9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (507+ words) A new mapping tool pinpoints where the molluscs are most likely to strike, helping farmers cut pesticide use while protecting precious crops Slugs are the slimy bane of many a farmer’s life, but their days of munching on precious crops…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1482+ words) In a bid to ensure fresh fruit and vegetables can be grown in increasingly challenging climates, this farm in the heart of the Italian countryside is using biomimicry and agroecological technology to ensure their crops can handle the heat I…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (433+ words) At Groundswell, the UK’s annual regenerative farming festival, experts debated how to get more nature-friendly products on supermarket shelves. Here’s three key takeaways The regenerative agriculture movement is gathering pace – and there is no better place to witness that than…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (602+ words) Eating volumes of veg and oodles of fruit is good for our health. But to what extent does the soil our food was grown in affect its nutritional value? A growing group of researchers and agroecologists are digging into it…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (345+ words) Kenyan smallholders are celebrating healthier soils and soaring harvests following a regenerative agriculture drive led by Farm Africa. The charity’s STRAK project – Strengthening Regenerative Agriculture in Kenya – aims to boost rural livelihoods and improve climate resilience, and has supported 60,000 farmers…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (801+ words) A village in north Somerset has got passionate about rare species spotting thanks to the biodiversity-boosting efforts of Yeo Valley Organic’s home farm Sleeves scrunched to their elbows and rubber gloves pulled on – it was July 2023 and Yeo Valley Organic’s…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (330+ words) A Yorkshire therapist has discovered her intuitive flock of sheep has an unexpected route to emotional healing A therapist and author has found some unlikely woolly allies for helping patients find inner peace: her flock of pet sheep. Grace Olson,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (471+ words) A trailblazing rewilding site in England has recorded a 900% increase in breeding birds in just 20 years, proving what’s possible when nature is given the space to recover In the beginning it was dead. “Depleted, polluted, dysfunctional” is how Isabella Tree…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) Soil is the second largest carbon store after the oceans, but it’s being steadily degraded. One farming community is pioneering a soil health project to show how organic regenerative agriculture can restore this vital ecosystem Beneath our feet lies one…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (453+ words) From war zones to inner-city London, a new generation of land defenders are digging in – reclaiming soil, space and power through community gardens and regenerative action There is power in a garden. There is power in the land. And across…...