Join Barleybird for the final stage of the Diverse Communities, Diverse Crops project funded by Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths’ Farming in Protected Landscapes programme.

For this session, we are inviting those who farm in and around the Suffolk & Essex Coast/Dedham Vale National Landscapes to explore how increasing diversity, in its various forms, can increase farming’s resilience and create opportunities. During the day we will

• Discover the findings from this summer’s Diverse Communities, Diverse Crops project (Gaina Dunsire, Barleybird) and moves towards potential local procurement opportunities (Carrie Phoenix, Natural Habitat)

• Hear the story of local pioneering food producer Hodmedod’s, their diverse food crops, and alternative routes to market from Josiah Meldrum.

• See Maple Farm’s diverse crops, stone-ground mill, closed-loop poultry and agroforestry systems on a farm tour led by Mike Mallet.

• Learn how an innovative local grain economy is developing amongst farmers, millers and bakers in the South West from Robyn Minogue and Fred Price.

The full day workshop is £15 and includes a delicious, local lunch and refreshments

Please forward these details to any farmer in our region who you feel may be interested too.