Biodynamic Land Trust

21/05/2026

We are now into our annual cycle of visits to our Family of Farms and Associate Farms. These visits are a valuable opportunity to deepen the connection between the BDLT and our farms, hear the latest news from each site, and explore how we can continue to support tenants and owners in their lives on the land.

It was a pleasure to visit St Giles Farm in Hampshire and see the incredible biodiversity of this 30-acre site, which links directly to the New Forest National Park and provides a vital wildlife corridor for species including grass snakes, adders, stonechats, and marbled white butterflies.

As a biodynamic farm, stock levels are carefully managed so the land can naturally sustain them. This means pastures are not overgrazed, and Shetland cows and sheep are thoughtfully rotated around a network of wildflower-rich fields. The soil is teeming with microbial life, and its health is maintained through the use of compost, manure, and the biodynamic preparations.

Claudia and Eden are doing an incredible job stewarding this land for the benefit of both nature and people. Alongside raising livestock, whose meat is sold through a nearby community shop, St Giles also has a market garden where vegetables are grown for seed. In addition, the CIC Flourish in Nature works here with adults with additional needs to grow delicious vegetables in a beautiful and nurturing outdoor environment.

Learn more about St Giles and our other Associate Farms at https://biodynamiclandtrust.org.uk/st-giles/

20/05/2026

Can anyone in our network help Old Plaw Hatch Farm ?

06/05/2026

A powerful reminder of the vital role women play across our food and farming systems — leading, innovating, nurturing land, and strengthening rural communities every day 🌱
It’s inspiring to see their work recognised and their voices amplified throughout the sector 🫶

2026 is the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer, a moment to recognise the women growing food, caring for land and helping shape fairer, more resilient farming systems around the world.

At the Apricot Centre, we’re proud to have so many brilliant women working across the farm, from growing and harvesting to training, education and our wellbeing services.

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16/04/2026

Spring on our family of farms is magical 🌱

Lambs and calves in the fields, wildflowers appearing in the hedgerows, and seedlings pushing through as the land wakes from its winter pause and bursts into life again.

Through biodynamic farming our farmers nurture the soil and work in harmony with nature, growing abundant, healthy food for their communities.

If you’d like to follow the season with us, sign up for our newsletter to receive news and updates from the farms this spring. We’ll be sending the next one out shortly.

👉 https://biodynamiclandtrust.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e3b11bfac204ab818440d266a&id=5581d61e3a

02/04/2026

🐄 Opportunity on the Isle of Lismore: Help develop a small island dairy

Eva and Sebastian at Baile Geamhraidh – one of the Biodynamic Land Trust’s Associate Farm Projects - are looking for someone with experience in cattle and small-scale dairying to help develop a calf-at-foot dairy.

Over the past decade they’ve restored their 40-acre farm — planting 8,000 native trees and building a herd of Shetland cattle. Their next step is producing milk and dairy products for the island’s 170-person community.

This could be an opportunity to run your own small dairy enterprise as part of a regenerative farm in the Inner Hebrides.

Interested or know someone who might be?
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

Please share to help them find the right person.

20/03/2026

Delighted to have attended the Cotswolds Regenerative Agriculture Conference yesterday 🌱

What an inspiring and energising day—packed with panel sessions, talks, workshops, and farm tours, all surrounded by people who are deeply passionate about building truly regenerative farms and a healthier food system.

There were so many powerful insights and stories shared, leaving us with fresh ideas, new knowledge, and a real sense of collaboration.

Some key takeaways for us:
✨ The importance of alignment when it comes to enterprise stacking and welcoming new businesses onto farms
✨ Understanding the difference between empathy and sympathy
✨ Leading with curiosity before judgement
✨ The need to go beyond net regeneration
✨ The power of storytelling, strong relationships, and mentoring

It was fantastic to connect with such inspiring farmers and have so many meaningful conversations throughout the day.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in making it such a valuable event 🙌

Cotswolds National Landscape The Royal Agricultural University Conygree Farm

19/03/2026

Excited to be at the Cotswolds Regenerative Agriculture Conference today 🌱
So inspiring to be surrounded by people who are passionate about building healthier soils, resilient farms, and a better food system. Loads to learn, great conversations already, and feeling really optimistic about where things are heading.
If you’re here too, come and say hello. We'd love to chat 👋

19/03/2026

What if your farm was treated as a living system — not just a set of enterprises? 🌱🐄

In just one week, we’re heading to Tablehurst Farm Shop and Café for a deep dive into how Biodynamic, Organic, and Pasture for Life systems work in practice.

Hosted by Peter Brown — with over 40 years of experience across South Africa, Germany, and the UK — this is a rare chance to explore:

🌿 Whole farm thinking — soil, livestock, fertility & rotations
🐄 How different farming approaches compare (and where they overlap)
♻️ Closed-loop systems & biodiversity in action
🧪 Biodynamic preparations (yes… including cow horns 👀)
🚶 A guided farm walk through a fully integrated system

This isn’t theory — it’s a working 500-acre farm you can walk, question, and learn from.

If you’ve ever wondered how these systems actually function on the ground… this is your chance.

📍 Wednesday 25 March | 10am–3pm
🍽️ Lunch included
⚠️ Limited places

👉 Book your place via the link in bio

11/02/2026

It was fantastic to attend the glebe land celebration event at the The Apricot Centre at Huxhams Cross Farm and see how 25 acres of church-owned land have been transformed 🌿

Through regenerative farming practices — including riparian buffers, hedgerow planting and laying, green manures, and the retention of field margins — the land is now delivering:

🌱 Improved biodiversity
🌍 Increased carbon sequestration
🌾 Healthier soils
🥕 Food for the local community
💧 Slower water flow, helping reduce flooding on local roads
📚 Space for education and nature connection for children and students

We heard from inspiring speakers from Farm Carbon Toolkit Falmouth Food Co-op University of Exeter Savills and Diocese of Exeter about the opportunities — and challenges — of increasing the amount of glebe land farmed regeneratively, and the benefits this brings for climate, nature and communities.

The day was rounded off with a delicious, nutritious biodynamic lunch grown on site — a powerful reminder of why building resilient local food systems matters. When we invest in local growing, we reduce reliance on imports and reconnect people with where their food comes from.

Thank you so much to our co-organisers The Real Farming Trust and the Apricot Centre for such a great event.

04/02/2026

We were delighted to attend this morning’s event organised by Access to Land, exploring the vital work of supporting large farms—often managed by highly skilled but ageing farmers—to evolve into diversified, multi-farmer projects backed by communities, local authorities and national institutions.

Across the UK, a growing number of farms will need to be restructured and passed on in this way over the coming years as farmers move towards retirement. We’re keen to strengthen how we can support this important transition.

It was inspiring to hear from Adear Limousin in France, who successfully facilitated a farm transmission to two new farmers, and from Terre de Liens, who supported the process and enabled the purchase of the farm’s land through citizen shares and other funding mechanisms.

If you’d like to explore how we can help your farm through this process, email [email protected]

You can also visit our website to see the farms we’ve supported so far—helping to sustain nature-friendly farming while growing nutrient-rich food for communities:

👉 https://biodynamiclandtrust.org.uk/