Are you passionate about supporting land, agroecological and biodynamic farming, sustainable country-side activity, education, nature and healthy food production? Then the Biodynamic Land Trust may be for you. We are looking for a new an Operations Manager to take the organisation into its next phase and continue to implement its vision to protect and secure land […]
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New biodynamic training centre launched at Huxhams Cross Farm
The Apricot Centre CIC launched its sustainable farm training and wellbeing centre at Demeter-certified Huxhams Cross Farm in Dartington, Devon. The launch was preceded by the Biodynamic Land Trust Annual General Meeting in the new eco-build Apricot Centre. Biodynamic Land Trust Director, Gabriel Kaye, presented a tree to the Apricot Centre CIC team. After a farm […]
Being Sustainable, Prudent and Moving Forward & AGM – 29 Sept 2018
A sustainable organisation: after the excitements in the last quarter (our pitch in the Shark Tank and other adventures) we have been putting various aspects of the activities into a slower mode and tightening our budgets so as to be prudent and sustainable on known income. The last seven years has been all activity, getting […]
The Apricot Centre build & busiest part of the farming year at Huxhams Cross
Open Farm Sunday was a great success. We run this in conjuction with the other farms at Dartington Hall Estate. More people came than ever before – in excess of 120 over the day. There were farm walks, activities for children, mud paddling on the wellbeing walk, fresh produce to buy and lots of teas, […]
Eggs, bees and salads join the Micro-Dairy at Oakbrook Farm
Starter Farm A lot’s happened over the last few months at the Starter Farm! Since I last wrote, I’ve sown and transplanted thousands of seedlings – of around 100 varieties of plant – seen them grow and thrive, and in recent weeks, been selling as much as I’ve got time to pick! I’ve been churning […]