On Monday 11th November, Yeo Valley Organic were delighted to host Dr Elaine Ingham and her colleagues for a tightly packed day, with insightful lectures and hands-on workshops all about soil. Dr Elaine Ingham is the founder of Dr Elaine’s Soil Food Web School, whose mission is to empower individuals and organisations to regenerate the soils […]
When we talk about getting back to nature, our minds often wander to majestic mountains and rugged hiking trails. But, have you ever stopped to think that maybe, just maybe, the real essence of nature is closer to home – on a farm?
Small farms are the heartbeat of rural America, but they’ve been under siege for decades. In the 1980s, a crisis of debt and despair birthed Farm Aid—a musical rebellion with a mission. Today, as small farms vanish faster than ever, its story still resonates. Here’s how it started, who made it happen, and what it means as the ground shifts beneath us.
