We have really gone for it this summer in the UK.
We have Justin to thank (or possibly to blame?)
At the beginning of the year he said
“There is so much excellent regen practice going on in the UK… I really want to show the world what Elvis & Kresse are doing… and wouldn’t it be great to take people to Windsor Great Park Vineyard so that Matt can show us what he’s doing differently to Harrow & Hope, and why… plus Ian Beecher-Jones is doing amazing stuff at JoJo’s with lots of high tech innovation… and why don’t we get Marc-Andre Selosse over for Groundswell… oh, and we should do a full day workshop at the Grange – maybe we could launch the UK One Block Challenge there.”
Slightly exhaustingly we decided to do all of the above, plus go to see Gabe Brown at Plumpton College. JoJo’s is still to come on 23rd October, and we’re going to sneak in something in November when Kelly Mulville is over from California (but this report is about summer and, let’s be realistic, summer will be well and truly over by then).
If you’re interested in reading about the others you’ll find them:
- Groundswell here
- Elvis & Kresse open day here
- Windsor Great Park vineyard open day coming soon
- Kate Lofthouse has written an article about the RV Workshop here and has had an article about the launch of the One Block Challenge in the UK published in Drink Business here
- Gabe Brown quotes from Plumpton College talk here
The One Block Challenge events in Paso Robles (California), South Africa and New Zealand (and more to come!) mean we are set to have events like this around the world. If you want to help us, please get in touch info@regenerativeviticulture.org