Chloe Thompson
@chloethomp.bsky.social
PhD student interested in land use, environment, & decision making 🐏 Fleece flock sheep farmer in Mid Wales. She/her.
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It's tree week here in the UK this week, and I've been thinking about how trees fit here on the farm with us. I'll be spending my day outside planting some willow, alder, and crab apple in the fields on the farm.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It's tree week here in the UK this week, and I've been thinking about how trees fit here on the farm with us. I'll be spending my day outside planting some willow, alder, and crab apple in the fields on the farm.
I spent a few days at Groundswell the other week (with both PhD and farming hats on), mostly listening and talking about trees! I have written a little about what I got out of it on the farm blog :)
#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
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#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
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Groundswell 2025
I spent a few days earlier in the week at Groundswell, a regenerative agriculture festival.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I spent a few days at Groundswell the other week (with both PhD and farming hats on), mostly listening and talking about trees! I have written a little about what I got out of it on the farm blog :)
#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
sweetpeasandsheep.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/g...
#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
sweetpeasandsheep.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/g...
It's Earth Day today! I've written a little bit on the farm blog about what that means for me.
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Earth Day 2025
I’ve been thinking carefully about what to write for this. Whilst I help Mum on the farm, in my day job I’m an environmental social scientist. In many ways, the climate crisis is a constant in my d…
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April 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It's Earth Day today! I've written a little bit on the farm blog about what that means for me.
sweetpeasandsheep.wordpress.com/2025/04/22/e...
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As winter continues we've been busy doing our best to prevent foot rot in the sheep. I've written a little about what we've been doing and why here: sweetpeasandsheep.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/s...
Sheep hoof health
Staying on top of problems with sheep hooves on the farm has been hard work, but having learnt from experiences with footrot and CODD our current routine is working well.
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January 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As winter continues we've been busy doing our best to prevent foot rot in the sheep. I've written a little about what we've been doing and why here: sweetpeasandsheep.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/s...