It starts with the soil…
What happens at FarmED
Learning
Our FarmED team and other experts share their knowledge about regenerative farming, sustainability, food and biodiversity, from introductory level through to deeper dives.
Meeting
Join us at FarmED for your team away day, meeting or own event in our stunning Conference Barn or Library. We offer an inspiring and welcoming space for your team to enjoy their own bespoke experience.
Eating
Visit the FarmED Cafe to enjoy delicious, nourishing, seasonal food, fresh from the farm. Savour the stunning views over the Evenlode Valley and get a flavour of all that FarmED has to offer.
Bring your group for a bespoke experience
Contact usWhat motivates us
Losing diversity in our diets is directly linked to health risk factors, such as diabetes, obesity, and malnutrition. Developing and encouraging agroecological farming techniques can help make soils more productive, minimize the use of agrochemicals and pollution, and enhance crop diversity. This in turn can make agriculture more resilient.
Marieta Sakalian, a food systems and biodiversity expert with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- By 2050, our planet will need to feed close to 10 billion people.
- Over the last 100 years, more than 90% of crop varieties have disappeared.
- Nine plant species account for 66% of total crop production, despite the fact that there are at least 30,000 edible plants.
What we’re doing
FarmED raising awareness
...visitors in 2023. We've welcomed farmers, academics, policy makers, land managers, students, writers, artists and a range of large corporations.
...events. Since opening our gates in 2019, we've hosted over 1,000 farm walks, events and courses.
What's on
Enjoy a special literary lunch with Caroline Quentin, one of Britain’s best-loved actresses and comedians, who shares her life-long passion for gardening in her uplifting bestselling book, Drawn to the Garden.
Can we still maintain a thriving dairy sector with the pressures of climate change? Hattie, with a background in climate science and a passion for farming, will be exploring her findings.
Spend a day at FarmED to create a beautiful and sustainable Christmas wreath, made from willow and freshly-foraged greenery from the farm.