Inspiration from the Field.

The things that inspired me at this year's Groundswell Festival.

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Sam Hamrebtan
July 06, 2025

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Groundswell has become a landmark in the farming and food calendar. A conference/festival focussed around regenerative farming, food & the environment there are a kaleidoscope of talks, stalls and people coming together from all walks of life. Every year I come home so inspired, so this week I’m sharing my key takes from the field with you below.

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Inspiration from the field: Stories from Groundswell.

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Groundswell for those of you not familiar is a two day farming festival/conference that features hundreds of speakers from farming, food, politics and environment backgrounds, as well as a now legendary DJ set from Groove Armada’s Andy Cato (of course, because farmers know how to party).

Having attended for the past few years, the thing I didn’t expect to find there when I first went was real, raw deep rooted inspiration from so many voices from different sides of the field looking to come together for a common goal. Below I’m sharing my key takeouts from this year, and hopefully you’ll find some gold there too.

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