Alex TudoseFarm Manager  | Ana DigónCommunicator and Regenerative Event Organiser  | Andy GoldringCEO Permaculture Association (Britain)  | Beat RölliBiologist, Permaculture Designer, Farmer  | Charlie GrayEthnobotanist, Food Systems Designer, Seed Steward  | Charlotte KottuschResearch Assistant/VFPC Speaker  | Graham BurnettPositive solutions for regenerative futures  | India HamiltonRegenerative designer and entrepreneur  | Iris KunzeGeographer, expert on intentional communities  | Iryna KazakovaProject coordinator at NGO Permaculture in Ukraine  | Jóvenes en PermaculturaFeaturing Auba Riera & Eddie Brown  |
Julie MathesJournalist focusing on environmental issues  | Jyoti FernandesFarmer and land rights activist  | La BolinaEcological, regenerative and intercultural association  | Mark Ridsdill SmithContainer gardener, author and teacher  | Matt SwarbrickOptimist and Tea Maker at Henbant  | Matteo MazzolaRegenerative farmer, consultant and educator  | Morag GambleFounder, presenter and educator  | Murad AlkhufashMarda Permaculture Farm founder  | Pat MooneyAuthority on issues of global governance, corporate concentration, and intellectual property monopoly  | Pavlo ArdanovResearcher and lecturer. Co-founder of NGO Permaculture in Ukraine  | PermaMedPermaculture educators and practitioners  |
Permayouth Hubs UgandaFeaturing Brenda Nakafeero & Rolande Ansima Casinga  | Perrine Hervé-GruyerPermaculture and agroecology consultant  | Peter BrooksSpatial researcher  | Pippa ChapmanBackyard forest gardener  | Precious PhiriSmallholder farmer, regenerative agriculture practitioner and trainer  | Rob HopkinsFounder of the Transition movement.  | Sheila DarmosAdvocate for Regenerative Farming  | Stephanie HaffertyGarden writer, consultant and designer  | Steve CharterFunding Coordinator PAB, iACT Project Lead  | Suzy RussellSupporting and promoting Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the UK  | Valerie SeitzOrganizing the transformation as a trainer, project developer and designer  |
Matt Swarbrick
Making small farms work: A story of successfully farming with nature
DAY 4 - FARM SCALE
4 March 2023
16:00 - 19:00 GMT (London)
17:00 - 20:00 CET (Paris)
18:00 - 21:00 EET (Athens)
Day 4 Programme
Day 1 - Food Systems  | DAY 2 - Garden Scale  | DAY 3 - Community Scale  | DAY 4 - Farm Scale  | DAY 5 - Future Care  |
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Matt runs Henbant farm in north-west Wales, with his family. After a career in award winning TV production, Matt left for a simpler life in the country. Henbant is showing that you can buy a small farm on a mortgage and make it work.
Using holistic management methods (Savory, 2010) we have developed a set of holistic contexts for us as a family and for the farm.
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We have time to enjoy each other, not get stressed and stay healthy
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We have a abundant and productive farm with healthy soil, ecosystem and human community.
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We have a stable, sufficient income
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We live purposeful lives we can be proud of and we make the world a better place
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We have a diversity of visitors to the farm and the farm becomes valued by them in their lives