Support Scenario 2 - Powering Regeneration
We are seeking aligned philanthropic partners and collaborators to support bring Scenario 2 to life. A regenerative economic vision for Tasmania grounded in care, sovereignty, and ecological renewal.
What We're Proposing
A $3 billion opportunity to vision how concessional finance can support:
Community-owned / investment large-scale renewable energy and microgrids
Regenerative food systems and local housing
Youth programs, seed sovereignty, and biodiversity restoration
Public storytelling, policy design, and visual communication
We are open to dialouge and solutions with government, industry and community to navigate the best outcomes possible in this complex landscape of energy transition.
This is a vision of Tasmania not as a “Battery of the Nation” but as a Living Island of Renewal.
What We Need Now
We are currently seeking:
Funding to convene communities from Burnie to Bruny and Strahan to Swansea. We will bring their ideas into the Scenario 2 vision in collaboration with government and industry: with economic, engineering and empowered detail.
Seed funding for South West Tasmania and North West Tasmania prototype hubs.
Support for a short film and storytelling platform
Collaborators in regenerative design, education, and infrastructure
Join Us
If you are a funder, collaborator, or community ally, we warmly invite your connection.
Contact: Emily Samuels Ballantyne
emily@regeneracommons.org
regeneracommons.org
“We don’t just need power: we need belonging, renewal, and a future shaped by the people of this island”
An invitation to
Imagine Alternativbes…
Welcome to Regenera Commons: A vision rooted in soil, soul, and sovereignty.
Thank you for arriving. If you’ve just read Emily Samuels-Ballantyne’s article, “Scenario Two: Powering Regeneration,” in the Tasmanian Times, welcome!
This is the home of Regenera Commons, a place-based initiative growing bold alternatives for Tasmania’s energy, food, land, and care futures. We believe regeneration is not just an ecological imperative, but a cultural and economic invitation.
Our approach is simple but profound:
Invest in people, place, and possibility.
What is Regenera Commons?
Regenera Commons is an independent design and consulting platform emerging from Magical Farm Tasmania. We work at the intersection of:
Regenerative farming and energy transition
Community-led infrastructure and local economies
Cultural renewal and participatory policy
We are currently developing:
A network of Regenerative Farm Hubs across Tasmania
Seasonal learning retreats and community events
The Island Almanac, our soon-to-launch seasonal journal
Long-term frameworks like the Community Renewal Scheme, aiming to redirect large-scale investments into local livelihoods and land stewardship.
We’re inviting collaboration
We are now welcoming expressions of interest from:
Philanthropic organisations ready to seed new paradigms
Government or industry leaders interested in grounded, visionary alternatives
Artists, farmers, thinkers, weavers, and doers who feel the call to regenerate.
With gratitude from the soil up!
Emily
emily@regeneracommons.org
Eco-philosopher & Founder, Regenera Commons
Magical Farm Tasmania.
About Regenera Commons
Regenera Commons is the strategic and consulting arm of Magical Farm Tasmania, offering regenerative frameworks, narrative design, and deep community engagement to help institutions navigate this era of planetary transformation.
We work with those ready to ground climate, food, and energy policy in care, place, and people’s real lives, moving beyond extractive cycles and into the commons.
Studio director Dr. Emily Samuels-Ballantyne is an eco-philosopher, regenerative farmer, and PhD-qualified policy strategist with over 17 years of experience across energy and food campaigning, local government innovation, and community-led policy design. With a strong background consulting for local government, energy companies and grassroots movements alike, Emily bridges systems thinking with grounded action, championing people-powered transitions for fair food and energy outcomes.
