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## Groundswell Festival 2025: A Celebration of Sustainable Farming
Prepare for an enlightening journey into the world of regenerative agriculture as the Groundswell Festival returns to Weston Park Farm on **Wednesday, July 2nd**, and **Thursday, July 3rd**, 2025. This two-day event promises over 200 sessions, offering a wealth of practical and theoretical insights into sustainable farming practices[5].
### Highlights of Groundswell 2025
#### Pasture for Life (PFL) Sessions
The PFL tent will be a hub of activity, with a series of pasture-based sessions due to popular demand[1]. **In the PFL Tent:**
- **Pasture for Life Membership & Certification**: Bryony Marshall, Kate Martin, and Stuart Mitchell will discuss the benefits of membership, certification standards, and the process of getting certified. This session is scheduled for **11:30 AM - 12:00 PM**[4].
**Elsewhere on Site:**
- **Pastured Pigs: Beyond the Farm Gate**: Hannah Thorogood will lead this seminar from **10:00 AM - 10:55 AM** in the Seminar Tent[2]. - **Mob Grazing Kit Demo**: James Daniel, Emily Daniel, and Jamie Jack will demonstrate equipment for mob grazing sheep and cattle in the Safari Tent, also at **11:30 AM - 12:00 PM**[4].
#### Expert-led Discussions and Demonstrations
The festival will feature a variety of expert-led discussions and demonstrations. Some of the highlights include:
- **FECPAK FEC and Fluke testing demo** will take place from **11:25 AM - 11:55 AM**. - **Jennifer Dodsworth, Emily Crawley, James Edwards, and James Yoxall** will discuss profitable and practical conservation and restoration grazing at **3:30 PM**. - **Nikki Yoxall** will lead a session on bridging the education gap in regenerative agriculture at **1 PM**. - **Nikki Yoxall** will lead a discussion on whether it's regenerative or just good old-fashioned farming at **4:30 PM**. - **British Pasture Leather discussion** with Jimmy Woodrow, Alice Robinson, and Sara Grady is scheduled for **12:15 PM**. - **Jamie Jack, Duncan Miller, Hugh Chamberlain, and Moya Macdonald** will discuss National Park scale regenerative agriculture in Scotland at **2 PM**. - **Dr Catherine Broomfield and Steven Emery** will discuss farmer-scientist collaboration at **10:15 AM**.
### Additional Attractions
Other sessions and activities throughout the festival include live FEC testing, Bale Unroller demos, and special member offers at the Pasture for Life stand (A31)[2]. For a full schedule, you can download the Sessions Guide or Timetable from the Groundswell website[3].
The festival is being run by the Cherry family for the ninth year and has partnered with an unspecified entity, providing more reasons to attend[1]. The Groundswell x Fielden Whisky banquet will serve Pasture for Life certified meat, provided by the Cherry family.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn, network, and celebrate regenerative agriculture. See you at Weston Park Farm!
- At the Groundswell Festival 2025, one can explore the intersection of sustainability and lifestyle as Nikki Yoxall leads sessions on bridging the education gap in regenerative agriculture and discussing whether it's regenerative or just good old-fashioned farming in the fashion and beauty realm.
- In addition to gaining practical insights into regenerative agriculture, attendees can indulge in a sustainable food and drink experience at the Groundswell x Fielden Whisky banquet, which serves Pasture for Life certified meat provided by the Cherry family.
- Post-festival, visitors can incorporate regenerative practices into their home and garden as they learn from various demonstrations, and potentially explore travel options for regenerative agriculture destinations, discussed by experts such as Jamie Jack, Duncan Miller, Hugh Chamberlain, and Moya Macdonald.
