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.

Pathways to better crops

06 March 2013

Venue: University of Sheffield

Ways forward for those who depend on plants for their livelihood A network building, knowledge-sharing meeting organised by the Organic Growers Alliance, supported by the University of Sheffield and ...

Farm Walk: Euridge Manor Farm - Wiltshire

07 March 2013

Jon Perkin, Euridge Manor Farm, Thickwood, Chippenham, SN14 8BJ Wiltshire

Background to the farm 950 acres of Beef,sheep,arable,woodland,wood chip boiler, solar panels. Plans for Agro forestry 250 - 300 acres of arable, mainly spring barley & rye. Suckler herd of 60 Herefo...

Farm Walk: Lower Smite Farm - Worcestershire

14 March 2013

Caroline Corsie, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Lower Smite Farm Worcestershire WR3 8SZ

Farm Background: 65 acres of Beef and arable. A lot of demonstration areas including , lavender, strawberries, blackberries, various green manures With around 75% of terrestrial wildlife living in th...

The Renewable Energy Marketplace

19 March 2013

WestPoint Arena, Exeter, EX5 1DH

Renewable Energy Marketplace is the largest exhibition of its kind in the south west, with more than 1200 attendees from the region attending in 2012, all interested in installing renewable technolog...

Low Carbon Farming Info Event - Midlands

19 March 2013

Longnor Village Hall, Longnor, Midlands

PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE FARM EMISSIONS This FREE Low Carbon Farming event will look at: Minimising emissions through nutrient management Minimising emissions through soil and grassland management L...

Farm Walk: North Aston,Oxfordshire

19 March 2013

Mark Stay,3 Somerton Road,  North Aston, Oxon, OX25 6HP

Farm Background: We rent land from North Aston Farms (850 acres of organic grassland for beef and sheep plus a separate micro dairy enterprise). We grow most vegetables and some culinary herbs. Marke...

Low Carbon Farming Info Event - Somerset

02 April 2013

Yeo Valley HQ, Blagdon, Somerset

PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE FARM EMISSIONS This FREE Low Carbon Farming event will look at: Minimising emissions through nutrient management Minimising emissions through soil and grassland management L...

Farm Walk: Mill Farn, Hampshire

02 April 2013

Nick Shaylor, Mill Farm,Isington, Alton, Hampshire,GU34 4PN 

Farm Background: A mixed farm of approx 220ha, Stocked with 85 pedigree South Devon sucklers, all progeny finished on farm, approx 400 breeding sheep, Black Welsh Mountain and Wiltshire Horn, 4 saddl...

Farm Walk : Delfland Nurseries - Cambridgeshire

11 April 2013

Delfland Nurseries Ltd. Benwick Road, Doddington Marchm Cambridgeshire PE15 0TU

Farm Background 15 acres of horticulture. We raise vegetable, salad, flower and strawberry plants from seed and sell them via our nursery shop, mail order and wholesale. Our customers include some of...

Low Carbon Farming Info Event - Northern Ireland

16 April 2013

Culmore Organic Farm, Kilrea

PRACTICAL STEPS TO REDUCE FARM EMISSIONS This FREE Low Carbon Farming event will look at: Minimising emissions through nutrient management Minimising emissions through soil and grassland management L...
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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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