FarmED - The Centre for Farm and Food Education

Conservation Grazing Workshop - Monday, 8th June A half-day workshop exploring the challenge of conservation grazing from the perspective of the grazier and the landowner - looking at practicalities and realistic expectations in terms of both management and outcomes, hosted by conservation grazing expert and co-owner of Grazing Management Ltd Alex Crawley. https://lnkd.in/eRH88MR9 This workshop is followed by an afternoon with North East Cotswold Farmer Cluster discussing how conservation grazing is relevant within the Evenlode Landscape Recovery project. https://lnkd.in/eWxgAm2G

Minette Batters has been called The First Woman of Farming. 🚜 An award-winning British farmer who was the president of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales from 2018 to 2024, she is one of the most respected voices in British agriculture, advising both farmers and the government, and is a columnist for Country Life. 📖 Minette will be discussing her new book Harvest: A Farmer’s Story of Heritage, Home and Hope. Blending memoir and manifesto, the book is a powerful insight into the real life of farmers, a love letter to British rural life, and a rallying cry to save it. #WomeninFarming #womeninagriculture

📺 📻 FarmED hemp in the news! Listen and watch the latest interviews and articles all about our hemp build... BBC reporter Martin Eastaugh came to film a feature for BBC South Today (broadcast on 30th April 2026), interviewing architect Tim Tasker and FarmED’s co-founder, Ian Wilkinson. Ian was also interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford’s Breakfast Show and a written online news piece (local news for Oxfordshire) was titled Cannabis Homes: The Future of Construction. Find out more, listen and watch here: https://lnkd.in/eMXR2Zn4 #Hempcrete #SustainableBuilding #GreenArchitecture #FutureOfConstruction #LocalNewsOxfordshire

🌳 Agroforestry is the principle of growing food and trees together and brings multiple benefits, from healthier soil to creating vital habitats for wildlife. 🌳 If you're interested in finding out more, the agroforestry farm walk at FarmED (18th May) is the perfect introduction. During the farm walk we will visit all the different agroforestry systems we have here, including our silvopasture, silvoarable, market garden, orchard and shelter belt systems. https://lnkd.in/eU5TS7am 🌳 For more information about the Agroforestry Open Weekend, please visit https://lnkd.in/e_aMipmr #Agroforestry #Silvopasture #Silvoarable #OrchardSystems #ShelterBelt

Our popular Introduction to Agriculture course is ideal for organisations operating in the sustainable food, countryside, or environmental sector, whose with staff would benefit from basic training in the principles of farming. Edward Earnshaw, Director of Just Farm, brought his team along and this is what he had to say: 'The Introduction to Agriculture course at FarmED has been invaluable for all members of the Just Farm Team. As service providers to Farmers and Landowners it has helped to ensure those joining our team have a core understanding of what a day in the life of our clients might look like. Providing empathy enabling leading customer service and building great relationships with our clients.' One thing which has been a pleasant surprise is where people have come from farming backgrounds and may have felt an understanding for Agriculture before attending; the course has broadened individuals understanding of different farming types. ' #AgricultureTraining #StaffDevelopment #StaffTraining

Wishing Sir David Attenborough a very happy hundredth birthday today. #DavidAttenborough #sirdavidattenborough #davidattenborough100

Connect with nature at FarmED 🌿 Accessing natural spaces during meetings and events can enhance creativity, reduce stress, and improve overall wellbeing. Immerse yourself within the farm, whether it's just getting some fresh air between sessions or getting out on a walk to discover our demonstration farm. Make your next gathering memorable by choosing a setting that inspires collaboration and fresh ideas.

Crops for Carbon Capture Event - Tuesday, 9th June What is the future of cropping in the UK? Is there a market for growing crops for construction? Could energy crops change the way we produce power? How can forage crops capture carbon? Discover all this and more at FarmED for an afternoon of exploring how crops could cultivate the future of multiple industries. Coming to the Cotswolds for Cereals? Why not join us the day before to learn more about the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping project! Book your space: https://lnkd.in/ebA3WKCG

🐝 Our Beekeeping for Beginners course took place last week, it was a great day with a really mixed group all wanting to learn about bees and how to keep them! Tony taught the group all the basics of beekeeping, including the different parts of a hive, the year of a honeybee and they also visited the two different apiaries we have on the farm where they got hands on experience with the bees! We have another beekeeping course coming up: Plan Bee 🐝 Designed for fledgling beekeepers and as a refresher for those who’re more experienced, this interactive course aims to look at how to manage the more complex aspects of beekeeping.

🇳🇿 🌏 ‘New Zealand and Australia are made up of people that have often been there for two or three generations from Europe, a huge number of European families in New Zealand, and a lot of those are farming families,’ comments Ian. ‘The importance of agriculture is valued in society more than I would suggest it is currently in the UK.’ FarmED Founder, Ian, has just returned from Australia and New Zealand. Listen to his observations about farming on the other side of the world on The FarmED Podcast! #FarmingObservations #AgricultureInsights #NewZealandFarmers #AustraliaAgriculture #RegenAg