Grower Tom Cannon (CF 2019) has contributed learnings from his Fellowship to an article about nuts published on the BBC website this month. Tom’s Fellowship explored ways of strengthening rural economies through cobnut farming.
Photographer Ed Hall (CF 2020) has curated an exhibition for Leeds Museum this month. The exhibition highlights the importance of insects in natural history collections and ways of digitally preserving them, which is the topic of Ed’s Fellowship.
By Ed Hall,
The social enterprise founded by Anna de la Vega (CF 2016), The Urban Worm, has been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund this month. The funding will support 1,000 schools, community groups and households who are interested in worm farming.
By Anna de la Vega,
Charity secretary Ken Parker (CF 1995) has been named as part of the National Park Authority’s #70People70Years campaign this month. The celebrations are to mark 70 years since the designation of the Peak District as the UK's first National Park.
By Kenneth Parker,
University lecturer Dr Lois Mansfield (CF 2019) gave a keynote presentation at the national Wales Real Farming Conference on 25 November. Lois shared learnings from her Fellowship, which explored development opportunities for struggling upland economies in the UK.
By Lois Mansfield,
