I found out about this through an inspirational session on landscape scale regeneration at Groundswell 2023.
Food producers and the community in Waterford came together to craft their own manifesto for food, and it is compelling and beautiful.
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Virtually in Oxford
On Thursday and Friday this week I’ll be joining the Oxford Real Farming Conference, albeit virtually. Online tickets are still available. I had a great first experience of the conference last year, but I’m opting to save money and travel this time round. Last year’s conference was a great opportunity to see friends and heroes …
Six Inches of Soil
The new trailer for Six Inches of Soil, the film looking at the regenerative farming movement in the UK, is out. It looks great.
The UK premiere of Six Inches of Soil will be at the Oxford Real Farming Conference in January 2024. Further screenings throughout 2024 will take place on farms, in cinemas and many other venues – see the Six Inches of Soil website for screening dates and further info.
Ashanti Development’s work with farming communities in Ghana
I really enjoyed catching up with Penny and Nicholas from Ashanti Development at the weekend for a chat about their progress. Ashanti Development has been working in the Ashanti region of Ghana for approaching 20 years, engaging with an ever-expanding number of communities and providing support with water and sanitation, education, healthcare, tree planting and farming. Communities gain the knowledge to …
Optimism and urgency at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
I just skimmed the surface of what was happening at this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference. Around 4,000 people attended ORFC 2023 altogether, between online attendees and those in Oxford – the largest agroecological gathering in the world. I joined in person this year for the first time (the event returned to Oxford this year …
Agribusiness decides it’s time to save the world
Big agriculture warns farming must change or risk ‘destroying the planet’ If some of the biggest players in food and agriculture are serious about what they’re saying here, this is potentially game-changing. Nevertheless, scepticism is understandable when The Sustainable Markets Initiative Agribusiness Task Force includes the CEOs of Bayer, Yara, McDonalds and Pepsico. They are amongst those …