Making Comfrey Tea: Garden Nourishment with the Trainees
Comfrey tea, or comfrey fertiliser, is an all-organic, easy to make plant food that provides excellent nutrition, especially for flowering and fruiting plants. Over the last few years in the garden at Ambios we have been experimenting with making comfrey tea, and other variations of plant based fertilisers, to help nourish our plants. During a […]
Our 2nd Breaking Bread Feast
At the end of last month we celebrated our second Breaking Bread feast at the farm. This one was a little different – we were celebrating the culmination of our Community Forest project (more on that to come soon!). Everyone who had been involved in the project over the last few years was invited for […]
Birdsong and Broccoli – Our First Week at Sharpham
Arriving for our first week of the Spring Residential Traineeship in Nature Recovery, we all knew the facts; it’s a rare opportunity to learn about the process of rewilding while living in the thick of it, in the beautiful Sharpham Farm near Totnes. But none of us really knew what to expect when we got […]
Week 1 on the Spring 2026 Nature Recovery Traineeship
Today marks the end of the first week of the Ambios Spring Traineeship 2026. This place is quickly starting to feel like home. The Sharpham Estate is a breathtaking place, bursting with wildlife and landscapes that will only get greener and more beautiful as the weeks go on and we get further into spring. I’m […]
White Stork Sighting on the River Dart
Our Autumn trainees were treated to a rare and unforgettable sighting – a white stork along the River Dart. During last year’s Autumn 2025 traineeship, Colette and Alex spotted a striking bird overhead. As it drew closer, there was hesitation: was it a heron, an egret, even a swan? But after consulting the trusty Colins […]
Seasonal Shifts & Spring Cleaning the Polytunnel
Last month, our team took on the daunting (but long overdue) task of giving the polytunnel in our garden its annual spring clean. It was no small undertaking and called for a fair bit of creativity to devise the right cleaning solutions. Yet what could have felt like a purely practical job unfolded into something […]
Meet Beth & Tom
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 […]
A Wild Success: Summer Rewilding & Reintroductions Course
Our two-week Rewilding & Reintroductions course this Summer was a fantastic success; from beaver watching to osprey nest building and butterfly surveys, trainees gained valuable practical skills while connecting with nature in meaningful ways. One of the highlights was a visit to Moor Barton for an evening ‘Beaver Watch’. With great anticipation, the group waited […]
Breaking Bread Begins!
Imagine a world where everyone enjoys access to delicious, nutritious food shared with the community. How would your mental, physical, social and community well-being evolve? How would your relationship with the land and more-than-human beings change? How would your connection with food and agriculture transform? We envision a world where everyone in our community can […]
Autumn 2025 Traineeship Arrival
It’s a strange feeling to settle into a space knowing all the changes the next 12 weeks will bring, recognising the gift that is and appreciating how quickly it will pass by, but until then there’s a lot to take in. This week Ambios has welcomed a new cohort to the nature recovery traineeship. Over […]
