Six inches of Soil - Monday 3rd June @ 4.30pm
Join us at The Allerton Project for a Six Inches of Soil screening - a documentary feature film exploring soil health & farming with nature.
Six Inches of Soil tells the inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, our health and provide for local communities.
The documentary feature film focuses on three new farmers in particular who are on the first year of their regenerative journey to heal the soil and help transform the food system: Anna Jackson, a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer; Adrienne Gordon, a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer; and Ben Thomas, who rears pasture fed beef cattle in Cornwall.
Please arrive at The Allerton Project Visitor Centre at 16.30 for refreshments. The sequence of activities are as follows:
- 17.00 - Six Inches of Soil Film
- 18.30 - Panel discussion TBC
- 19.30 - Drinks and end
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Open Farm Sunday - Sunday 9th June @ 10.30am
Open Farm Sunday is an annual open day giving the public the opportunity to learn more about farming and the countryside. This year's theme is 'Farming with Nature', where farmers will be showcasing how farming can help wildlife and biodiversity.
The Allerton Project is a 320 hectare demonstration farm based in Leicestershire. We research the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment and share our results through advisory and educational activities. During our Open Farm Sunday you will be able to find out more about our 30 years of research into sustainable farming methods, biodiversity and rural landscape management. There will be an array of arable machinery on show as well as informative stalls on bees, worms, hedgerows and more! We will also be running a number of activities great for children including tractor/trailer rides, meet the animals, grow your own food plus many more.
Food will be available on site, catered by the local Launde Farm Foods. Other refreshments will also be available - please bring cash if you can. Please follow the signs for parking and bring weather appropriate clothing, suncream etc.
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Environmental Payments & Enablers: Making the most of Opportunities - Monday 3rd June @ 10.30am
Join us at The Allerton Project to hear more about capitalising on environmental payments and maximising current and future opportunities.
The modern farmed landscape is in a state of transition, with farmers uniquely placed to take advantage of novel environmental income streams alongside the sustainable production of food. ‘Public money for public goods’ under the Environmental Land Management Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive is meeting with private ‘green finance’ to offer farmers a range of financial opportunities to implement innovative solutions to some of agriculture – and society’s – most pressing problems.
This event is designed to help unpick and explain the myriad of options available. Hear from, among others:
- Janet Hughes, Defra Programme Director for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme, with an update on SFI.
- Tom Curtis, founding partner and director of sustainability consultancy 3keel, about the innovative and expanding Landscape Enterprise Networks - channeling private finance into environmental measures.
- Claire Robinson, NFU Senior Countryside Advisor, on what this all means for farm businesses.
The day will also include a farm tour of the Allerton Project, which since 1992 has been at the forefront of research and development of many of the nature-friendly farming and landscape management practices which farmers are increasingly turning to, as well as a farmer panel of future-thinking farmers discussing how they are seeking to future-proof their businesses.
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