Meet Beth and Tom our new Apricot Centre Trainees. They will be living on-site for the next year whilst they complete their Level 3 Qualification in Regenerative Land- Based Systems at the Apricot Centre and getting stuck into all aspects of life on the farm during that time. Read on to find out a little more about what they’re excited to get up to…
Tom:
I initially came to Ambios in October 2024 for the Autumn Nature Recovery Traineeship after undergoing a big career and life change, moving back to the UK after living in France.
I had such an inspiring experience during this traineeship, that I stayed in the South Devon area since and now am back at Ambios for the year 2026 on an Apricot Centre placement.
Whilst here at Ambios and beyond, I hope to further develop my interests in the provision of more equitable access to organic food, produced in a way that is both environmentally and socially sustainable, mycology, herbalism and the medicinal potentials of plants and fungi.
I am looking forward to being at Ambios again, living with this community spirit on the farm and being able to share a different way of living with interesting, inspiring, like-minded people from all walks of life.
I feel a great privilege to be able to help facilitate people coming to Ambios and having similar life changing and affirming experiences as I did during my traineeship.
Beth:
I came across Ambios online, while searching for host farms for the Apricot Centre and I was immediately incredibly inspired! Beforehand I studied on Shift Bristol’s Practical Sustainability Course, and before that I trained to be a Vet.
A growing passion for local food systems, herbal and holistic medicines and the interconnection between planetary and personal health drew me to the Apricot Centre course.
I feel incredibly grateful for this next budding chapter: to live alongside and learn from wonderful, kind and passionate people, while further exploring ways of regenerating our soils, ecosystems and relationship with the natural world. I’m especially excited to spend a whole seasonal year in the garden, to get to know the resident animals, and find my place within this beautiful and rich part of Devon.
I don’t think I’ve been anywhere in the UK with such an abundance of bird song and chatter… and it’s still Winter!
