Groundswell 2019

[onesiedale]

@martian I've found you someone to speak at groundswell!

I'd come along to listen to him speak.

 

[hendrebc]

I'd come along to listen to him speak.

Me too! Then insists he had to fly home from Liverpool airport so I can take him for a farm tour round our place and pick his brains over a box of beer

 

[Hartwig]

We are thinking we may have an extra day on the 25th focussing on food...we have had so much interest in Groundswell from non-farming people and everyone eats food, so we are trying to work out how we can engage the foodies with a bit of myth-busting about glyphosate and ploughing, cows and climate and that kind of thing.
Any suggestions welcome...

Anne Biklé - she has a lot of knowledge about gut microbiome and how that is influenced and what that influences, I`m sure

Tim Spector - he could probably tell a bit about myth-busting around food and diets

 

[Henarar]

you should see if you can get Michael Gove to go he may learn something

this was a serious comment BTW @martian

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

this was a serious comment BTW @martian

And, being local to Groundswell, I'd love to return KP's welcome and put him up here gratis

 

[martian]

this was a serious comment BTW @martian

Thanks. We've asked him. He might have another job by June

 

[Henarar]

Thanks. We've asked him. He might have another job by June

well done he may well
someone needs to educate the government to counteract some of the rubbish that has been put out of late

where is the show going to be held this year ?

 

[martian]

where is the show going to be held this year ?

Same farm, but different field for the demos.
26th/27th June

 

[hendrebc]

How about this guy. His name is Jono Frew he is a kiwi who does a lot with regenerative ag over there and has worked with some well known farmers. Similar climate to here so a lot of what he knows should be quite relevant. This is his FB page.

fb://page/2552242461669174

He also runs a FB group called quorum sense which is well worth joining if you aren't already a member. I don't know how to do links to groups
Edit: or links to pages it seems it's called natural performance ltd it should be searchable. He posts quite a bit of the stuff off this page on the regenerative agriculture groups and off his personal page too. Of anyone else knows who I'm on about and how to do links then please do

 

[Farmer Roy]

@hendrebc

https://www.facebook.com/groups/322014255295487/

https://www.facebook.com/jono.frew

https://www.facebook.com/NPLregenerativeagriculture/

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Jono is a very passionate young man
Very much a product of his past 'revelations' - another good one would be Simon Osborn, for a regenerative cropping perspective, and Iain Mitchell-Innes for a grazing viewpoint.

 

[hendrebc]

@hendrebc

https://www.facebook.com/groups/322014255295487/

https://www.facebook.com/jono.frew

https://www.facebook.com/NPLregenerativeagriculture/

Thanks Roy

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Jono is a very passionate young man
Very much a product of his past 'revelations' - another good one would be Simon Osborn, for a regenerative cropping perspective, and Iain Mitchell-Innes for a grazing viewpoint.

In fact you could have a complete Kiwi Holistic debate panel over

 

[bitwrx]

Looks like tickets are on sale. There's space for a promotion code on the booking form.
@martian - any chance of a cheeky TFF discount?

 

[martian]

Thanks for the heads up, slight cock-up in the IT dept...tickets not on sale yet, Thursday 28th they will be.

We will be offering some tickets very cheap, or even free, to the deserving poor. But they will have to earn them in some way, yet to be decided

 

[Samcowman]

Think anyone from here who wants to be recognised could put their username on their name badge.
Also interested in what needs doing for the ticket.

 

[Yale]

Thanks for the heads up, slight cock-up in the IT dept...tickets not on sale yet, Thursday 28th they will be.

We will be offering some tickets very cheap, or even free, to the deserving poor. But they will have to earn them in some way, yet to be decided

Is there a strict limit to tickets like Glastonbury or could you buy one on the gate or a day or two before?

I’d love to attend however it’s mid silage time for us so depends on weather and it’s a relatively long journey for us.

@hendrebc ,organise a minibus,did this for LAMMA a few years back and shared the cost,driver took us there and back,no hassle?

Could pick up from North Wales and Shropshire.

 

[hendrebc]

Is there a strict limit to tickets like Glastonbury or could you buy one on the gate or a day or two before?

I’d love to attend however it’s mid silage time for us so depends on weather and it’s a relatively long journey for us.

@hendrebc ,organise a minibus,did this for LAMMA a few years back and shared the cost,driver took us there and back,no hassle?

Could pick up from North Wales and Shropshire.

That could easily be arranged if there was enough people who wanted to go. Might be an expensive minibus ride if it wasn't full though

 

[Samcowman]

@martian any idea of the schedule yet. There’s some speakers I wouldn’t want to miss and may only be able to make the one day. Also are you doing mob grazing demo again this year?

 

[hendrebc]

I've thought of someone else who would be great to have speak. Ian Mitchell-Innes the South African farmer and advisor. @Kiwi Pete will know more about him than me but he is the one who is teaching all the kiwis I watch on FB so why not get him here?