2024
A love of cycle touring took her to New Zealand where she volunteered at organic farms and community gardens before embarking on a traineeship at a 1/4 acre market garden. She moved to Sussex in early 2020 to work at an organic vegbox scheme, and subsequently managed a 140 share CSA with the team at Pea Pod Veg. She’s now returned to her roots in
Cambridgeshire to be closer to family and to embark on this next big adventure! Adrienne runs Sweetpea Market Garden – a 3 acre horticulture project producing salads, microgreens, edible flowers and seasonal veg. Sweetpea focuses on quality, flavour and suitability to the local climate. They work with mainly hand tools, centering soil health and biodiversity in all practices. In 2024, Sweetpea achieved Organic certification through the Soil Association
This session will include clips from the films Six Inches of Soil (UK) and Roots so Deep (USA), and these will showcase how the filmmakers have navigated the nuances of soil health and regen ag. The session will share how the films have helped communicate regen to a wider audience, from farms to city cinemas, […]