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EPISODE · Feb 14, 2023 · 30 MIN

How Sydney beach kid, Jack Berne, raised over $2.1 million for Aussie Farmers

from Humans of Agriculture · host Humans of Agriculture

Maybe you've heard of the A Fiver for a Farmer founder, Jack Berne, but if you haven't, let us introduce you to this legend. When Jack was 10, he saw a news story about just how bad the droughts were for farmers in Australia, and from his home in the Northern Beaches, he decided to do something. Four years later, Jack's in high school and he's still championing Aussie Farmers through his foundation, Jack's Mates. Whether he's raising money at schools through dress up days, spreading the word on TV or on the radio, visiting fire, drought, or flood affected farms, or just being a 14 year old, Jack is certainly motivated to make a difference. On this weeks episode we talk all things:Jack's background The origin of Fiver for a FarmerWhat motivated him, as a boy from the coast, to get involved with Aussie agJack's first time on a working farm in MolongWhat Jack's journey has been like for his own familyHow meeting farmers and going on farms changed Jack's perceptionsHis dream jobRugbyWhat advice does he have for adults?We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.https://afiverforafarmer.com.au/ 

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