Events

Farm walkThe Soil Association continues to provide dedicated training events for farmers and growers across the UK, as well as providing technical support to other organisations and alerting Soil Association members about relevant non-Soil Association events.

Through our training events and wider services we aim to inspire and support new entrants to enter organic agriculture, to provide practical work-based training through our Organic Apprenticeship Scheme, as well as ongoing professional development for more established organic practicioners.

Our events focus on encouraging 'best practice' across all farming and growing sectors, disseminating current research, marketing support and market information, as well as creating new trading links and opportunities for all organic businesses.

When planning our programme we always include a broad range of expert speakers and the majority of our courses include a visit to a farm or site that displays 'best practice' in its field.

Low Carbon Farming Info Event - Cumbria

12 February 2013

 Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre, Low Luckens Farm, Roweltown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 6LJ 

PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE FARM EMISSIONS This FREE Low Carbon Farming event will look at: Minimising emissions through nutrient and soil management On-farm renewable energy opportunities The steps ta...

Initial Meeting of Food & Fuel Working Group

12 February 2013

Venue: Mountfield, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3JP, in the Committee Room on the ground floor.

The focus for the initial meeting will be a training session delivered by the Community Land Advisory Service. The session will focus on negotiating leases and licences, including preparing Heads of ...

West Yorkshire Organic Group Potato Day

16 February 2013

Exhibition Building, Exhibition Road, Saltaire,Shipley,BD18 3LQ
 

The 2013 WYOG Potato Day is shaping up to be the best yet. With over fifty varieties to choose from (most are organic) there are potatoes to suit all needs and tastes. After last year's atrocious wea...

Learning event: Meet Paul Holmberg of Organic Denmark

20 February 2013

Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL

Your chance to hear about the Danish support system for organic farmers and growers, and the strong development of the organic market over the last 15 years. In Scotland, and the UK, we have some wor...

UK CSA Network Gathering

23 February 2013

Riverside Market Garden, Coed Hills, nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

We are really excited to be holding a UK Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) gathering in the lovely surrounds of Coed Hills near Cowbridge, Wales. CSA UK - Growing the Movement in Wales and the UK...

IGNITE 3 day Woodfuel Production and Supply Training Course

26 February 2013

Colstoun House, Haddington EH41 4PA

The Ignite Woodfuel Production and Supply 3 day course is a comprehensive introduction to the entire woodfuel supply chain and aimed at existing or potential suppliers and end users of woodfuel. The ...

Soil, Muck & Money: Nutrient Management Event

26 February 2013

Jedburgh

A practical day looking at soil management and how to make best use of FYM, slurry and compost, with an introduction to PLANET The day will also include a visit to Bairnkine Farm Speakers include Jam...

Low Carbon Nutrient Management

26 February 2013

Duchy College, Stoke Climsland Campus, Callington, Cornwall PL17 8PB

This FREE Low Carbon Farming event is the third of four evening seminars. The focus of this event is low carbon nutrient management. Come along for: An informal evening looking at nutrient management...

Water and Wood Renewables Event

28 February 2013

Lochter Activity Centre, Near Oldmeldrum, at 7.00pm

A practical event looking at a variety of renewables including biomass, hydro, solar, ground source & air source heat & overview of RHI. Speakers include Donald Barrie, Glensaugh Farm; David Smith, C...

Low Carbon Grassland Management

05 March 2013

Duchy Home Farm, Broad Field Farm, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8SE

This FREE Low Carbon Farming event is the final of four evening seminars. The focus of this event is grassland management. Come along for: An informal evening looking at soils and grassland in relati...
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Notes from 
 previous events
 

 

Low carbon farming event (Kent) - 'Moving towards low carbon farming'

The Low Carbon Farming project events moved to Kent during the sunny week in late May with a sucessful day at Commonwork Farm, Bore Place. The morning session was held in the farm's 'low carbon' conf...

Low carbon farming event - Practical measures to reduce farm emissions

The 2012 programme of low carbon farming events took off with a one day event held in Sydling, near Dorchester. A well attended day, packed with interesting talks and a great farm tour of Sydling Bro...

bTB Badger vaccination meeting (Wales)

To help our Welsh farmers make informed decisions about all the options available to them to reduce the risks of bTB on their farms a meeting was held at Gelli Aur College Farm in Carmarthenshire whe...

Weed Workshops - N.E + S.W Completed

Following listening to producers needs and identifying weed control in grassland systems is near the top of the list we hosted two Weed Workshops this October. One in the South West at Rob Halliday’s...

Low carbon farming event - Moving towards low carbon farming. Woodland Valley Farm, Cornwall

The second of our planned events took place at Woodland Valley Farm, near Ladock in Cornwall last Tuesday with a morning session of expert speakers followed by a delicious lunch and farm walk.
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