Soil

Soil and Aqua (SAS) Superheroes

Would your students benefit from practical workshops about agriculture, water, soils and the environment with industry professionals? Do you work in a local secondary school? Or know someone who does? The Wye & Usk Foundation’s farm team are delivering curriculum linked educational workshops to schools across the local area. Workshops are bespoke and designed around what will be of most benefit to the students in each school.  Please get in touch with Jess Radnor  to book your visit: jess@wyeuskfoundation.org

Colwall Greener Ecofest

Saturday 7th November: 11:00-16:00 EcoFest: Food, Farming and Nature Colwall Village Hall Colwall Greener’s third Eco Festival aims to inspire action on sustainable living by exploring how local food, farming and nature directly shape our environment and well-being. Explore the issues by talking to stall holders and listening to talks. HGN will be there so come along and say hello.

Wildlife and Biodiversity

Hay Regenerative Soils CIC, who work under the name of Hay We Got Worms, are holding a workshop on soil health and biodiversity on Sunday 6th September. A morning Soil Safari with CLaN will be followed by a Biodiversity Building Workshop. The afternoon will be a hands on session, including learning why Make A Metre Matter shows that that even small spaces can makea a difference for biodiversity. The Make A Metre Matter campaign, now in its second year, encourages everyone to help wildlife in their garden, balcony or window box. And find out from Plantlife how you

HFA Newsletter

Here is a summary of the latest newsletter from Herefordshire Food Alliance:  A warm hello from the Herefordshire Food Alliance. We hope you’re enjoying the summer. Herefordshire farmers are currently busy combine harvesting, and you might be busy keeping a vegetable patch watered! But we hope you’ve found time to embrace summer food: sun-ripened fruit, eating outdoors and slowing down to savour seasonal, locally grown produce. At the same time, the recent heatwaves and ongoing lack of rain are stark reminders of the growing challenges climate change presents for food production, making resilient local food systems more important than ever.

Rural Hub Newsletter

Click here for the latest newsletter from Rural Hub Herefordshire which includes details of Wye Living Lab workshops which bring together farmers and stakeholders to test practical solutions for soil health, nutrient management and water quality in the Wye catchment.