Groundswell Agriculture Festival is the UK’s largest event dedicated to farming that regenerates the soil and restores nature. It’s a unique blend of industry conference and lively festival. This year, I took the plunge, braved the camping, and immersed myself in two days of inspiring talks and networking.
Last year, an innovative partnership emerged between Kent Wildlife Trust, Bockhanger Farms Ltd and Reading University, fuelled by the Co-op Carbon Innovation Fund.
Grow a garden full of food that both you and your wild neighbours can enjoy!
Rory Harding explores how Kent Wildlife Trust are getting involved in the developing Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Kent and Medway and why.
Embracing the call for local change, Lynsted Community Kitchen Gardens is a thriving hub for community action – real Nature Heroes!
Ever wondered what regenerative farming is and how it compares to other farming approaches? Vicki Hird, The Wildlife Trusts’ new strategic lead on agriculture, looks at this farming buzzword and what it means.
Rory is Nature Recovery Manager at KWT and began his career with us facilitating the Upper Beult Farmer Cluster group. From a farming background himself, he believes in the huge potential of farmers working together to achieve nature recovery at scale, hand in hand with productive farming.
Ahead of Agroforestry Open Weekend, Rory Harding, Nature Recovery Manager at Kent Wildlife Trust, answers the questions: "what is agroforestry?" and "why is it good for wildlife & farmers?".
Farmer Cluster Lead William Alexander explains how the Darent Valley Farmer Cluster, in partnership with Kent Wildlife Trust, submitted a bid for a Landscape Recovery project, focusing on the theme of river restoration.
An interview with Monica Coles, owner of Salt of the Earth, Broadstairs
