Join us to hear and discuss the latest ideas and techniques for farming with nature to provide healthy businesses, people and food.
About this event
An event to excite and inspire the current and future farming community by presenting the latest ideas and thinking around productive and profitable farming methods which enhances our environment and health.
Hear from an exciting line up of local and knowledgeable speakers who will be sharing their first-hand experience of working and farming in the county carefully managing the land, livestock and people to create successful businesses.
10-10.30am – Arrival. Tea and coffee
10.30-10.40 – Introduction. Opening Address
10:40-11:30 – Session 1 – Dirt to Soil This session will set to answer why should we invest in improving our soil health? What is the potential return on investment of using tools like herbal leys and cover crops?
11:30-12:20 – Session 2 – Profitable Farming Systems Can we be productive whilst enhancing the environment and making a fair return? Hear how these farmers are doing just this!
12:20-13:10 – Lunch
13:10-14:00 – Session 3 – All About People How do we create businesses which attract (and keep) good people whilst allowing a generous work/life balance?
14:00-14:50 – Session 4 – Carbon Negative Cornwall Farmers can help reduce and even reverse climate change. What are the opportunities today (to reduce emissions), what other benefits will they bring and how can businesses adopt them?
14:50-15:00 – Tea & Coffee Break
15:00-15:50 – Session 5 – Proper Hansom Food What unique values does produce from West Cornwall have for our customers? As farmers how can we enhance these and secure a share in the extra value?
Entry is free and by ticket only, please click on the eventbrite link below. Tickets limited to 2 per business and offered on a first come first served basis with priority given to farming businesses/individuals located in West Cornwall.
FCT & Yeo Valley – Transitioning to Regenerative Farming
An event for farmers to share the results from the Farm Carbon Toolkit’s work with Yeo Valley on a transition to regenerative farming
About this event:
Creating the space ahead of COP27 for the UK’s rural community to take centre stage and showcase our contribution to a just and equitable resilient net zero economy. The themes at Countryside COP2 anchor to those at COP 27. This event sits on the ‘Adaptation and Water’ themed day on the 10th of October.
Farm Carbon Toolkit has been working with Yeo Valley over the past two years to build knowledge on baseline soil carbon levels and investigate farming practices which build soil carbon reliably, whilst improving soil health and increasing on farm biodiversity. At this event we will share the results of this work and look at the impact on all aspects of farmland ecosystem services including water security.
This event is designed for farmers to understand more about the pioneering research that has been taking place through this project. There will be lots of time for discussions and questions, and there will be a farm walk allowing participants to see some of the current innovations at Holt Farm including silvopasture, composting, diverse leys and various grazing techniques.
Provisional agenda for the day:
● Introduction to the day from Yeo Valley
● Presentations from FCT staff Becky Willson and Liz Bowles
● Farmer perspectives
● Break for refreshments
● Farm Walk at Holt Farm, Blagdon
To see the full Countryside COP2 programme please see here
Booking:
To book your space, please go to the Eventbrite page here.
Please note this event is limited to 22 due to the space inside the yurt.
This November, world leaders will meet in Glasgow at the global climate talks to discuss our future. We’ll be heading over to the People’s Summit for Climate Justice which brings together the climate justice movement to discuss, learn and strategise for systems change.
Samuel Smith from the Farm Carbon Toolkit will be presenting at a session on soil carbon: to share what we’ve been learning at the Farm Carbon Toolkit – covering some of the science, as well as the trends and issues around measuring and supporting farmers to improve their soil cabron.
Session title: Soil carbon – the science, the politics
About the session: Soil is increasingly under the spotlight as a place where we can sink our excess carbon. Sounds great, right? But what does that mean in practice in terms of farming practices, land rights and land security, especially when combined with the increasing use of carbon markets?
Contributors: Samuel Smith (Farm Carbon Toolkit), Kirtana Chandrasekaran (Friends of the Earth), Anastasia Fyk (Canada, NFU), Clem Sandison (PFLA)
BioFarm 2021 is Ireland’s Biological Farming Conference – back for a fourth year. The conference will take place across five days from November 8th – 12th 2021 – and is put on by the National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS).
FCT Director Liz Bowles will be presenting on “The Carbon Toolkit – Measuring Carbon Sequestration on Your Farm” on Friday Nov 12th at 5.25pm.
More information about the event
Like 2020’s edition, all 5 days will be streamed live online, with “All Access” online tickets available for just €50 for Irish residents. However, there will also be a small in-person audience in The Landmark Hotel in Carrick on Shannon each day. These tickets are limited, so please book ASAP to ensure your place.
Each day of the conference will have a specific theme centred around Biological / Regenerative Farming, and will feature the usual high-level mix of Irish and international farming experts.
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