Photo by MAH Photographs By Kim Brooks, Managing Director I was asked to be part of a panel discussion held by The Soil Association at the Oxford Real Farming Conference (“ORFC”), “Organic Farming: Building Resilience”. The ORFC originated as an antidote to another farming conference lead by large agricultural businesses and industrial farming. It started in 2010, and every January seeks to bring together farmers, activists and policymakers to share information and advice on food and farming systems that seek to fix the broken mainstream food system. The term “resilience” seems to have replaced “sustainability” and “impact” in the environmental movement. A subtle change in language but which suggests there is something to resist against, a battle to be won. This is true of organic food and farming; it is an antidote to industrial food and farming systems. But there is also great positivity in the word; a showing of strength, and the idea of building something that lasts....
By Emmy Wurmli, Engagement Leader In September and November 2021, money from The Covid Fund, which came directly from our lovely Veg Box customers, enabled us to co-host a fantastic 6-week project,...
As autumn gives way to winter on the farm, it's a busy time for staff and volunteers. Harvesting continues apace and I am always amazed at the work that Ian Sumpter, our Community Farmer and his...
Photos by MAH Photographs By Daisy Sutcliffe, Communities and Partnerships Manager I’ve now been at The Farm for over three months and in late October I held my first event here to celebrate our...
A better food system is possible! Food production, transportation and packaging is a huge contributor to the climate crisis. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The food system can be regenerative;...
It feels like there is great momentum in local food at the moment. Covid and Brexit have driven a new appreciation of where our food comes from. The need for, and power of, the local community...
Meanwhile, back on the field, our adventure into no-dig, biointensive vegetable growing (also known as The Market Garden) is going well. Visitors to the farm will have seen that the 30 beds we...
More pollinator friends, so crucial to our farming here, have emerged! The cool, sunny spring days brought out some early butterflies, much to the delight of the wildlife group working on the flower...
Mental Health Awareness Week was this week (10th - 16th May), and with this year's theme set as Nature, local mental health charity Changes Bristol used this opportunity to celebrate the great...
I am sure many of us have been feeling positive this week; a feeling of freedom in sight as restrictions ease and we can see family again, Spring clearly in the air. I too have been feeling...
It's been a couple of years since we were awarded funding from The People's Project to spruce up our Learning Area, and since then it's gone from strength to strength. Our Grow and Make team have...
You may have noticed a bit more root veg and a few less leafy greens in your boxes over the last few weeks. Or maybe you’ve spotted a bit more imported produce starting to appear on our website....
It’s Springtime and our bumblebee friends are emerging from hibernation which is always an exciting time of year for those of us who volunteer for the Wildlife Group at The Farm! These early...
