Reflecting on Six Weeks of Change, Connection, and Renewal
Sitting on the log bench at the top of Badger Field in the early morning light, watching the mists drift up and down the valley, watching the sun finally, finally tip over the edge of the clouds into a blue sky, we decide that this moment feels like a pivot point. The year gently turning. […]
Emma’s Gold DofE residential at the farm????
I came to Lower Sharpham Barton Farm on a 5-day placement as part of my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This experience has encouraged me to work with people as a team, quickly adapt to unfamiliar environments, develop my communication skills, and gain a wider understanding of conservation and farm life. I have thoroughly enjoyed […]
Introducing Medeine
Who could have thought that my back garden would be the river Dart? For the last three weeks, I have been waking up with the morning dawn chorus and eating fresh salad daily from our polytunnel in the top-hill garden. The valley is changing as nature is slowly waking up from winter bringing more warmer […]
A beautiful beginning
The spring season has officially begun, and with it, our introduction to Ambios. Nestled into the hillside amongst swaying trees, nature welcomes us with its usual spring flurries of sunshine, showers, and gusty breezes. Through the veil of trees, the expansive estuary can be glimpsed below, calling us deeper into nature’s embrace. It’s beautiful. Filled […]
