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?
There was an electric and infectious energy that filtered through the in-person ORFC across both days. There isn’t a minute to spare as you find yourself running from building to building to hear the next panel discussion and bumping into old and new faces in the corridors. Every conversation exchanged holds a story of each…Continue reading Bridging the Practical, Intangible, and Political Aspects of Farming: Highlights from Oxford Real Farming Conference
Our recent Family of Farms day was a real cause for celebration – bringing our community of biodynamic farms together after a long period of disconnect due to Covid. The space was held by each of our farmers sharing their lived experiences of running a biodynamic farm business and the different types of enterprises that…Continue reading Reflections From Our Family of Farms Day
In 2019 in the UK only 2.7% of agricultural holdings were farmed organically and of these only 1% biodynamically. Biodynamics is a holistic, sustainable and enhanced form of organic farming which: seeks to maximize the health and vitality of soil, food and people, sees the farm as a self-maintaining flourishing ecosystem composed of many elements,…Continue reading Supporting UK Biodynamic Farmers
