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A non-profit creative agency and incubator in service to agroecological farmers and growers 🌱

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There's a golden egg going into one pack of eggs with next week's veg bags around Bath. No clues, no rules, just one lucky winner every week through October!

Four weeks, four winners, and a prize each time: a dried flower bouquet from the farm, a fruit box, or a bottle of local apple juice.

Eggs are one of the add-ons you can put in alongside your veg. Orders close at the end of Sunday to be in that week's pack list, so tomorrow night is the cutoff for the first one.
There's a note in the box with the egg explaining how to claim, so you don't need to be on here to win, but extra points if you share your winner egg here on Instagram!

Flowers, fruit box or apple juice. Which would you choose if you won?

#BathVegBox #LocalFoodBath #BathFood #BathLife #OrganicEggs

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Herefordshire Art weeks continues @thenest_uk with my oil painting exhibition in The Nest Cafe at Little Verzons Farm just outside Ledbury. Enjoy the local produce with friends at the table and on the walls. There is a selection of my still life food and flower paintings and oil paintings on gold leaf. Just ask at the shop if you wish to purchase any.

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📚 WE HAVE A WINNER! 📚

The votes are in and our next Bouldr Bar Book Club read is…

✨ The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman ✨

Set against the turmoil of revolutionary France, it’s a story of two women, extraordinary power and an explosive bond — plenty to get stuck into (and argue about over a beer 🍺).

📖 Get reading!

Our next Book Club meet-up is:

📅 Thursday 3rd September
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Bouldr Bar, Cygnet Square

New faces are always welcome — grab yourself a copy, get reading and come join us. No need to be a literary expert; just bring your opinions! 📚🍷🍺

#BouldrBookClub #Thamesmead #BookClub #TheTarotReaderOfVersailles #BooksAndBeer

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Agroecology for me wraps up perfectly the desire practices and multi species diplomacy of keeping both humans and the natural world healthy. Without ignoring that these environmental disasters are social ones too, balance and literacy to the world around us doesn't need to be utopian it's just a long and slow ever evolving process to build up what was stolen and continues to be targeted to create the isolation and dependency capitalism requires for exploitation

Further information is available in the linktree in bio I will follow this up with techniques and planting styles

#agroecology
#farming
#seeds
#laviacampesina
#syntropy

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One of my favourite parts of being a photographer and filmmaker is getting invited into worlds I might never otherwise encounter.

Working with @thenest_uk, I documented the work of @landfoodmedicine at @42acresretreat, where Tash and her team grow medicinal mushrooms on logs, care for 4,000 sea buckthorn trees, and transform what the land provides into nourishing foods and medicines.
What drew me in wasn’t just what they were making, but the deeper story underneath it all: people choosing to work with the land, preserve knowledge, and create community around food.

Through growing food and medicine, mentoring and teaching, running outreach programmes, and hosting events, they bring that vision to life. As a female-led and female-run organisation, their work is guided by principles of nurturing life and honouring the cycles of the earth.

These are the kinds of stories I feel most alive documenting.

If you’re building something rooted in regeneration, craftsmanship, food, farming, ecology, community, or meaningful change, I’d love to hear about it.

🎥 Photography & films for projects with purpose.

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One of my favourite parts of being a photographer and filmmaker is getting invited into worlds I might never otherwise encounter.

Working with @thenest_uk, I documented the work of @landfoodmedicine at @42acresretreat, where Tash and her team grow medicinal mushrooms on logs, care for 4,000 sea buckthorn trees, and transform what the land provides into nourishing foods and medicines.
What drew me in wasn’t just what they were making, but the deeper story underneath it all: people choosing to work with the land, preserve knowledge, and create community around food.

Through growing food and medicine, mentoring and teaching, running outreach programmes, and hosting events, they bring that vision to life. As a female-led and female-run organisation, their work is guided by principles of nurturing life and honouring the cycles of the earth.

These are the kinds of stories I feel most alive documenting.

If you’re building something rooted in regeneration, craftsmanship, food, farming, ecology, community, or meaningful change, I’d love to hear about it.

🎥 Photography & films for projects with purpose.

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It's time we banned glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant.

Sign the petition to cut harmful chemicals from our food and fields.

✍️ link in bio.

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🌍✨ EMERGING EARTH | 14–18 SEPTEMBER ✨🌍

Join us for five days of connection, learning, healing, and renewal on the sacred lands of 42 Acres.

Emerging Earth brings together thought leaders, spiritual teachers, land stewards, healers, and changemakers to explore the living intersection of land, spirituality, and sacred activism.

As we navigate uncertain times, how can we deepen our relationship with the Earth, strengthen our communities, and cultivate meaningful responses to the challenges of our world?

