by Viv | Feb 20, 2025 | Advocate, Events, Inform
On March 7th at The Gavel, Penrith Auction Mart, the Federation of Cumbria Commoners will be examing stocking rates on commons and what works for fell farming and nature recovery. Come and hear what a well known academic and plant ecologist thinks of Natural...
by Viv | Feb 12, 2024 | Events
On March 1st at the Hired Lad, Penrith Auction Mart, the Federation of Cumbria Commoners will be celebrating fell farming culture. Well known speakers The Federation is bringing together well-known speakers and a film maker to share their work on the history, heritage...
by Viv | Nov 8, 2022 | Events
It’s time to update the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide You may have heard that the Federation of Cumbria Commoners has received a Farming in Protected Landscapes Grant from the Lake District National Park to update the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide, as its nearly...
by Viv | Mar 17, 2022 | Events, Represent
We held our first “hybrid” AGM last Friday. Over 50 farmers attended, many in person and some online Outlining the work of the Federation in 2021 Joe Relph our Chairman started his report by saying our hearts must go out to the people of Ukraine. He went on to...
by Viv | Mar 17, 2022 | Events, Inform
If you missed our Conference on Carbon on Commons or want to see it again you can watch it here Farming offers one of the few effective mechanisms of drawing down carbon from the atmosphere. We wanted to know if moorland grasses are good at holding carbon. The answer...
by Viv | Feb 21, 2022 | Events
Meetings for young and new entrants to farming The Farmer Network, in partnership with the Lake District National Park Authority and the National Trust is organising two events for those starting or developing a farming business in the Lake District. Dates and venues...
