Marie-Laure Prevost, founder of Fermenti and a dietician with expertise in microbiome science, has developed innovative dry fermented fruit snacks that promote gut health while offering greater convenience than traditional products...

Jon and Jodie Mills, co-founders of Canterbury Brewers & Distillers at The Foundry BrewPub in Canterbury, have pioneered an innovative approach to sustainability by growing mushrooms from their brewery waste. With support from our...

In this case study, Will Varcoe, Co-Founder and CEO of RUBISKO, explains how their production management software is enabling emerging agricultural businesses to compete with traditional farming. With funding from Growing Kent &...

Photo by Craig Stephen for Oxford Farming Conference The UKRI Strength in Places Fund asks an important question: can we build on existing local strengths to boost research and innovation within underfunded areas across the UK? This...

A new report highlights the potential for economic growth in South East England by utilising the region's agricultural and horticultural crops that aren't currently used for food production. Published by Growing Kent & Medway, the...

Our new sustainability grant and training programme has launched. Following a successful pilot, Growing Green is designed to inspire and train businesses to implement innovation that not only reduces their carbon footprint, but helps...

A rich heritage of traditional African cuisine meets with a passion for technology, innovation and adapting to modern food trends in the food brand, Konero. We caught up with food entrepreneur and founder, Gideon Effiong to hear how his...

The first seeds have been sown for what is hoped to be another bumper crop of tomatoes at the Thanet Earth Centre of Excellence @ Hadlow College in Kent. At the end of February, horticulture students from the college planted the 2025...

A two-year trial looking into new apple canker disease management strategies has revealed practical steps growers can take to reduce tree mortality and trunk cankers in newly planted orchards by 50%. The project, an industry...

Following the recent success of the ' Be Your Own Boss ' pilot programme with The Perfect Place to Grow in Margate, Growing Kent & Medway is now bringing its youth enterprise programme to Medway. 'Be Your Own Boss' provides free...

Businesses in Kent and Medway can now apply for expert guidance and up to £7,000 in funding to reduce their carbon footprint with our sustainability training programme, ' Growing Green .' Exclusively designed for local horticultural and...

The UK's first Centre of Excellence in greenhouse growing has had a bumper opening year, with a tonne of its produce being redistributed by a national food charity. During 2024 it donated a tonne of its produce to FareShare, providing...