PITCH
SHIFT
The Pitch Shift project aims to create a destination in the heart of Buckinghamshire to reconnect and regenerate people and nature. Planning approval and funding has now been secured to convert the courtyard stable buildings into a farm cafe, kitchen and the Pitch Shift studio, a destination for creativity, biodiversity, and the interconnection of ecological and human health. The farm cafe and terrace will occupy a prime position overlooking a new kitchen garden in front of the farm's expansive views across Aylesbury Vale. Construction work has now begun, with the cafe and studio opening in spring / summer 2025.
The project has received funding from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
‘We believe that many of our modern crises, from climate change to biodiversity loss, to general mental and physical wellbeing, can only be tackled systematically, by bringing people into the natural world to rediscover their ecological belonging. The emergence of community centred projects such as Pitch Shift will play a key role in revitalising local economies and re-invigorating relationships between people and also people and planet’.
Michel Thill, Social Landscapes
These are just some of the comments from participants at our PitchShift test events over the past three years:
'PitchShift transforms a farm into a playground for eco-learning, community and personal growth'
'From the moment you pitch up, there is something magical, which carries across the weekend'
'Medicine for the soul'
