New Foundation Farms: The Radical Natural Podcast
New Foundation Farms is pioneering a fundamental shift in the system that feeds us.
Too many human beings see themselves as somehow outside nature, not part of it. We believe in the possibility that humans can become a beneficial keystone species on planet Earth.
We are building a radically natural food system in the UK in which we use methods from permaculture, biodynamic growing, organic and regenerative farming to grow food at scale in a way that has never been done before.
The result will be a hyper-local food system that uses stacked enterprises to deeply connect people with a wide variety of produce grown locally, everywhere.
It is about becoming indigenous again; not going back to the past, but going forward to explore the "wisdom of place" that returns us to a positive role in nature.
New Foundation Farms is a growing team of people who are passionate and inspired, and among the best at what they do in a variety of disciplines ranging from farming and processing to procurement and supply through to organisational architecture and systems thinking. This podcast series explores elements that are needed to help bring this radical natural vision to life though conversation.
New Foundation Farms: The Radical Natural Podcast
Groundswell Sessions #02 - Nikki Yoxall, Head of Research at Pasture for Life & Regenerative Farming Pioneer
Groundswell is an annual two-day festival of regenerative agriculture that takes place every June on a farm in Hertfordshire. Its a gathering of change in food and farming where farmers, conservationists, ecologists, chefs, agriculture industry representatives as well as financiers and MPs gather, speak and collaborate ideas about how we can transform food and farming into a more planet friendly agro-ecological future.
https://groundswellag.com/
This year we decided to film a mini series of friends, movers and shapers of the regenerative movement who are all in one place at one time.
Co-founder and Collaborative CEO Mark Drewell conducted interviews for New Foundation Farms with a selection of chosen guests.
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Episode 02 - Nikki Yoxall - Pasture For Life
Nikki Yoxall has joined the team in the capacity as Research Group Coordinator. Nikki is a small-holder in Aberdeenshire and studying for a Masters in Sustainable Food & Natural Resources.
Before moving up to Scotland, Nikki was Head of Landbased Studies at a college in the South East of England overseeing delivery of a range of rural programmes. She now primarily works for the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Nikki and her husband have a herd of native Shetland Cattle, which they are expanding to include other native breeds.
Pasture For Life is and organization that certifies farmers who are committed to grazing animals on 100% pasture for their entire life. Grazing animals on 100% pasture brings positive impacts for biodiversity and carbon, human health and wellbeing, and animal health and welfare. Pasture for Life works on the ground, every day, to restore ecosystems, implement positive change in our food and farming systems, and demonstrate the benefits of 100% pasture fed.
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Contacts for Pasture For Life
https://www.pastureforlife.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pasture-fed-livestock-association/
Nikki's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/nikkiyoxall/?hl=en