The FarmED Podcast

Jan 22 2025 42 ep. 24 mins 9

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The FarmED Podcast is chaired by Kate, Danielle, Fiona or Ian who will talk to some of the inspirational visitors to the centre, our partners and thought leaders about a wide range of subjects relating to regenerative farming and sustainable food systems. Topics include routes to market for local produce, eco-architecture and knowledge transfer through books. It’s all about sharing great ideas, discussion, debate, innovation and ground-breaking research. The FarmED Podcast is available on the full range of platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and on the FarmED website.

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The FarmED Podcast, Episode 2: Abby Allen, Director of Farming at Pipers Farm farming with Abby Allen

Jan 22 2025 46 mins

Guest: Abby Allen, Director of Farming at Pipers Farm Host: Ian Wilkinson, Founder of FarmED Abby talks about her role, how the Piper’s Farm model can be upscaled and her views on the future of regenerative farming. There’s a hopeful takehome message too. The FarmED Podcast seeks to offer ‘hopeful conversations around farming, food, nature and the environment.’ At this c

Christmas Special

Dec 18 2024 24 mins

Guest: Chris Rumming from Lydiard Turkeys Host: Alex Dye, FarmED’s Public Engagement Coordinator and resident entomologist Thanks for listening to The FarmED Podcast where you can hear hopeful conversations around farming, food, nature and the environment, brought to you by the FarmED team. Follow us on Instagram @thefarmedpodcast In Episode 1 of this brand new series, Chris Ru

Introduction to Pasured Pigs with Helen Wade

May 07 2024 27 mins

Kate talks to Helen Wade from East Leach Downs Farm who has 45 organic sows with all progeny spending their entire lives outdoors, able to dig, root and graze herbal leys.They talk about Helen's journey into farming, what she has learnt along the way and how she is encouraging members of the public to visit the farm by installing a visitor hut.

Introduction to Pastured Poultry with Amy Chapple

May 01 2024 18 mins

Kate talks to Amy Chapple about Redwoods Farm in Devon, where she has laying hens that roost in converted livestock trailers and her parents have broilers that live in 'chicken tractors' or polytunnels. They all get moved around the farm, following the cattle and sheep, scratching up the dung and keeping their active minds busy. Their chickens are fed on a soya-free diet wi

Introduction to Writing about Farming with Rosamund Young

Apr 10 2024 20 mins

Fiona talks to bestselling author, Rosamund Young, in advance of the Farm & Food Literature Festival at FarmED next month. Rosamund talks about her life at Kite’s Nest Farm, on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment, where she has been an organic farmer for over forty years. Peek into the surprising private lives of some of our most familiar animals.

Introduction to the OOOOBY Food Hub with Pete Russell

Apr 03 2024 25 mins

Danielle talks to Pete Russell, Founder of Ooooby, an online platform for small farms and local food producers to sell and deliver directly to homes. Ooooby’s mission is to put ‘small-scale’ back at the heart of our food system. More than 80 UK farms and food hubs are now using Ooooby every week to deliver local food to over 10,000 local households.

Introduction to Soil Science with Jed Soleiman

Mar 27 2024 21 mins

Danielle talks to soil scientist, Jed Soleiman, who is currently working at FarmED as part of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3) Project. Jed is passionate about regenerative agriculture and rewilding, particularly in understanding the responses of soils to these, and other land uses that could help build the physical basis to bring about nature recovery. Focusing

Episode 3: Introduction to Pastured Pigs and Butchery with Flavian Obiero

Mar 20 2024 30 mins

Kate talks to Flavian Obiero, a Hampshire County Farms tenant at Tynefield Farm in Titchfield. He manages 61 acres of permanent pasture & woodland with his partner Nikki and son, Noah. They have Tamworth pigs, ex-dairy goats and a mixed-breed sheep flock. All the animals are destined for meat. They currently sell through their catering business and a few markets. Future plans i

Episode 2: Introduction to Beekeeping at FarmED with Tony Yarrow

Mar 12 2024 23 mins

Fiona talks to FarmED’s beekeeper, Tony Yarrow, in advance of his two day course at FarmED - Honey Bees & their World (18th April). Tony began keeping bees in Wales in 1975. He has worked as a bee expert with two beehive manufacturing companies and has known and worked with some of the UK’s largest commercial beekeepers. Tony keeps 15-20 colonies in four sites in North Oxfo

Introduction to Farming Cluster Groups with Tim Field

Mar 05 2024 20 mins

Kate talks to Tim Field, sustainable food, farming and land management consultant and Facilitator of the North East Cotswold Farmer Cluster, a group of local farmers and landowners interested in landscape-scale regeneration of the farmed environment and local food networks in the North East Cotswolds.