🌿 Expect:
✨ Inspiring talks and conversations from thought leaders and spiritual teachers
✨ One-to-one healing and wellbeing support
✨ Hands-on land skills and traditional crafts
✨ Deep connection with nature and community
✨ Practices for personal and collective transformation

Learn directly from practitioners working with:

🍄 Mushrooms and fungal cultivation
🫐 Sea Buckthorn and medicinal plants
🌱 Abundant medicinal foods and regenerative land practices
🧺 Traditional crafts and practical resilience skills

Rooted in the belief that small is beautiful, Emerging Earth offers a space to reconnect with what matters most and explore pathways towards a more beautiful future. 10% Early Bird discount type: EARTH

📅 14–18 September
📍 42 Acres

🔗 Link in bio for tickets.

🍄 12–13 JUNE | SET UP YOUR OWN MUSHROOM FARM

Only a few places remain on our highly popular mushroom cultivation course.

Whether you're growing on an allotment, in a garden, on a balcony, or developing a small-scale commercial enterprise, we'll give you the practical skills and confidence to get started.

🎟 Use code 1234 for a community discount.

🌿 Discover our range of medicinal food products at landfoodmedicine.com

Sign up to our newsletter for:
✨ Community discounts on courses
✨ Medicinal food knowledge and seasonal recipes
✨ Updates on future gatherings and events

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Here's five things to know about how chemicals can end up in our food.

Food production is shaped by a series of decisions made in the field, often under pressure to meet timing, consistency, and economic demands.

One of those decisions can include pre-harvest desiccation, where glyphosate is sprayed shortly before harvest. Because it is applied so late, residues can remain and move into the food system.

This has led to growing concern about both human health and environmental impact, alongside wider questions about how farming systems are structured.

At the same time, the UK has committed to reducing pesticide impacts and protecting biodiversity, while other regions, including the EU, have already taken steps to restrict this practice.

This is a moment where policy, farming, and public awareness can come together.
Be part of the shift:
✍️ Sign the petition.
🔗 in bio.

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For Emma Loder-Symonds at @Noningtonfarms, using less chemicals on her crops has paid off. By giving nature a seat at the table, Emma has seen it return to her farm.

There are alternatives to using glyphosate for pre-harvest desiccation. Nature-friendly farming practices are proving that we can feed people without the heavy use of agrochemicals. Farmers like Emma are leading the way - and we’re asking government to support others to make the transition.

That’s why we want to #CutTheChemicals from our food and fields.

We’re asking government for:
⛔ A ban on using glyphosate to dry crops before harvest
💪 Stronger protections on pesticide residues in food
🌱 Support for farmers to transition to more nature-friendly farming practices.

✍️ Petition in bio 🔗

Film credits:
@thenest_uk
@tayo.rap

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The UK has committed to reducing the impact of pesticides on both the environment and human health.

But one widely used practice remains in place: spraying glyphosate on crops just before harvest.

This use has already been restricted in the European Union. Introducing a similar ban in the UK would help align with EU standards, while supporting progress toward national targets, including reducing pesticide impact by 10% by 2030 and helping meet global biodiversity commitments.

Glyphosate is used at scale across UK agriculture, with an average of 2,000 tonnes applied annually. Pre-harvest use plays a significant role in this, increasing the likelihood of residues in food and contributing to wider environmental risks.

This is a clear opportunity for policy to support both people and nature.

Be part of the shift:
Sign the petition - link in bio 🔗

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Glyphosate has no place in our gardens and growing spaces 🛑- so sign and share our petition to BAN this dangerous herbicide for amateur and urban use: www.gardenorganic.org.uk/glyphosate-campaign, or via the link at the top of our Link Tree.

Research shows:

☠️Glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic": studies have linked glyphosate to multiple cancers, even when it was used within EU limits.

☠️ It's a danger to children: a 2025 @pesticideactionnetworkuk study found cancer-linked pesticides, including glyphosate, at eight out of 13 children’s playgrounds.

☠️It's leaching into food: there continues to be unacceptable levels of glyphosate found in foodstuffs such as bread and fruit/veg.

☠️ It damages the environment: glyphosate formulations destroy microorganisms and bacteria in soil and adversely affect earthworms and bees.

Find links to all the latest research and studies at https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/our-views/glyphosate. Link in Link Tree.

Thanks to @thenest_uk for help crafting this graphic 😊

#GrowersAgainstGlyphosate #pesticides #pesticide #herbicide #WeedKiller #StopPesticides #campaign #glyphosate #OrganicGardening #organic #gardening #nature #planet #weeds

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