This week Matthew had a flying visit to England, to catch up with his eldest son, Kristóf, at the Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival (July 26-27). Groundswell has rapidly become a must in the regenerative agriculture calendar, and famous now internationally. Kristóf over the last years has developed a load of skills and interests which have led him to start up a company focused on new technology for improving soils - both robotic soil monitoring equipment and mobile grazing pens. For Matthew it was a great opportunity to both catch up with Kristóf, and see the latest in Regenerative technology and learn about the latest thoughts, knowledge and directions. Regenerative agriculture covers a wide spectrum, which can include organic farming, agroecology, permaculture and biodynamics, but it is a broad church, rather than a particular method., and is open to any farmer (including conventional farmers) who have a serious interest to bring life into their soils. The great thing about the Groundswell Festival is the openness to listen and exchange - between deep-green, grassroots, small-scale idealists, and large-scale arable and livestock farmers who are just beginning their journey towards a more sustainable approach to farming. Check out the official Groundswell website: https://groundswellag.com/ - it is too early to have reports yet on this year's events, but we will try to keep you informed of interesting reports.
Kristóf Hayes introducing his robot developed by his start-up. Source: own photo
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