Raniel and Meret gained hands-on experience with the day-to-day operations at Cotswold Seeds Ltd. including listening to calls from farmers, observing how orders are processed, and learning how the company software system supports seed mixing and customisation. The doctoral researchers also assisted in preparing both standard and farmer-specific seed mixtures and contributed to knowledge sharing through a farmer-focused article for the company's website, a video, and an interview for Farmers Weekly.

Further, at FarmED, they became familiar with the work on linking good food and farming practices through regenerative agriculture by attending various courses, farm walks, and lunchtime talks, and by joining the operations of their partner, The Kitchen Garden People (a Community Supported Agriculture program). In addition, the doctoral researchers also attended Groundswell, a regenerative farming event, where they had the chance to network and learn a lot more about regenerative farming from farmers, scientists, other organisations and companies. This experience provided the doctoral researchers with a comprehensive understanding of the farm-to-fork approach and its practical application.

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