Groundswell for Everyone
For the ninth year, the Cherry family is running Groundswell festival (Weds 2nd to Thurs 3rd July) at Pasture for Life certified Weston Park Farm. This year, we’re festival partners, meaning there are more reasons than ever for us to come together.
In fact, there were so many suggestions for pasture-based sessions that we have been asked to host them in the PfL tent. You’ll find us at A31, right next to the Big Top in its brand new location. Take a look at our lineup for both days below.
Plus, come to the stand for exclusive member offers, our ace new t-shirts and caps, live FEC testing from FECPAK, Whitriggs Bale Unroller demos from Stuart Mitchell, and more. Bring your technical questions with you. We’ve opened up a one-hour window each day to dive into specifics with you around membership, certification and consultancy.
And, we’ll be live-streaming full panel talks and practical demos on Instagram — so even if you can’t make it in person, you can still be part of the action.
IN THE PFL TENT | ELSEWHERE ON-SITE | ONLINE
PASTURED PIGS: BEYOND THE FARM GATE
10am – 10.55am, with Hannah Thorogood, Seminar Tent
MOB GRAZING KIT DEMO
11am – 11.30 noon, with Jamie Jack, Safari Tent
PASTURE FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION
11.30am – 12 noon with Bryony Marshall, Kate Martin and Stuart Mitchell
ASK ANY QUESTION ABOUT CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP
12 noon – 1pm
FECPAK FEC AND FLUKE TESTING DEMO
12.05pm – 12.35pm
GRAZING PLANNING WORKSHOP
1pm – 1.55pm with James Daniel, Claire Beaumont and Chris Berry
COUPLES THERAPY
3pm – 3.45pm with Kate Bradshaw, Stuart Mayhew, Rebecca Mayhew, John Pawsey and Alice Pawsey
FINISHING CATTLE ON PASTURE
5pm – 5.30pm with Johnnie Balfour and Kate Martin
MOB GRAZING KIT DEMO
5pm – 5.30pm with Jamie Jack, Safari Tent
BALE UNROLLER DEMO
6.30pm – 7pm with Stuart Mitchell, Safari Tent
PASTURE FOR LIFE AND EMERGENT GENERATION DRINKS
7pm – 8.30pm by invitation only for PfL members
Other highlights:
- Dr David Unwin, Measuring Food Quality, Nutrition and Health (10am -10.55am, Soil Tent)
- Claire Whittle, Dung Beetle Safari (11am – 11.55am, Safari Tent)
- The Land Gardeners (aka Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld), How to Feed Your Soils: Solutions from Around the World (11.15am – 11.45am, Soil Medic Tent) and Aerobic Composting (5pm – 5.30pm, Soil Medic Tent)
- Clare Hill, Regen Field Trip: learning to use the Regen Indicators (3pm – 3.55pm, Safari Tent) and Teamwork Makes the Dream Work (4pm – 4.55pm, The Workshop Tent)
- Stuart Johnson, Beyond Yield: Building Profitable Regen Systems (4pm – 4.55pm, Speaker’s Corner)
- Russ Carrington with Dr David Unwin, Ozempic vs Organic (5.30pm – 6.25pm, Soil Tent)
- John Cherry, Mob Grazing Demo (6.30pm – 7.25pm, Safari Tent)
IN THE PFL TENT | ELSEWHERE ON-SITE | ONLINE
PASTURE FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION
8.30am – 9am with Bryony Marshall, Hannah Thorogood and Rebecca Mayhew
ASK ANY QUESTION ABOUT CERTIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP
9am – 10am
IS BIGGER BETTER: FARM FINANCES, PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
10am – 11am with Nikki Yoxall, AFN Tent
OPTIMISING THE POTENTIAL OF FARMER-SCIENTIST COLLABORATION
10.15am – 11am with Dr Catherine Broomfield and Steven Emery
FECPAK FEC AND FLUKE TESTING DEMO
11.25am – 11.55am
MOB GRAZING KIT DEMO
12 noon – 12.30pm with Jamie Jack, Safari Tent
IN DISCUSSION WITH BRITISH PASTURE LEATHER
12.15pm – 12.45pm with Jimmy Woodrow, Alice Robinson and Sara Grady
BRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAP: EXPLORING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE KNOWLEDGE PROGRAMMES
1pm – 1.55pm with Nikki Yoxall, The Study
NATIONAL PARK SCALE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN SCOTLAND
2pm – 2.50pm with Jamie Jack, Duncan Miller, Hugh Chamberlain and Moya Macdonald
PROFITABLE AND PRACTICAL CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION GRAZING
3.30pm – 4.30pm with Jennifer Dodsworth, Emily Crawley, James Edwards and James Yoxall
MOB GRAZING KIT DEMO
4pm – 4.30pm with Jamie Jack, Safari Tent
IS IT REGEN OR JUST GOOD OLD FASHIONED FARMING?
4.30pm – 5.25pm with Nikki Yoxall, Speaker’s Corner
BALE UNROLLER DEMO
5.30pm – 6pmwith Stuart Mitchell
Other highlights:
- Alice Robinson and David Finlay, Cooking the Books (10am – 10.55am, Earthworm Arms Big Top)
- Anna Bowen and Phyllida Warmington, Rethinking Dairy for Animals, People and the Planet (11am – 11.55am, Speaker’s Corner)
- Liz Genever, Making the most of the golden hoof (2.15pm – 2.45pm, The Study)
- John Cherry and Stuart Johnson, 6-3-4 in Practice: Evening Walk and Cattle Move (5.30pm – 6.25pm, Safari Tent)
Also meet certified producers:
Clare Hill of certified Planton Farm will be at the Primal Meats stand (DF A36), where Anna will be talking about Primal Meats as a platform for pastured farmers to use to sell through.
Elise Sutton will be with the Longhorn Cattle Society, demonstrating how Longhorns work in many pasture-based systems. Plus, find The Ethical Butcher team and Tim Haggard of WeFarmShop.
Attending the Groundswell x Fielden Whisky banquet? All the meat will be Pasture for Life certified, provided by the Cherry family.
