological understanding, social design and practical implementation. It recognises that healthy food systems emerge from relationships between soil, people, culture, economics and governance.
Rather than focusing on isolated solutions, the Con Viv approach works with the interconnected nature of living systems and supports communities to design practical pathways for change within their own regions.
