Event Category: Farm Net Zero

Net Zero for Falmouth

Hannah Jones, one of our Farm Carbon and Soils Advisors will be talking at this event on Friday 3rd February, and Farm Net Zero will have a stall.

WE CAN ACHIEVE NET ZERO FOR FALMOUTH

  • OUR ENVIRONMENT NEEDS PROTECTING. This exhibition shows how you can help and save money
  • MOVE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY stands showing heat pumps, electric engines for boats, cars, and solar generated electricity
  • LEARN HOW TO USE ENERGY MORE EFECTIVELY
  • DISCOVER WHERE YOU ARE LOSING HEAT and how to save money
  • FIND OUT WHAT the Environment Agency, SWWA, Suez, The Falmouth Harbour Authority and our local councils are doing
  • WATER IS VITAL – reforestation, beavers for flood control, keeping rain water out of the sewer and more..
  • STEP INTO THE STRATEGY ROOM and imagine a Net Zero Future for Falmouth. To make your contribution to the debate go to … https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/imagining-a-net-zero-future

To attend:

You must visit this website and fill in the short survey to indicate your interest in taking part in one of the Imagining a Net Zero Future sessions on either 3 or 4 February 2023.

When and where?

The event will run from 10am – 3pm on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February 2023 and will be held in the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, TR11 4AR

To see the event flyer click here.

Outwintering cover crop trials at Blable Farm

This Lottery-funded Farm Net Zero event is kindly being hosted by Mike and Sam Roberts at Blable Farm, Wadebridge (one of our Farm Net Zero demo farms).

  • The field walk will look at the cover crop mixtures being trialed for outwintering cattle at Blable Farm, with discussions on their establishment and grazing management.
  • Data will be provided on cost of seed, biomass, and species selection.

Lunch will be provided, so booking is essential.

Please meet in the farmyard at PL27 7RF, signposted from the A39.

How to book:

To book your place, contact:
Hannah Jones ([email protected]),
Alex Bebbington ([email protected]) or James Harbord ([email protected])

See to the right for date/time/location details.

Planning for the future with environmental stewardship

This event will be led by Tim Dart of the Devon Wildlife Trust (who is also a Farm Net Zero Monitor Farmer) and supported by our own Rob Purdew of Farm Carbon Toolkit, who formerly worked as an Upstream Thinking Adviser with Tim. James Ruddick of Cornwall County Council will be there to answer questions about funding availability in Forest for Cornwall.

  • Come and bring your questions about ELMS and SFI and be part of the discussion of what is known and unknown
  • How can you plan ahead and enhance the sustainability of your business financially and environmentally?
  • Discover the win-wins of getting payments and at the same time reducing your carbon footprint.

    To book your place contact:

    See ‘event details’ on the right for where and when this event shall be held.

    We’re very grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund for supporting the Farm Net Zero project. To learn more information about the fund, please visit: tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

    Learn about climate friendly gardening and soil health

    Join us and learn how to reduce your carbon footprint through your everyday gardening activities.

    About this event

    Through our partnership with West Country Rivers Trust you can discover how to reduce the impact of what you use on the environment, and learn how to actively lock carbon in your soils and plants. The farmers involved in our Farm Net Zero project want to share their findings with the wider community so that everybody can take part in this important process.

    Through a series of four citizen science workshops this autumn we aim to share knowledge between gardeners and farmers on the following topics:

    • Assessing soil health and productivity, and how this contributes to carbon sequestration and climate resilience

    • Composting, managing waste to build soil health and carbon storage and avoid the need for artificial fertilisers or peat

    • Creating a diverse lawn or meadow, to build organic matter and create habitat for wildlife

    • No dig gardening and green manures, minimising soil disturbance and building soil fertility to help lock in carbon and maximise soil health and productivity

    At this event, the focus will be on climate friendly gardening and soil health.

    To see the other events in the series go back to our events page.

    All levels of horticultural expertise welcome; we value your contribution to the conversation.

    On-site refreshments available.

    To book

    Follow this link to the Eventbrite page.

    You can find out more here.

    Any questions, please email [email protected] or call 07376 302488.

    Learn about climate friendly gardening and growing a biodiverse lawn

    Join us and learn how to reduce your carbon footprint through your everyday gardening activities.

    About this event

    Through our partnership with West Country Rivers Trust you can discover how to reduce the impact of what you use on the environment, and learn how to actively lock carbon in your soils and plants. The farmers involved in our Farm Net Zero project want to share their findings with the wider community so that everybody can take part in this important process.

    Through a series of four citizen science workshops this autumn we aim to share knowledge between gardeners and farmers on the following topics:

    • Assessing soil health and productivity, and how this contributes to carbon sequestration and climate resilience

    • Composting, managing waste to build soil health and carbon storage and avoid the need for artificial fertilisers or peat

    • Creating a diverse lawn or meadow, to build organic matter and create habitat for wildlife

    • No dig gardening and green manures, minimising soil disturbance and building soil fertility to help lock in carbon and maximise soil health and productivity

    At this event, the focus will be on climate friendly gardening and growing a biodiverse lawn.

