Rebel Farmer was founded by market gardener Ed Kyrke-Smith as a response to a food system that’s grown too distant from the land and the people it feeds. The project exists to grow local, seasonal food at a human scale — ethically, transparently, and with the belief that food should nourish communities as much as it nourishes soil.

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By keeping production small, local and honest, Ed Kyrke-Smith reduces the environmental impact of farming while rebuilding a closer relationship between grower and consumer — creating a more resilient, future-proof way of producing food.

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Ten years after growing his first tomato, and after nine years developing the Rebel Farmer site in Kent, Ed now speaks across the county on sustainable growing, ethical agriculture, and no-dig and permaculture principles — sharing what works, what doesn’t, and why it matters.

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That rebellion is lived every day on the Rebel Farmer farm in East Kent. Here, Ed combines regenerative food production with eco-tourism through a seasonal glamping site, offering guests a chance to reconnect with nature, slow down, and experience the rhythms of the land.

 

Circular, nature-first tree surgery runs alongside these projects, all guided by the same ethos: take less, waste nothing, and give more back to the land. The farm is a living, breathing example of a bio-regional future — a place where communities, producers, and visitors can learn, restore, and grow together.