Open Day - Sunday 6th September 2026

This years open day was kindly hosted by Alice and Brendan at Rush Farm in Worcestershire, inspiration for the BBC radio 4 show The  Archers. Their 200 acre biodynamic and organic farm is situated between Worcestershire Bow Brook and Gannow Wood, a semi-ancient woodland. The farm is home to a flock of Lleyn ewes, a flock of Shetland ewes and a herd of Traditional Hereford cattle, as well as a growing market garden. They supply meat and vegetables directly to consumers through their website and through their on-site farm shop and cafe. They also host educational events for the wider community, something that they are looking to expand upon. Some of the farm buildings
have been converted to a small rural business park. Rush Farm and Stockwood Business Park are community-owned with 600 shareholders providing employment to roughly 100 people with the aim of blending sustainable rural business with nature friendly farming.

Attendees were treated to a farm walk across the fields that had just started to green up again. We discussed the practicalities of regenerative land management on the soil, forage and livestock, the influence it has on worming protocols and the nature that has been able to thrive because of these practices. The Lleyns, Shetlands and Traditional Herefords were looking very well considering the draught. The farm walk was followed by a delicious lunch in their on-site cafe. Attendees left inspired by Rush Farm’s biodynamic and organic farming methods working on improving the land from the ground up, for the benefit of the soil, the grass, the livestock and wildlife.