Join the Regenerative Agriculture Accelerator Programme (RAAP) in the Cotswolds

Apply now to join the Regenerative Agriculture Accelerator Programme (RAAP) in the Cotswolds

Following a successful first year, we're inviting another 25 farmers and advisors to join the FiPL funded Regenerative Agriculture Accelerator Programme (RAAP) in the Cotswolds for 2025/26.  Please apply now to secure your spot.

Overview

The transition to a regenerative farming and agroecological future is a deep and complex journey. High levels of motivation, knowledge and confidence are required to successfully put the key principles into practice. The barriers and journey can be overwhelming, and pioneers can feel isolated.

The RAAP is an innovative and intensive 12-month programme for farmers and advisers operating in the Cotswolds region.

Our mission is to accelerate and deepen the adoption of regenerative farming practice and agroecological thinking in the Cotswolds, improving soil health, enhancing biodiversity and building resilience.

We successfully ran the first programme for 25 local farmers and advisers in cohort one in 2024/25. This group continues to meet and develop. We now want to build on this and hence we are looking to build a second cohort running from May 2025 to March 2026.

The Programme

If you are accepted and engage with the core programme you will benefit from over 120 hours of learning, most of which is free.

The unique, fun, and high impact programme includes farm walks, guest speakers, technical workshops, agronomy clinics, meet ups at Groundswell and other relevant events, and mentoring. You can also join in sessions focused on media/communications, and project management and rural facilitation. You will also be invited to help organise the second Cotswolds regenerative agriculture conference in 2026.

A number of the programme's key elements and events will be opened up to other farmers and advisers from across the region, engaging a wider audience.

Get involved

If you are a farmer or adviser in the Cotswolds, with an interest in regenerative agriculture and agroecology, and have a thirst for knowledge, we would love to hear from you. Young farmers and advisers, and those with more experience, are all welcome. We love a diverse group.

If you simply want to be kept informed and be invited to the events suitable for a wider audience, please sign up to the CNL's farming mailing list here.

To be considered for the core programme we need to know a little about you and how being involved would benefit your farming future. Please provide some basic details via this online form:

Click here to apply

Applications close on Friday May 2nd 2025 at midday. Participants will be confirmed soon after. 

If you would like to discuss the programme in more detail, please email Jonty Brunyee at jonathan@conygreefarm.co.uk or phone 07886 305508.

The programme webpage can be found here.