Tour of the Trees

Welcome to the first Lauriston Farm Tour of 2025!

If you’re curious to learn more about Lauriston Agroecology Farm – and especially about why we planted so many trees – come along to our farm tour on Saturday 1st February 11:30am (finishing 1:15pm with soup and bread).

Farming with trees (‘agroforestry’) was once commonplace, and nearly got swept away by large scale industrial agriculture and monocrop growing. We will share how we are reviving it here at Lauriston Farm, with all the hope and excitement this brings.

The farm tour will take in the:

– Community Orchard

– Woodland restoration area

– Agroforestry alleys (lines of trees that create sheltered and stable space to grow other crops, as well as bringing crops of fruits and nuts themselves)

You’ll hear from the folk who look after the trees on the farm – sharing what we’ve done, why we’ve done it, and what we’ve learned so far

+ then all return to the Community Kitchen for soup and chat.

Who is this For?

We welcome all curious visitors, including total newcomers, as well as farmers and growers and anyone interested in a career or volunteering in this type of work. This tour is aimed at adults or interested young people (the free community event in the afternoon is more suited to children).

Accessibility

This is a walking tour across the farm, lasting around 1.5hrs, potentially also suitable for all terrain/off road wheelchairs or mobility scooters, but not standard wheelchairs. The ground is rough, and will be wet and muddy in parts.

Tickets

Book on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/…/farm-tour-of-the-trees…

The standard rate ticket helps us cover our costs. We also offer solidarity options, so you can contribute more if you are able to, and take a discount if you need to:

Standard rate: £6

Solidarity +50% £9

Solidarity -50% £3

+ if the ticket cost is a barrier please get in touch with info@lauristonfarm.org as we have some limited free places available.

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