Andrea McKenna
2025
Andrea McKenna manages the East Prince Agri-Environment Association (EPAA), a pioneering grower group of 14 farms in Prince Edward Island, Canada. She coordinates on-farm research with farmers and scientists to trial practical, sustainable approaches to production. Andrea brings 15 years’ experience in agriculture and is passionate about farmer-led innovation that benefits both the land and future generations.
My Sessions
Farming Together: Grower Groups around the world
Tom Scrope
Nick Marriner
Tim Field
Andrea McKenna
Grower groups – when well run – can transform soil management practices on large numbers of farms much more quickly and effectively than many other methods of knowledge exchange. More and more of them are appearing in the UK. But often they runout of steam – or funding – before they can have an impact. […]