Hello! My name is Juli

& I believe every garden has a story to tell.

My journey with plants began with curiosity and dirty hands. Over the years, I've worked in edible gardens, designed farm spaces, raised ducks and chickens, and explored ways to help the land heal itself.

Today, I’m learning and growing alongside the team at Saifana Organic Farm, diving deeper into regenerative agriculture and the relationship between land, food, and people.

Through this space, I share what I’ve learned , from practical garden tips and agroecology insights to water-saving methods and reflections on working with nature.
All of it circles back to one guiding idea: Regenerative Agriculture, a way of growing food that restores the land, supports biodiversity, and honors our connection with the earth.

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

Regenerative farming is a way of growing food that restores the land instead of depleting it. It focuses on improving soil health, supporting biodiversity, and working with nature rather than against it.

In practice, that means we avoid chemicals, grow diverse plants, compost everything, and integrate animals like ducks and chickens to naturally manage pests and fertilize the soil.

It’s especially powerful here in Lombok, where the land needs healing after long dry seasons and monoculture farming. At Saifana Organic Farm, we’re exploring what regeneration looks like every day , through agroforestry, composting, and community learning.

One of the projects I’m most proud of is the Syntropy Agroforestry at a resort called DEJAMA, where we started planting everything from seed in January 2024. By April, the site was already flourishing a living example of regeneration in motion. This food forest includes mango, avocado, cherry longan, and mangosteen as primary trees, supported by mulberry, turi, pigeon pea, and mombaca grass, which serve both the soil and the cows

To bring regenerative agriculture to life, I focus on three main areas:

Syntropic Agroforestry – planting in natural succession to build layered, resilient ecosystems.
Market Gardening – high-yield, diverse crop beds that support local food needs.
Poultry Integration – chickens and ducks manage organic waste, flip compost, and provide fresh eggs for the kitchen.

Rooted & Inspired

My journey in regenerative farming didn’t start alone. Since 2019, Saifana Organic Farm has been my living classroom, a space to train, observe, experiment, and grow alongside the land. The people I’ve met along the way, fellow farmers, chefs, guests, and travelers, have all shaped the way I farm and think.

Growing up in Bali, I was raised with the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, the harmony between people, nature, and spirit. That early understanding still guides everything I do. And since moving to Lombok in 2011, learning from farmers in the island and their deeply rooted land knowledge has deepened my practice even more.

What I do today is a blend, shaped by ancestral values and modern methods. I draw from:

Joel Salatin

for showing how animals and landscapes can thrive together.

Brad Lancaster

for his genius in harvesting and valuing every drop of rain.

Jean-Martin Fortier

whose market garden model taught me the power of small-scale, intensive farming.

John Seymour

who opened my eyes to self-sufficiency and resilience.

Vandana Shiva

for grounding me in seed sovereignty and the fight for farmers’ rights.

Akira Miyawaki

whose forest planting method helped me reimagine how fast ecosystems can return.

Ernst Götsch

whose syntropic agroforestry taught me that restoration can be abundant.

…and all the Indigenous and traditional farmers

I’ve learned from across Bali and Lombok, whose intuitive, respectful relationship with the land continues to ground my work.

This is not just a list of mentors, it’s a living system of influence. Everything I grow carries a bit of them, and a lot of the land I come from.

Andrew Millison

for his deep systems thinking and teaching on permaculture design that connects water, land, and people.

Gabe Brown

for opening my eyes to soil health, holistic thinking, and the power of regenerative practices rooted in observation, not inputs.