We are all sad to hear that Marina Brown-O’Connell passed recently on Monday the 9th September. She died peacefully in the company of people she loved, close to her beloved land in Dartington. Marina will be celebrated by her friends, family, colleagues and admirers for years to come. She will be very much missed and…Continue reading Obituary for Marina O’Connell, biodynamic teacher, farmer and gardener
The Biodynamic Land Trust has a big vision to fulfil: to secure more land into healthy, sustainable, non-polluting, organic and biodynamic cultivation for nutritious and local food production which is essential for the future of food sovereignty and healthy communities. The BD Land Trust hosted a session at this year’s Oxford Real Farming conference delving…Continue reading A Call to Action – Sustainable Income Generation to secure Land for Life and Resilience for the Land Trust
Our Family of Farms day this year hosted a workshop discussion on the question of building soil fertility within the farm organism. Each of the Land Trust farms are situated across different geographies, and at the heart of building fertility is the adoption of diverse practices to build in resilience within the farm and wider…Continue reading Cultivating on-farm Fertility through Diverse Biodynamic Approaches
Finding land for growing local food, nature restoration and carbon capture is a huge challenge, yet is vital to feeding the nation. At the Oxford Real Farming Conference in January we heard from a panel of practitioners who are pioneering new solutions in the south west of England. The Apricot Centre – Huxhams Cross Farm…Continue reading New relationships between landowners, land agents and new entrants; is this what Post-Brexit agricultural policy needs?
