Who We Are: The Art and sound of return on Ecology
The ‘About Us’ page on websites tells us much about the technical skills of any team. But, Return on Ecology is a collective drawn by desire, philosophy and culture, as much as our expertise. This piece explores each member’s...
Return on Ecology’s ‘Farm & Veld’ Days: Inviting Ecology into Farming
The Experience In March and April of 2026, over 80 farmers gathered under the generous hospitality of Opstal Estate and Restaurant in the Slanghoek Valley, where we collectively explored practical systems-thinking in regenerative farming. The discussion was...
Climbing into the Soil Profile of Local Olive Trees
The Experience At the end of 2025, at Galenia Estate and Olive Farm in Montagu, over 40 local olive farmers gathered to share their experience and questions. While climbing through the soil profile pits, the wisdom of colleagues and friends with decades of land-based...
THE ART & SOUND OF RoE: Bennie Diedericks
Fertilizer Consultant and Regenerative Systems Designer(40 years experience) 'Pasiphae and the Olive Tree' by Henri Matisse (1944) Return on Ecology's work is experiential, relational and rooted in desire, as in Matisse's embrace above. We are exploring how to root...
THE ART & SOUND OF RoE: Shelly Fuller
Conservationist and Landscaper(20 years experience) A family photo taken by Shelly (Kogelberg Nature Reserve, 2017) Shelly describes, “This photo represents everything I am meant to be doing: working day-by-day to protect, restore and enjoy rivers, mountains, family...
THE ART & SOUND OF RoE: Pieter Raath
Citrus Production; Soil, Water & Plant Quality Testing(30 years experience) With long experience in crop production, as well as directing a soil, water and plant quality testing laboratory, Pieter is the voice of reason: challenging entrenched views in data. He is...
THE ART & SOUND OF RoE: Wendy Stone
Water and Soil Quality, Circular Waste Management(10 years experience) ‘The heart has it’s own memory’ William Kentridge exhibition (2016) William Kentridge expresses his process as ‘ambiguity, contradiction, uncompleted gestures and uncertain endings’ to hold...
Bring your story to our tableand let’s co-design your ecosystem strategies.
Bring your story toour table and let's co-designyour ecosystem strategies.
Wendy: +27 63 348 5727 or Bennie: +27 82 452 7263
Wendy: +27 63 348 5727 or
Bennie: +27 82 452 7263
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