Jeff Allen

Jeff Allen

2023

Jeff is co-founder and director of Microbz with his wife Sue. Born on a farm in northwestern Kenya, Jeff formed an early and powerful connection to the land and the wildlife of Africa before settling in England. In 2008, Jeff travelled with a philanthropist to US, Europe and Australia in search of environmental solutions, and encountered microbial technology in agriculture in Austria and Germany. Jeff has pioneered fermenting microbes with herbs and minerals, initially to support personal and family health challenges, and established the brewery at Microbz HQ in Wiltshire. He is fascinated by the world of microbes and dedicated to scaling up microbial solutions for agriculture.

 

Nutrition, Human Health & Soil: Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) & Farming. How Deep is the Problem & What Can we do About it? A Conversation.

Speaker's Corner

Why is anti-microbial resistance (AMR) relevant to farmers? What has caused it, how bad is it and what can farmers do to ‘undo’ it? Experts in AMR, climate and food system thinking from Legal and General Investment Management will talk through the problem, explain how it is now compromising our soils, food nutrition and human […]

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Drop-in Sessions in the Soil Medic Tent

Stand DF A37 (Soil Medic)

Join The Land Gardeners, Microbz, Andrew Sinock from Agriton, Two Fields Zakros and others for a drop in surgery session at the Soil Medic Tent where there will be demonstrations of methods to brew, breed and use microbes on farm, and the possibility to ask questions – including aerobic composting, biodynamics, bokashi, using microscopes – […]

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How to Feed Your Soils Biologically

Discussion Tent

A panel discussing how to feed your soils biologically – looking at Climate Compost with The Land Gardeners, bokashi with Andrew Sincock from Agriton, brewing microbes with Jeff Allen from Microbz, using microscopes on farm with Tom Fairfax, Mindrum Estate Northumberland and farming biodynamically with Jane Scotter, Fern Verrow.

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Drop-in Sessions in the Soil Medic Tent

Stand DF A37 (Soil Medic)

Join The Land Gardeners, Microbz, Andrew Sinock from Agriton, Two Fields Zakros and others for a drop in surgery session at the Soil Medic Tent where there will be demonstrations of methods to brew, breed and use microbes on farm, and the possibility to ask questions – including aerobic composting, biodynamics, bokashi, using microscopes – […]

Drop-in Session
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