Guest Blog
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Soil – the lifeblood of the planet
Octavia Hopwood is a microbiologist, soil ecologist, and environmental presenter. Her guest blog is about soil, its phenomenal properties, the…
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The future of fire: Is there a sustainable future for combustion?
William Gold is a research associate at the University of South Wales working on science communication and circular economy for…
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Thinking Like a Forest
We’re thrilled that Diana Beresford-Kroeger is speaking at the inaugural Black Mountains College Lecture at Hay (digital) Festival on May…
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Which way will the world flip after Covid-19?
Colin Tudge hopes for an Agrarian Renaissance Biologist, writer and co-founder of the Campaign for Real Farming, Colin Tudge is…
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Regenerative Horticulture for a sustainable future. By Rashid Benoy
For the past few months, I have been doing the groundwork with the BMC team to prepare for the planned…
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Sue Pritchard on sustainable farming, food and Black Mountains College
Sue Pritchard, Director of the RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission, talks about sustainable food, farming and land use, and how…
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Why Black Mountains College is Important: An Artist’s Perspective. By Heather Ackroyd
Heather Ackroyd, of artist duo Ackroyd and Harvey tells us in her video how BMC will be an important driver…
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Why Black Mountains College is Important: A Conservationist’s Perspective. By Sir Tim Smit KBE
Black Mountains College is possibly the UK’s most exciting and important development in education. It draws together strands of humanities…
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Why Black Mountains College is Important: An Author’s Perspective. By Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE
Over recent centuries we have become ever more separated from the planet on which we live. We have used it…
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Why Black Mountains College is Important: An Academic’s Perspective. By David J. Helfand
Prof. of Astronomy, Columbia University Chair, American Institute of Physics President Emeritus, American Astronomical Society President Emeritus, Quest University Canada…
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Why Black Mountains College is Important: A Farmer’s Perspective
By Jeff Gwillim. My family have farmed the land above Talgarth since the 1700s and, in this time, much has…