As highlighted in our previous blog, the Covid-19 restrictions have exposed the limitations of our current food system with its long supply chains. The changes implemented at Huxhams Cross Farm in Devon with a shift from market or on farm sales to delivery have been echoed around the country. For example, Tablehurst Farm in Sussex,…Continue reading Farms for tomorrow today
One of the Biodynamic Land Trust’s projects, Oakbrook Community Farm has launched a Pioneer Share Offer seeking community investment for key infrastructure. Since the community purchased the 41 acres just outside Stroud through the Land Trust in 2015, Oakbrook Community Farm has developed from bare land into a cluster of farm enterprises. The farm is…Continue reading Invitation to invest in a community farm
This 41-acre (17- hectare) farm, just outside Stroud, was purchased by the community through the Biodynamic Land Trust in November 2015. Previously known as Lot 3, Hammonds Farm, the community renamed it Oakbrook Farm, inspired by the land’s beautiful spring-sourced, oak-lined brook. The farm is Demeter certified organic and in conversion to biodynamic. The recently…Continue reading Oakbrook Farm
Soils are essential to the ecosystems on which we rely – yet the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that a third of all soils are degraded – due to erosion, compaction, salinization, nutrient depletion, acidification, pollution and other processes caused by unsustainable land management. At this event, Transition Stroud explores these issues and solutions – and the role soils could play in climate change….Continue reading Celebrating Soil: Film and Discussion Sunday 8th November Lansdown Hall
