Step back in time and discover the historical landscape on your farm using old maps from the 19th century.

This session is for anyone interested in finding out more about Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), or anybody who would like to share their experience or knowledge in this area.

With farming policy deferred to the nations, and a Welsh government that has put a renewed emphasis on building a sustainable and vibrant local food production environment, are there lessons to be learned from Wales? This session considers why new enterprises are emerging today, and how horticultural enterprises can champion local, regional and national identity.

Join Plantlife for a meadow-making workshop. Participants will learn how to create or restore a wildflower meadow on their land, and learn about the value of meadows and other species-rich grasslands for nature, sustainable farming, carbon storage and climate change resilience.

Centred on research carried out by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST), the native livestock conservation charity, the session will explore the impact of sheep farming on our climate, and then consider the practical steps farmers can take to adapt their systems to minimise that impact, particularly through selecting appropriate breeds, modifying diets, improving welfare and altering breeding practices. Speakers include experts from RBST’s Conservation Team.

The Kindling Trust is the latest organisation to run a community shares offer to attract investment to purchase a farm. The campaign surpassed all expectations, raising over a million pounds with the support of over 620 investors, double the original target.

When seeds are sown, gifted or packed on journeys, they carry stories. Stories of where they come from, whose hands saved them, which meals were cooked from their bounty and in which soil they were sown. In this storytelling circle hosted by the Seed Sovereignty Programme, we will hear from growers across the British Isles about the seeds which matter most to them.

In order to address the climate and nature crises, we need to make better use of our land, and the agricultural sector has a major role to play. Making the best use of our land requires informed decision-making around the trade-offs, benefits and economic viability of different land uses in the context of wider UK landscapes.

A chance for landowners, farmers and market gardeners to hear from those who have made the conversion of all or part of their farm to CSA; how they did it and what the pitfalls and benefits have been; and ask their own questions about conversion. Hear from four speakers about their different journeys to CSA: the opportunities and challenges, and why they chose to make the shift.