2010 - 2024

The Fibreshed movement is a network of not-for-profit groups working to create local supply networks for agroecologically farmed fibres and dyes. This session launches the new Farming Fashion Toolkit, and will focus on wool, being currently our most abundant yet chronically undervalued natural fibre resource, and is open to sheep farmers as well as those interested in working with it. The first half of the session will take the format of an introduction to the…

How can research, learning and education be harnessed by movements to co-create and mobilise knowledge for just transitions in food systems? The session will largely focus on the work of farmer organisations, social movements, universities, NGOs and beyond who are creating alternative approaches to learning, co-creating knowledge and mobilising it to advance movements for more just and sustainable food systems. Drawing from discussions and outcomes from a Global Forum on Agroecology held in Vermont in…

Many of us have complex relationships with land, especially those of us with diasporic identities and histories of displacement. How might a deeper understanding of our land lineages help us find belonging, connection, accountability and healing? In this workshop, we will invite participants to inquire into their relationship with the lands they live in and the lands their ancestors came from, hoping to open up a deeper dialogue and conversation about what land justice might…

Farm animals have been recognised as sentient beings and the role of early separation between young animals and their mothers an increasing point of contention. In this session, we hear from three experts who are championing natural weaning and who will highlight the multiple benefits of adopting a later and natural approach with the mother removing the young animal herself. Keeping animals together typically leads to improved animal welfare outcomes, which impacts longevity and economic…

The model of Share Farming is common elsewhere in the world, especially in New Zealand where it provides a pathway for new entrants to progress from getting started through to farm ownership. But how might it work in the UK? Join a panel of share farmers, industry professionals and a Churchill Scholar as they look at how the model works elsewhere and the opportunities and challenges for this model becoming more widespread in the UK.

LUSH is a model for providing high- quality food to food poverty projects at the same time as paying the supplier a full price and addressing social and community needs. We think this partnership arrangement is an unusually nifty model that addresses the many challenges of working in this area, so we want to explain and showcase it. We will examine the issues and hear a case study from the ground.

Understand what makes a good story, unlock your creativity and kickstart your ideas in this interactive media education session with the Just Farmers team. Join broadcast journalist and author Anna Jones, filmmaker Alex Price and Just Farmers’ Managing Editor Emily Davies for an hour-long Make Yourself Heard Workshop that explores the relationship between the public and the media. Learn what the media wants by developing your news sense and editorial judgement, and have a go…

Launching at ORFC24, the Nature Friendly Farming Network has produced a new toolkit for understanding and implementing farm management systems that reduce pest, weed and disease burdens. Looking at practical implications for reducing pesticides and baselining biodiversity on farm landscapes, three arable farmers will delve into their strategies for improving farm ecosystems, showing how they measure impact and success.

Following on from Tell Your Story PART 1: Make Yourself Heard you can choose between one of two smaller, intensive group workshops with the Just Farmers team. This is Workshop 2: Introduction to Filming on Your Phone with Alex Price. These sessions are specifically being offered to newer voices in the space to help develop more upcoming land workers as advocates and support those who might not yet be in a position to be a…