What’s On at FarmED, Autumn 2025

 

Friday Farm Walk (Most Fridays) 

Explore Honeydale Farm on an inspiring and informative guided farm walk, led by a member of the FarmED team. Discover the regenerative demonstration farm and learn about sustainable farming and food systems, whilst taking in the beautiful views of the Cotswolds.

Minibeast Safari (Several dates during the school holidays)
A fun-filled bug hunt around the farm!

Film Night: Six Inches of Soil Thu 04 Sep 
An evening with Wild About the Wychwoods - watch Six Inches of Soil followed by a panel Q&A. Six Inches of Soil is a British independent feature length documentary film shining a spotlight on soil health and regenerative farming. 

Autumn Foraging Farm Walk Tue 09 Sep 
Would you like to uncover the edible and ecological secrets hiding in the hedgerows, trees and fields around you? 

Equine Grassland Management Thu 11 Sep 
Improve the health of your horse and extend the grazing season by improving pasture management and increasing species diversity.

Dung Beetles with Sally-Ann Spence Tue 16 Sep 
Join us for an informative workshop to learn what dung beetles do for us and what we can do for them.

Literature Event: An Evening with James Rebanks Fri 19 Sep
FarmED is thrilled to host best-selling author James Rebanks for a special evening of food, farming and stories.

Literature Event: The Hidden Seasons with Tristan Gooley Mon 22 Sep 
Join us for an evening with author Tristan Gooley, celebrating his latest book The Hidden Seasons. Explore the seasons through the prism of nature's clues and signs with the help of natural navigator, ‘Sherlock Holmes of Nature’, and bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Walker’s Guide.

Lunchtime Talk: Gut Health: It all begins in the soil Tue 23 Sep 
Discover why investing in your gut health - starting from the ground up - could be your best decision yet! With Dr Lucy Williamson. 

Introduction to Permaculture - Two day course Wed 24 Sept - Thurs 25 Sept 
Learn how to grow, work, and live regeneratively through permaculture principles on this two-day certified course.

Lunchtime Talk: From Field to Frame: Growing Our Buildings Tue 30 Sep 
Architect Timothy Takser will share a vision for low-impact, high-performance design using hempcrete and timber: natural materials that regulate humidity, improve air quality, and offer long-term comfort and durability.

Herbal Ley Establishment & Management Wed 01 Oct
Discover the benefits of introducing herbal leys into your rotation with this one day course, and leave feeling confident in your abilities to plan and manage your own system.

Literature Event: Wild Writing Workshop with Nicola Chester Wed 08 Oct 
We’re delighted to welcome back writer and an activist for nature, Nicola Chester, whose transformative Wild Writing Workshop was a big hit at our first ever Farm & Food Literature Festival.

Literature Event: Nicola Chester and the Ghosts of the Farm Wed 08 Oct 
Nicola’s new book, Ghosts of the Farm, two women's journeys through time, land and community, is a rural narrative between two women in two different eras who both wanted to become farmers. 

Literature Event: An Evening with Naturalist Hannah Bourne-Taylor Thu 16 Oct 
Author and bird conservationist, Hannah Bourne-Taylor will be joining us to celebrate her new book Nature Needs You - The Fight To Save Our Swifts.

Literature Event: Farming Stories Workshop with Nicola Baker Sat 18 Oct
Join Nicola Baker for a Whistledown Farm Adventure, the perfect half-term activity for curious young minds.

Apple Day Tue 28 Oct
Join us to press, explore, and taste all of our unique heritage varieties of apples!

Lunchtime Talk: The Future of Farming Thu 30 Oct
Sir Dieter Helm will be answering the following questions. Where next for farming? Is technology going to transform the sector, is food production being side-lined, and will more and more prime agricultural land be switched to solar, biomass and rewilding? 

Literature Event: Book Launch: John Lewis-Stempel’s Night Life Thur 6 Nov

We're thrilled to be welcoming one of the UK's most loved nature writers, John Lewis-Stempel, for the launch of his new book, Night Life, walking Britain's wild landscapes after dark.

Lunchtime Talk: The Ever-changing Farming Landscape Thur 6 Nov
Join Matt Elliot, a new entrant farmer, as he discusses why anyone would want to be a farmer in this changing landscape..

Lunchtime Talk: An Introduction to The Regenerative Diet Wed 19 Nov 
How could Regenerative Agriculture transform our diets and national health?

Lunchtime Talk: Stroud Brewery - Inspiring Positive Change Tue 25 Nov
Stroud Brewery is dedicated to brewing organic beers, and is a B Corp business - balancing purpose and profit, with a mission to inspire positive change.

 

Booking: www.farm-ed.co.uk

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Date Posted: 11th August 2025