It’s so important to think about a communal growing space as more than just what you grow, but the stories, conversations and emotions that space might start. Today we did just that. We’ll be working together to sow seeds, make bouquets and collect seeds later this year!

I ran a workshop at SAW Newcastle today, a community space for art, growing, to create a cut flower space. This caters to refugees and asylum seekers as well as members of the local community so we built in space to think about different community’s experiences of nature and flowers to our plans!

I’m in this month’s Gardens Illustrated in the Gardening Talent section which is a huge honour!

I’m talking all things gardening inspiration, climate change and the importance of going peat free for nature and climate 🌍🌱🌳🌸

Watching the 2nd reading of the Climate and Nature Bill and my GOD this is the vision of the future I want to see!! I am so ENCOURAGED to see this debate. Thank you @rozsavagemp.bsky.social and thank you @zero-hour.bsky.social. This is change in action!

We had an absolutely packed out session talking all about farming with flowers at #ORFC on Thursday!

Such a fantastic group of farmers, new growers, existing growers and land owners looking to diversify their businesses with flowers and foliage for nature & profit. 🌸🌱🌹

Merry dogmas!

The last few days I met with the Deputy First Minister of Wales to talk all things nature recovery and youth campaigning, and attended my first board meeting as a trustee for the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust. In the middle I came down with the lurgy but it’s been a busy one!

A few weeks ago at UK Youth for Nature, we took some of our incredible volunteers to London to do a full day of media training with The Media Trust. From TV interviews to radio, to broadsheets and social media, our young people are so passionate and knowledgeable and I’m excited about their future!

Yday I went to the House of Commons for the @zero-hour.bsky.social Climate and Nature Bill rally, with their cross-party coalition of MPs & Peers. Our young people around the country at UK Youth For Nature are writing to our MPs right now, asking them to attend the bills second reading on 24th Jan!

This week was phenomenal in Belfast for the Nuffield Farming Annual Conference. Getting to present my research findings on the British Cut Flower Industry and climate adaptation was hugely special. To do it alongside my friends and cohort was even more precious! #NuffieldFarming #BritishCutFlowers