A presentation of the process of preparing a sample and a practical view of what can be seen in a microbially rich compost. We'll be sharing our experience of 40 plus compost piles and how it relates to your soil. During the session we will demonstrate how to prepare a microscopy slide for viewing and will run through many fields of view in search of fungi, bacteria, protozoa and nematodes. We will bring samples of…

This presentation will explore working and environmental conditions at the bottom of the corporate supply chain. Wage workers are often at the sharpest edge of the exploitative practices of corporate food systems that aim to extract wealth from both the land and the people that work it.Catherine McAndrew

The native ponies of Wales are in decline. They live in many landscapes including coasts, moors, marshes and mountains that provide a range of socio-ecosystem services. These services include supporting (e.g. biodiversity), provisioning (grazing), regulating (flood prevention) and cultural services.

Farming is fabulous, but it is not only hard work, it is also frustrating to be a farmer in these challenging times.

Farmers relying on ‘subtle energy systems’ for farm and livestock health, such as bio-energetic, biodynamic, homeopathic, radionic and other resonance systems, report a corresponding amplification of the health and vitality of the whole farm. This session shares the experiences of farmers achieving measurable results with such systems and explores the questions this raises.

Daphne Astor and Piers Torday are on a mission to awaken authors, publishers, booksellers, printers and everyone involved with making, selling, reading and buying books to the importance of producing books using more environmentally aware methods and materials.

Over five days in October, Gary Rumbold and Adam Lockyear travelled over 500km from Fowey in Cornwall to Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, visiting 10 farms in six counties and exploring the diversity of farming in the region. During the visit they explored the things farmers are doing to step up to the challenge of the climate and ecological emergencies; what inspires them to farm; and their wildlife highlights. Join the duo to share the experiences of…

Would you like to have an informal chat with landowners who have tried different ways of involving more people farming, growing and running other farm-related enterprises on their land?

The poet Trelawney is calling out for readers for a food and farming themed poetry session. Want to share your favourite poet’s work or have your own piece you want to share? Or just turn up to hear some great poems: from odes to the joys of eating together, the rich experience of life working the land, the impact on nature of the industrial food system; to famine and feasting, shopping to cooking.