No AI was used to write or edit this post – we are reclaiming creativity and water together. We are farming in extreme times. Barely a drop of rain in 2 months and less than 3% of the average Summer rainfall, with the water table at record low levels whilst springs and aquifers are drying up. Bans and restrictions on water use whilst the government approves new data centres (which are quickly becoming the main use of water in the western world), and gives the ‘green’ light

Summary Thesis Condensed from dissertation research by Hamish Evans, Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry University — November 2025 Abstract This report summarises dissertation research examining the role of farm cluster groups in transitions towards agroecological food and farming systems, using the Avon bioregion of South West England as a case study. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with three cluster facilitators, a regional workshop involving repres

Walking the Avon: A Pilgrimage story from Source to Sea Hope in the dark Hope in one hand Grief in the other We dance into action For earth our mother A valley returns Back to life, back to health In this fertile grove We find true wealth Hamish Evans, Winter 2025 This is the story of a pilgrimage along the River Avon, from source to sea. It is a pilgrimage of water, soil, homecoming, and belonging. The journey became a living classroom: an embodied exploration of ho