The four-year-long LegumePlus project comes to an end later this year, and to celebrate the achievements of all involved, we will be holding a dissemination event in October, where researchers involved in the project will be presenting their research and talking to us about their ...

The 2015 ‘Year of Soil’ saw a renewed interest in green manures and fertility building species often known as green crops, and also renewed flexibility regarding sowing rates to meet different requirements and budgets. The Benefits of Green Manures We have seen that sowing green ...

Join us at Honeydale Farm this Saturday 15th August for a Pollinator Walk organised by The Wychwood Project.  We’ll be looking at the roles of pollinators, their habitats, why these have declined and how we can conserve them. Honeydale Farm's fields of flowers and grasses encourage bees ...

We planted a variety of crops earlier this year and it’s been encouraging to see them all growing so well. The twelve acres of Herbal Ley we planted in May germinated slowly because it’s been so dry, but with more rain, it’s now flourishing. We ploughed and  power harrowed ...

Last week we welcomed the opportunity to deliver a workshop presentation on the importance of soil health to a diverse audience attending the Green Liberal Democrats conference.  This being the International Year of the Soil, it was particularly appropriate that we were able to discuss the ...