Webinar alert

[martian]

Groundswell and the PFLA are collaborating on a webinar:

Landscape-level collaboration: three different approaches - Free Webinar - Groundswell

A webinar exploring practical farmer led research into catchment sensitive farming techniques and how this is benefitting farm businesses as well as soil health and local rivers.

groundswellag.com

Should be interesting

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Groundswell and the PFLA are collaborating on a webinar:

Landscape-level collaboration: three different approaches - Free Webinar - Groundswell

A webinar exploring practical farmer led research into catchment sensitive farming techniques and how this is benefitting farm businesses as well as soil health and local rivers.

groundswellag.com

Should be interesting

Did you take part? The discussion in messages was interesting. I liked the speakers and the tone of the event was useful. We could have gone on for hours though.

It was getting into some key areas when Charlie Burrell started talking about his income streams and his comment that he no longer invites people to "come and see my farm" but to "come and visit my nature reserve".

I applaud what he's achieved ecologically but producing 27 tonnes of beef a year from 1500 acres is very low output "farming".

I also worked out from Daniel Poole's figures that the "Upstream thinking" project had so far spent £13888/Ha restored.

 

[onesiedale]

Unfortunately missed it.
Is it available as a YouTube video?

 

[SilliamWhale]

Did you take part? The discussion in messages was interesting. I liked the speakers and the tone of the event was useful. We could have gone on for hours though.

It was getting into some key areas when Charlie Burrell started talking about his income streams and his comment that he no longer invites people to "come and see my farm" but to "come and visit my nature reserve".

I applaud what he's achieved ecologically but producing 27 tonnes of beef a year from 3000 acres is very low output "farming".

I also worked out from Daniel Poole's figures that the "Upstream thinking" project had so far spent £13888/Ha restored.

There's no money like that available in Wales. Burrell has a great project but it is not at all replicable

 

[debe]

I also worked out from Daniel Poole's figures that the "Upstream thinking" project had so far spent £13888/Ha restored.

Similar to the cost of planting vines, and in both cases you end up with land worth, in financial terms at least, less than that which you started with.

I fear Charlie Burrell was very right on one point, ELMS is going to be a disaster, both financially for farmers and for the farmed environment.

 

[martian]

It will go up on Groundswell channel in a day or two.
Very interesting, but I thought they might have emphasised the benefits of regenerative agriculture more.
Enjoyed your contributions Ian

 

[martian]

 

[martian]

Another one:

​ How can regenerating soil help replenish water, boost human health, feed more people and tackle climate change? - Monday 7th December 6:00pm (GMT)​ ​ Hear from visionary speakers from across the world at this special 5x15 online event in collaboration with Groundswell. Climate, water, food and health. The world is facing incredibly complex problems - but what if a simple solution was to be found in the ground beneath our feet? In this event we will discover the importance of the soil to sustaining human and planetary health, and hear from some of the world's leading scientists and practitioners. There are billions of life-forms in every handful of soil, with estimates suggesting that at least a quarter of all species live in - or on it. Without soil there would be no life. Healthy soil traps organic matter while sequestering CO2 - but farming intensively has turned our soil into something thin and insubstantial that no longer supports life without chemical interventions. What can we do to change the story? Featuring: David Montgomery Author of Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life - who will tell the story of how we got to where we are and present his vision for restoring the soil that feeds us all and turns agriculture into a solution for environmental crises. David is a MacArthur Fellow and professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington. He studies landscape evolution and the effects of geological processes on ecological systems and human societies. Gabe Brown Featured in the Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground and author of Dirt to Soil - who will describe the astonishing journey of his failing farm land and how he transformed a degraded farm ecosystem into one full of life starting with the soil and working his way up, one plant and one animal at a time. Gabe is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement and has been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. Tim Spector Tim Spector is a professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospitals. He is a multi-award- winning expert in personalised medicine and the gut microbiome, and the author of four books, including the bestselling The Diet Myth. He appears regularly on TV and radio around the world, and has written for the Guardian, BMJ, and many other publications. John and Paul Cherry Groundswell Show Host Farmers – who will talk about how regenerative systems benefit and transform land in the UK and will demonstrate the difference between degraded and regenerated soil. Joanna Bowen Joanna has been a teacher, actor, director, impresario and sometimes a writer. She started and ran theatre companies and has organised enormous community events. But for now she focuses on the Groundswell Outreach programme. Get Tickets Here​ ​ This webinar is brought to you in collaboration with 5×15 - an initiative of Rosie Boycott, Daisy Leitch and Eleanor O’Keeffe. One of London’s leading and most cherished cultural events organisations, 5x15 brings world leading figures to speak to audiences to spark ideas and inspiration. ​ www.groundswellag.com​ ​ Stay in touch, follow us on social media.​ ​ Youtube​ ​ Twitter​ ​ Instagram​ ​ Facebook​ ​ Email​ This email was sent by [email protected] to [email protected] Not interested? Unsubscribe | Update profile Groundswell Agriculture | Darnalls Hall Farm, Weston, Hitchin ​ ReplyForward

Stellar line-up (on the whole), put together with 5x15 who have been putting together some great talks on the web through lockdown. It'll possibly be old news for some on here, but the audience will include a lot of people who don't know much about farming or the soil; the plan is to show how the world could be a better place with regenerative agriculture.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Another one:

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Stellar line-up (on the whole), put together with 5x15 who have been putting together some great talks on the web through lockdown. It'll possibly be old news for some on here, but the audience will include a lot of people who don't know much about farming or the soil; the plan is to show how the world could be a better place with regenerative agriculture.

The link isn't working John.......

 

[martian]

Thanks...bodged something else up...hope that's better

 

[Old Spot]

Really enjoyed last evening, a lot of joined up thinking.
top paddock buzzing this morning.

 

[steveR]

Sadly for me, I had to abandon watching as it was just too flakey and jittery to watch at this end.

Looking forward to the YT link please!

 

[Northdowns Martin]

Thank you Groundswell them, an excellent hour and half spent watching. I hate medicine but will give Tim's prescription of fermented fruit a go!

 

[martian]

Here's the recording for those that missed it:

 

[steveR]

Here's the recording for those that missed it:

Merci Bucks....

 

[Northdowns Martin]

Here's the recording for those that missed it:

Should have waited it cost me £6 to watch live!

 

[Suffolk Serf]

Awesome. Thanks for that link. Having watched that I have now had a productive afternoon indoors, sitting about.
Best quote from Gabe Brown ( which he acknowledges a Canadian farmer for);

"If you want to make small changes, change how you do things. If you want to make big changes, change how you SEE things".