    To see the other events in the series go back to our events page.

    All levels of horticultural expertise welcome; we value your contribution to the conversation.

    On-site refreshments available.

    To book

    Follow this link to the Eventbrite page.

    You can find out more here.

    Any questions, please email [email protected] or call 07376 302488.

    For full details about the venue, visit: https://www.liskerrett.co.uk/contact/

    Learn about no dig growing and green manures

    Join us and learn how to reduce your carbon footprint through your everyday gardening activities.

    About this event

    Through our partnership with West Country Rivers Trust you can discover how to reduce the impact of what you use on the environment, and learn how to actively lock carbon in your soils and plants. The farmers involved in our Farm Net Zero project want to share their findings with the wider community so that everybody can take part in this important process.

    Through a series of four citizen science workshops this autumn we aim to share knowledge between gardeners and farmers on the following topics:

    • Assessing soil health and productivity, and how this contributes to carbon sequestration and climate resilience

    • Composting, managing waste to build soil health and carbon storage and avoid the need for artificial fertilisers or peat

    • Creating a diverse lawn or meadow, to build organic matter and create habitat for wildlife

    • No dig gardening and green manures, minimising soil disturbance and building soil fertility to help lock in carbon and maximise soil health and productivity

    At this event, the focus will be on no dig growing and green manures.

    To see the other events in the series go back to our events page.

    All levels of horticultural expertise welcome; we value your contribution to the conversation.

    On-site refreshments available.

    To book

    Follow this link to the Eventbrite page.

    You can find out more here.

    Any questions, please email [email protected] or call 07376 302488.

    For full details about the venue, visit: http://camel-csa.org.uk/core-group/

    Learn about climate friendly gardening and composting

    Join us and learn how to reduce your carbon footprint through your everyday gardening activities.

    About this event

    Through our partnership with West Country Rivers Trust you can discover how to reduce the impact of what you use on the environment, and learn how to actively lock carbon in your soils and plants. The farmers involved in our Farm Net Zero project want to share their findings with the wider community so that everybody can take part in this important process.

    Through a series of four citizen science workshops this autumn we aim to share knowledge between gardeners and farmers on the following topics:

    • Assessing soil health and productivity, and how this contributes to carbon sequestration and climate resilience

    • Composting, managing waste to build soil health and carbon storage and avoid the need for artificial fertilisers or peat

    • Creating a diverse lawn or meadow, to build organic matter and create habitat for wildlife

    • No dig gardening and green manures, minimising soil disturbance and building soil fertility to help lock in carbon and maximise soil health and productivity

    At this event, the focus will be on climate friendly gardening and composting.

    To see the other events in the series go back to our events page.

    All levels of horticultural expertise welcome; we value your contribution to the conversation.

    On-site refreshments available.

    To book

    Follow this link to the Eventbrite page.

    You can find out more here.

    Any questions, please email [email protected] or call 07376 302488.

    For full details about the venue, visit: https://newquayorchard.co.uk/contact/

    Conservation grazing – the balance between profitability and ecology

    Part of Farm Carbon Toolkit’s Farm Net Zero project this evening event will focus on conservation grazing, how to manage and produce high quality beef, and the resultant benefits to the farm carbon footprint and biodiversity.

    • Campbell Hill will discuss his system including the practicalities of herd management.
    • Gerald Babcock, farmer from West Penwith, will explain his conservation grazing system over 1500 acres and the stewardship payments he receives and the future options.
    • Mike Ingram and Lawrence Sampson of FWAG SW will provide an ecological perspective for the grazing of fragile habitats.

    You will come away with knowledge of the practicalities associated with conservation grazing, and some of the challenges in delivering ecological diversity.

    The event will be hosted by Farm Net Zero Monitor Farmer, Campbell Hill of Trerieve Farm. A pasty will be provided, so booking essential. We will meet at the end of Portuan road, Hannafore, Looe, at the start of the coast path.

    To book your place, contact Alex Bebbington ([email protected]) or Stefan Marks ([email protected])

    Erth Barton Summer Farm Tour


    The event will be hosted by Farm Net Zero Demonstration Farmer, Tim
    Williams. Lunch will be provided, so booking is essential.

    Tim’s field walk and discussion will cover:

    • The population wheat sown into a permanent diverse ley understory
    • Adaptive multi-paddock grazing
    • Getting to net zero – the latest on soil organic matter sequestration

    To book your place, contact Hannah Jones ([email protected])
    or Stefan Marks ([email protected])

    Royal Cornwall Show

    The Farm Net Zero team will be at the Royal Cornwall Show – do come and say hello. You can find us at stand number 236 where we look forward to meeting you.

    The show is Cornwall’s biggest annual event and is brim-full of exhibit, activities, entertainment and information about food and farming and Cornwall.