From Surviving to Thriving

Published July 2024

A POCKET GUIDE TO LIFE CENTERED PRACTICES FOR FARMS, LANDSCAPES AND THEIR STEWARDS

What if transforming the way we live and work could regenerate the land, support communities, and foster thriving businesses?

Introducing From Surviving to Thriving: a pocket guide to life-centred practices for farms, landscapes, and their stewards, a curated selection of practices designed to help reconnect farming, communities, and nature.

Whether you’re a farmer, land manager, grower, adviser, land agent, facilitator, or simply a concerned individual, this guide aims to illuminate potential pathways towards meaningful change. Regenerative approaches not only enhance the health of people and landscapes but also create resilient, thriving businesses.

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

From December 2023 to May 2024, the Roots and Rhythms Project, funded by Innovate UK, was a collaboration between Lopemede Farm, Ruleo, GET LOST STUDIO, Arteri, and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to explore farm futures through nature recovery and nature connection. Lopemede Farm became a living lab for life-centred design, supporting farmer Eddie Rixon’s dream to restore biodiversity and create opportunities for nature connection. The insights and experiences from this project have directly inspired and informed the creation of this pocket guide.

Our guide advocates for a shift towards farming in harmony with nature and community. It broadens the focus from merely environmental outcomes to understanding farms' roles in local communities and landscapes.

It was a dream to play with riso printing again, constraining myself to green + fluoro pink. Printed using non-toxic vegetable-oil inks on 100% recycled paper by Oxford GreenPrint.