Friday Farm Walk - Most Fridays: 10.30 - 14.30 Explore Honeydale Farm on an inspiring and informative guided farm walk, led by Founder, Ian Wilkinson or a member of the FarmED team.
Mini Beast Safari - Several Dates: 10.45 - 12.00 Join us during the school holidays for a fun-filled bug hunt around the different habitats here on the farm. Find bugs and minibeasts of all shapes and sizes with our FarmED insect expert Alex and discover your inner bug hunter as you sweep, scoop, and identify all of your favourite colourful critters in a perfect summer activity for the whole family.
Lunchtime Talk: Soil to Gut, Regenerate Your Health: 5 August 11.45 - 14.00 Discover how soil and gut health shape your food choices in this practical lunchtime talk, packed with actionable insights, from Lucy Williamson, author of Soil to Gut.
Lunchtime Talk: Agroforestry, Can Trees Help Our Farming Systems? 11th August 11:45 - 14:00
Agroforestry expert Mauricio Sagastuy shares insights from visiting over 50 agroforestry farms in different European countries.
An Evening with Toby Jones - 16th August 17.30-20.00 Join us for a very special fundraising evening with one of Britain's most admired and versatile actors, Toby Jones, in support of FarmED. Toby Jones has built an extraordinary career across stage, television and film, with acclaimed performances in Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Detectorists, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Hunger Games and the Harry Potter films. Renowned for his intelligence, warmth and remarkable range as an actor, Toby will share stories from his life and career in an intimate conversation at FarmED.
Orchard Pruning & Maintenance Course: 18th August 9:45 - 14:00
Learn how to manage your own fruit trees under the guidance of FarmED’s apple and orchard expert. The heritage orchard at FarmED is 10 years old and contains 250 trees, with around 100 different varieties of apple, as well as pear, gage, plum, damson, cherry, quince, mulberry and peach trees.
Autumn Foraging Walk & Workshop: 9th Sep 9:45 - 13:00 Uncover the edible and ecological secrets hiding in the hedgerows, trees and fields around you and create a nourishing and delicious brew from nature’s larder.
People's Emergency Briefing Screening: 9th Sep 11:15 - 14:00 Join us for a screening of the People's Emergency Briefing documentary, with a facilitated discussion with local MPs and members of the FarmED team.
The World Beneath Our Feet: The Hidden Life of Soil and Why It Matters to Us All: Thursday, 10th September 6pm - 8pm We’re thrilled to be celebrating the publication of this important new book - an immersive, microscopic, layer-by-layer safari tour of the strange world of soil, the precious ecosystem that is the basis for all life on Earth. Dr Frank Ashwood will be in Conversation with FarmED Co-Founder, Ian Wilkinson
Lunchtime Talk: Is it Time for "Regenerative Medicine"? 17th September 11.45-14.00 What is the link between our health, food, farming and nature? Dr Fallows explains why she believes we need to support farmers over pharma.
Climate Change & Honeybees: 22 September 11.45-14.00 Climate change in recent years has radically altered the weather patterns in this country and the effect on the bees’ environment has been profound. Find out how they are adapting to this new reality.
Introduction to Permaculture (Two Day Course): 30 September 9:45 - 16:30 Learn how to grow, work, and live regeneratively through permaculture principles on this two-day certified course.
Apple Day: 6 October 9:45 - 14:00 Join us in our heritage orchard to celebrate the 11 year anniversary of our heritage orchard being planted. A wonderful day to enjoy all things apple including apple refreshments and a delicious lunch.
Landscape Design for Animal Health: 7 October 10:30 - 15:30 Regenerative vet Claire Whittle explores how physical changes on your farm can help improve livestock welfare, in this one day workshop.
Composting Workshop: 15 October 9:45 - 16:00 From farm-scale to the back garden, there is a compost method to suit everyone.Join us for an interactive workshop led by Compost Club expert Michael Kennard to learn what defines healthy soil, how it functions, how to improve it into a healthy growing medium and how to create our own effective and efficient composting system for differently scaled operations.
Introduction to Agriculture: 20 October 9:45 - 16:30 For people with little or no agricultural experience who are either entering a career in the rural sector or would like a basic knowledge of farming and food production.
Introduction to Regenerative Agriculture: 5 November 9:45 - 16:30 For people who are working within the wider food system or directly in agriculture, who are looking to gain a basic understanding of how to farm regeneratively.
More info & booking: https://www.farm-ed.co.uk/whats-on
