EARA heads to Groundswell 2026
1st July 2026 - 2 Days
Lannock Farm, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
EARA heads to Groundswell 2026
01/07/2026
The EARA team and farmers are at the Soil Medic Tent for the entirety of both days – come say hello.
Our Sessions
Wednesday, 1 July
10:00 FAIRR Stand
From Ambition to Credibility: Aligning Company Commitments with Farmers’ Reality
A conversation on the credibility gaps that persist in corporate regenerative commitments, from the lack of outcome-based targets to pesticide disclosure, and what farmers actually need for those commitments to mean something.
13:00 Soil Medic Tent
Soil Surgery Sessions
A workshop with farmers from around the globe sharing their nerdy, context-specific insights into soil health. Open to all, come join.
14:00 Soil Medic Tent
Solutions to Feed your Soils from Around the World
EARA farmer Benedikt Bösel joins The Land Gardeners to share practical, scalable approaches to feeding soil, from compost and plant brews to agroforestry, multi-species rotations, and livestock integration.
16:00 Soil Medic Tent
Composting and Feeding your Soils at Scale
EARA founding farmer Anne Van Leeuwen and Laurenz von Ghlan from Gut&Bösel on what feeding European soils at scale actually looks like, including the practical realities of composting at farm level.
Thursday, 2 July
09:00 Breakout Tent
Soil, Data & Profit: Who Really Benefits from Farm Data?
AI, satellites, and sensors are reshaping what’s possible for farmers, but only if farmers control what data they share, with whom, and on what terms. Benedikt leads a session on data ownership, nature markets, and how farmers can engage with emerging digital and carbon tools on their own terms.
13:00 Soil Medic Tent
Soil Surgery Sessions
A second day of the farmer-led soil health workshops.
16:30 Grass Tent
Farming Europe’s Frontier: Live Dialogues from the Regenerative Edge
EARA farmers from Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland share evidence-based reports from their regenerative systems, followed by an open participatory dialogue on what the movement needs next. A highlight of the EARA programme.
16:30 The Workshop
Only Art & Beaver Will Save Us!
Regeneration is a bold act of creativity. Join EARA’s Nick Viney for a session on imagination as a tool for landscape resilience, exploring what our land could look and feel like if we fully engaged with nature’s growing layers. Expect bravery, discovery, and joy.
Groundswell is a two-day regenerative agriculture festival that provides a forum for farmers, growers and anyone interested in agroecological systems to learn about producing food and fibre while regenerating the soil and land.
Groundswell is hosted by the Cherry family on their farms in Hertfordshire. The on-farm location means the event has a practical focus, with in-field demos and safaris alongside the main talks and workshops in a variety of venues. Many attendees camp on-site during the festival, and there’s an array of independent food traders and evening entertainment at the ‘Earthworm Arms’ bar. Groundswell maintains an independent and grassroots ‘by farmers for farmers’ ethos whilst being firmly established in the farming calendar as a key knowledge exchange event.
Festival Opening Time:
Wednesday 1st July 2026
07:00 – Midnight
Thursday 2nd July 2026
07:00 – Midnight
