Prince Charles has recently visited a modern farm in Herefordshire owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
William received a one-hour tour on Tuesday of Lower Blakemere Farm, which is pioneering initiatives to reduce carbon emissions through environmentally friendlier agricultural practices.
Tenant farmers, Phil and Heather Gorringe, along with their son Monty, extended a warm welcome to the prince at the site, which is one of the Duchy's seven Focus Farms. This initiative aims to exchange knowledge and experiences as the farm undergoes a shift towards more environmentally friendly farming practices.
It's a wonderful honor to have a royal figure visit us," said Mrs Gorringe. "This is beneficial for our team.
I believe it also provides a significant advantage, given that we are a Focus Farm. This approach gives a boost to the entire process, indicating that your efforts are indeed making a positive impact and you're on the right path.
The farm, which originated in the early 1980s as a specialist seed grower, is also the base for composting equipment supplier Wiggly Wigglers.
The prince was demonstrated two styles of kitchen waste composting bins, sorting through the waste manually to inspect the composting worms.
As he gazed at the wormery bin, he exclaimed: "Oh my goodness, look at that, that's amazing."
He dove right into it," said Mrs Gorringe. "He wanted to know how it works with Bokashi, a type of Japanese composting method.
He hadn't heard of that before, but with worms, he was really enthusiastic about the fact that it worked on such a small scale.
He suggested we scale up the experiment, specifically for uses in industrial agriculture, such as farm composting in large quantities.
Mrs. Gorringe stated that the royal visit gave some recognition to the efforts being made on the farm.
Farming in this way is quite challenging, it's difficult to transition to a regenerative process, indeed.
It adds an advantage for everyone.
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