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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.
Have an idea for an event?
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fri 14 AugConygree FarmTo build a successful market garden enterprise you need to be good at growing AND be great at running a business. This one-day intensive course is designed to encourage you to think strategically about running a market garden enterprise.
Sat 15 AugConygree FarmMembers of the Emergent Generation community are invited to join in our annual knees up at Conygree Farm. Connect with fellow members and take a farm walk. Share good food, enjoy a ceilidh and stay the night.
Tue 22 SeptZoomPassionate about food systems or working with food, but what is a 'beef suckler herd' and what does "mixed farming" mean? Been amongst farmers and have NO idea what they are talking about but nod along for fear of feeling silly?! This is the session for you.
''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.