Farming through natural systems

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Talk on the Wild Side

Rob Smith

20 episodes

8 months ago

Learn about UK nature, conservation and rewilding in this immersive podcast hosted by award-winning BBC broadcaster and journalist, Rob Smith. Rob meets people and visits projects on the ground that are helping to tackle the nature and climate crisis by reintroducing species, rethinking farming, managing landscape-scale conservation projects, teaching and educating the public and even studying cultures of soil in a lab. There are so many ways people are making a difference - join Rob to find out more.

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Farming through natural systems

Talk on the Wild Side

1 hour 10 minutes 28 seconds

1 year ago

Farming through natural systems

Iain Tolhurst NBE is a pioneering organic farmer and owner of Tolhurst Organic Farms. This farm has made quite a name for itself because it is able to feed 350 families on 14 acres of what is classified as poor quality agricultural land up to now, without any government subsidies. He manages this land with minimal external inputs to the farm. This means no chemical fertiliser or pesticides. He also does this without any livestock or external fertility from animals. Nearly 20% of his farm is trees and an additional 40% set aside for green manure. So how does he do it?

Iain's farming methods have been so well recognised that he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to agriculture. Iain believes in using natural farming systems to create soil fertility and enhance biodiversity. Could this be the future of farming?

Visit the Tolhust Organic website to find out more: https://www.tolhurstorganic.co.uk/

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