Four young people stood amongst a heard of dark brown cows. It is a sunny day and rolling countryside hills are set behind them.

How we farm

Why regenerative farming?

At Jamie’s Farm, we farm in ways that restore land and strengthen young people. We are on a journey to transition all of our farms to regenerative agriculture.

Regenerative farming allows us to improve soils, support wildlife and run productive, working farms while creating powerful learning experiences for young people.

By adopting a long-term, evidence-based approach, our aim is to lead the way in farming that is regenerative and economically sustainable, whilst at the same time achieving transformative social outcomes.

We are keen to connect with partners who share our vision for regeneration. If you would like to learn more about our approach and how you might support this work, please get in touch.

How we farm regeneratively

Our vision is to embed regenerative agriculture across all Jamie’s Farm sites, creating model farms that demonstrate environmental stewardship, financial resilience, and youth engagement at their best.

In turn, these learnings can be shared so that our farms become living classrooms of regeneration, demonstrating how productive, profitable farming can work in harmony with nature. Our approach is grounded in practical, whole‑farm systems that deliver environmental, economic and educational outcomes.

Living soils – Diverse pastures and herbal leys feed soil life, improve fertility, store carbon and hold water.

Grazing with nature – Mob and rotational grazing improve pasture growth, animal health and resilience while reducing inputs.

Improving habitats – Hedgerows, buffer strips and mixed habitats support wildlife and strengthen whole-farm systems.

Flood prevention – Healthier soils absorb rainfall better, reducing erosion and flood risk.

Fewer inputs, stronger systems – Healthy soils and livestock means no use of fertilisers or herbicides, with reduced usage of antibiotics and bought-in feed.

Renewable energy – Solar and biomass reduce emissions and costs — and provide meaningful, hands-on work for young people.

3 members of the farming team at the Bath farm working with Tim Williams, soil expert in a field — **The farming team at Bath working with Tim Williams, soil expert to improve production from grass**

4 black Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls in grass in front of neighbouring manor house — **The farming team at Bath working with Tim Williams, soil expert to improve production from grass**

At a glance

Our farms

6 working farms

1,000+ acres

5 year transition plan

Regeneration in action

15km of hedgerows planted

20% increase in herbal ley coverage annually

Falling antibiotic & input use

Young people at the heart of farming

Every young person we work with experiences first-hand how restoring the land mirrors personal renewal: building resilience, confidence, and hope. They learn that change is possible with time and care – lasting growth, in land or life, happens step by step.

Plus, through hosting farming apprenticeships, we are helping to provide pathways into farming through on-the-job training for young people, cultivating the next generation of farmers in regenerative practices.

young people engaged annually

A boy in blue overalls in a field of lush green grass and wild flowers with two cows in the background

A girl in green overalls standing amongst a heard of sheep laughing joyfully

Our Transition Plan

Our multi-year, regenerative transition plan reflects our commitment to building a more resilient farming system, not just for our own farms, but for the farming sector.

Through trialling and scaling successful strategies with progress reviewed and refined annually, we aim to lead by example, sharing our evidence-based learnings with others.

Our phases of transition

First 6 months: Baseline and discovery
Years 1-3: Implementation and innovation
Annually: Evaluation and learning
Years 3-5: Scaling and embedding

Read our Transition Plan

Our transition plan covers:

Detailed actions for each phase of our plan

What environmental outcomes we aim to achieve
Our measurement framework for assessing impact

Read our plan

Support our regenerative transition

We’re passionate about realising the transformative change we seek for our farms and the young people we work with. We want to hear from potential collaborators who share our vision.

If you’d like to learn more about our regenerative farming approach, and how you might be able to help, please get in touch.

” It is inspiring to see them improve the resources they use rather than depleting them…
…As a Foundation, we were keen to support Jamie’s Farm as they made a shift to help mitigate climate change and seek to rehabilitate and enhance the ecosystems of the farms by placing a premium on soil health.”
– David Cock Foundation
“Jamie’s Farm offers young people something increasingly rare: real work, in a real place, with real purpose. Through hands-on involvement in regenerative farming, they learn that their effort matters; to the land, to animals, and to one another.
This combination of responsibility, belonging and care for the natural world can be quietly transformative.”
– Jonathan Dimbleby
“It’s not just that the farm changes the land.
It changes us too.”
– Visiting teacher, Jamie's Farm Bath