What are the Barriers and Where is the Support? In our previous blog ‘ORFC22 Reflections & Challenges New Entrants Face in Building a Farming Career’ we rounded up our thoughts after hearing from a range of organisations touching on the research and work, they’re involved with, in tackling issues around access to land, training and…Continue reading A Roadmap of Insights and Support Services in Response to the Barriers Facing New Entrants →

With the Christmas holidays and New Year celebrations inevitably ending, stepping into January and finding one’s rhythm again with workload and focus takes time. For us, we find it’s made that much easier with the jam-packed awe-inspiring annual Oxford Real Farming Conference. Like most years, we attended all three days (05th-07th Jan) of the conference…Continue reading ORFC22 Reflections & Challenges New Entrants Face in Building a Farming Career →

AGM and Electing Board Members: Due to the ongoing covid infection rates, it was decided to again hold the AGM online via zoom. This was set for Friday 1st October in the evening hoping it would be a time when people could be free. We had a good event, and though attendance was low it…Continue reading AGM, Elected Board members & Sustainable Income →

Huxhams Cross Farm – The Apricot Centre | Dartington Estate, Devon: It’s been a big year for Huxhams Cross Farm on many accounts. At the beginning of the year Huxhams won the Rural Business Award for the “Best Rural Social Enterprise, Charity or Community Project”. Not long after receiving this honorary title, they were awarded…Continue reading Stories of Hope in the Face of Climate Change – Biodynamic Farmers in the South of England →