Tales from Five Acre Community Farm

Tales from Five Acre Community Farm


Latest Episodes

Episode 16 - 2019 Weather
January 01, 2020

We are British so of course, we need to talk about the weather particularly when it has been so extreme and been effecting farming so much.  Sorry for any weird noises we are still getting used to the new recorder and how much background it picks up.

episode 15 - Farm Hack
September 05, 2019

This episode we discuss what has been going on over the summer, explain why this episode took so long to come out and tell you all about the Farm Hack Becca went to as well as details of an upcoming event CAWR are running some of you might like to come to

episode 14 - what's on around Coventry and Rugby
July 17, 2019

We talk about ER, transition towns and some of the various events and activities going on in the area as well as our plans to set up a new farm which we need support to achieve. 

Episode 13 - Visiting Canalside Local Food
July 08, 2019

Canalside Local Food is another CSA near us who helped us get set up when we first started, so we went to visit them and had a chat with a variety of people there.

Episode 12 Francis Rayns and CAWR research on the field
June 23, 2019

We talk with Francis about the various practical research projects which we are running on the farm with CAWR. What they are, what they are trying to achieve and how they are done and well as limitations on the research and where they sit in a wider range

Episode 11 - Becca, Esther and Rachel.
June 05, 2019

This episode is about who we are as individuals, what makes us tick and a discussion about women in farming. As well as the normal update about what is happening on the farm.

Episode 10 - Social Impact ToolKit Project with CAWR
May 28, 2019

Discussing the Social Impact ToolKit Project with Luke Owen from CAWR ( Coventry University's Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience)  This is a research project we have been working with them on for a couple of years along with other community

Episode 9 - listeners Questions and Zero Waste
May 20, 2019

Answering questions that we have been asked and discussing what zero waste is and specifically how we deal with plastic use

Episode 8 - Meet Jo
April 29, 2019

This episode we update on what is going on at the farm and interview Jo who is a founding member of the the farm and has been active in helping to run it from the start.

episode 7 - Soil Health
April 21, 2019

All about soil health, green manures and other methods to improve your soil