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Happy New Year!
Hello and a very Happy New Year to you! January is usually a quiet time on farms, but not at Nonington, so let’s bring you up to speed!Rural Business Conference 2023Our Director Emma, was invited to speak at the CLA’s National Rural Business Conference in November. Joining a panel put together by Knight Frank, she spoke about ways ... Read More
October update
It has certainly been a hectic month, no let up post-harvest here at Nonington Farms as this blog post gives you just the highlights!Farmers Weekly Awards 2023Our biggest highlight this month has been the Farmers Weekly Awards on the 5th of October. It was such a fantastic night with the team and 1200 others from the farming community, and we ... Read More
Farmers Weekly Environmental Champion of the Year Finalist 2023
Amidst the busy harvest season, we are really over the moon to be a finalist in another category for the Farmers Weekly Awards 2023. We have made the shortlist for Environmental Champion of the Year, which is a real honour for us as we continue on our regenerative farming journey. We're very much looking forward to the Awards ceremony, and... Read More
WHAT IS REGENERATIVE FARMING?
Regenerative farming is something we speak about quite often, but what does it mean and how do we put it into practice at Nonington Farms? Put simply, it’s about farming with nature rather than against it, to improve the health of the land and benefit the wider ecosystem.The key principles of regenerative farming in agriculture involve, prote... Read More
BeeWalks on the Farm
Last summer, we welcomed a local BeeWalker volunteer to the farm to see what could be spotted in our various flower rich margins and meadows.As part of our sustainable farming approach, we decided to make the most of unused areas (fallow) to benefit the farm and most importantly, support biodiversity and the wider environment as much as we can. Flo... Read More
Sustainable farming for all
One of our biggest passions as a farm is not only committing to the most sustainable approach to farming as possible, but sharing what we do and why wherever we can. Our very first farm visit was back in 2010 and from then it has continued to grow and become an integral part to our ongoing vision.Our Director and owner Emma, was delighted to chat a... Read More
High welfare farming with Oink and Udder
We are hugely passionate about sharing the farm and doing everything we can to make sure everyone has access to it wherever possible. We make it our mission to ensure that our farm is socially sustainable and we do this through a collaborative approach, encouraging new entrants into farming as much as possible by opening up our land and giving acce... Read More
Cutting variable costs to focus on soil health
Regenerative agricultural practices at Nonington Farms have started to show results as the focus moves away from high input high output and focus more on improving soil health. So much so that Farmers Weekly heard all about it, and have published an in depth article about our practices which you can read here. Efficiency is one of the cornerst... Read More
Coppicing in the woods
Our coppicing programme is nearly over for the year. We have coppiced a few hectares of woodland, as we do every year. This means cutting down trees such as hazel and chestnut to the ground. By doing this we allow light to get on to the woodland floor, enabling flowers such as bluebells and garlic to thrive. Cutting down the trees is not killi... Read More