Join us for a practical event at Carbeth Home Farm focused on building soil resilience in increasingly unpredictable weather.

Whole Farm Plans are coming in – and this is a chance to see what “good” can look like on the ground.

Join us at Carbeth Home Farm, Glasgow for a practical, discussion-led farm walk exploring whole farm planning at the catchment scale. We’ll look at how surface water moves through the farm, where pinch points and recurring challenges appear, and how to identify opportunities for slowing, storing, and safely routing flows – in ways that fit real farm businesses.

This session is designed to be useful and honest: not a lecture, not a compliance workshop, and definitely not a box-ticking exercise. Expect an open conversation, shared problem-solving, and plenty of time for everyone’s input.

For farmers, crofters, land managers, advisers, catchment partners, and anyone interested in:

• Practical whole farm planning

• Soils, water, and biodiversity working together

• Nature-based solutions that actually stack up on farms

Led by/with input from:

• Dr Joanna Girvan (Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust)

• Daye Tucker (Carbeth Home Farm)

• Colleen McCulloch (Soil Association Scotland)

• Nature-Friendly Farming Network

• James Hutton Institute (including postgraduate researcher Martyn, working on this topic - TBC).

What we’ll look at on the walk:

• Planting and habitat work that supports catchment function

• Areas with ongoing surface water pressure (what’s happening and why)

• How to spot opportunities for storage, slowing, and safer flow pathways

• How this links back to Whole Farm Plans – and how to keep plans practical and farm-relevant

Hot lunch included.

FREE and open to farmers, crofters, growers and land managers. Booking required.

For more information contact Colleen on 07972298576 / cmcculloch@soilassociation.org.

This event is being delivered in partnership with Nature Friendly Farming Network.

Funding for this programme is being made available through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF), which is funded by the Scottish Government.