Events
Something for everyone
We run a range of events for our members throughout the year. Some big, some small, some online, and some face-to-face. We try and mix it up between rural and urban settings as we are starting to reach out across the UK.
Our event content is diverse, matching the complexity of the sector. All our events are interactive and fun! Scroll down to get a flavour for what we've done so far.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wed, 08 JanKings Arms08 Jan 2025, 19:30 – 22:30Kings Arms, 40 Holywell St, Oxford OX1 3SP, UKPassionate about future food systems? Join us for our first informal meet up of the year at the fringes of the annual farming conferences in Oxford. Don't have a conference ticket? Come along anyway!
Thu, 09 JanOxford Real Farming Conference09 Jan 2025, 11:00 – 12:30Oxford Real Farming Conference, Hall, St Columba's United Reformed ChurchAre you a young person with an in-person ticket for the Oxford Real Farming Conference? This interactive workshop will bring together an intergenerational mix of participants to discuss campaigns against genetic modification.
Thu, 09 JanOxford Real Farming Conference09 Jan 2025, 13:00 – 13:45Oxford Real Farming Conference, Hall, St Columba's United Reformed ChurchAre you a young person with an in-person ticket for the Oxford Real Farming Conference? Join us for this lunchtime networking and learning opportunity!
Thu, 09 JanOxford Real Farming Conference09 Jan 2025, 14:00 – 15:30Oxford Real Farming Conference, Hall, St Columba's United Reformed ChurchAre you a young person with an in-person ticket for the Oxford Real Farming Conference? Join our workshop that aims to connect food and farming youth movements in the UK and Europe promoting agroecology. We aim to find opportunities to collaborate, turn ideas into action and set plans into motion.
Thu, 09 JanOxford Real Farming Conference09 Jan 2025, 18:00 – 19:30Oxford Real Farming Conference, Turl St, Oxford OX1 3DW, UKAre you a new entrant or young person with an in-person ticket for the Oxford Real Farming Conference? If so, this informal, inclusive, and engaging networking opportunity for those passionate about the politics and practice of - is for you. Come along to meet new people and build new connections!
''I thought all the talks were brilliant and it was so inspiring to see so many young people that care.'' - Mia 30.
To give you a flavour of what we do, recent sessions at our events have included:
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The potential and profitability of a micro dairy
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How ponds support farm landscapes
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Sustainable sourcing of coffee and cocoa - is regen possible?
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Farm walk and talk at FarmED in Oxfordshire
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Barbets Duet - from Kenya to Cornwall
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Dry stone walling practical
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Soil health assessment - using the Sectormentor app
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Social implications of aquaculture
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Regenerative grazing and land use
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Visit and volunteering at GROW organic community farm in London
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Meet ups at Groundswell and Oxford Real Farming Conference
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How to apply the Doughnut Economics framework at neighbourhood level
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Campaigning and social media skills
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Farm walk and social gathering at Conygree Farm in the Cotswolds
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Market gardening - introduction to the no-dig approach
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Facilitation skills
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Foraging for beginners
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Farm walk at FAI Farm, Oxford
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Visit to Woodland Valley Farm and the Cornwall Beaver Project
If you have a training need, an event you would like to help organise, an inspiring speaker you would love to hear from, or a place you have always wanted to visit, please get in touch.
We can make it happen.