Andrew Stewart, Victorian fourth generation farmer, Andrew Stewart, along with his wife, Jill, manages the family farm, Yan Yan Gurt West, which is a grazing and agroforestry property. Their three adult daughters are involved with the property, which produces prime lambs and wool with integrated agroforestry whilst running an educational farm tour business and native flower farming enterprise.
Over 55,000 trees and shrubs have been established, constituting 18% of the 573-acre property. This has formed a diverse biological infrastructure that addresses environmental issues and supports and enhances traditional agricultural production, whilst providing new opportunities emerging from the agroforestry system.
Andrew has been an active member of the East Otway Landcare group since its formation in 1988 and chaired the Victorian Farmers Federation Farm Tree and Landcare Association for three years.
Andrew is a co-founder of the Otway Agroforestry Network and a founding member of the Australian Agroforestry Foundation. He has been a member of a team delivering many Master TreeGrower Programs, including one in Uganda. Serving on The Australian Landcare Council, Andrew has been involved in landcare farming and agroforestry education for many years. He has participated in numerous field days, radio interviews, and television programs, and has written many articles. Alongside Rowan Reid, Andrew co-authored a book titled "Agroforestry: Productive Trees for Shelter and Land Protection in the Otways." In 2020, he won the National Bob Hawke Landcare Award.