ORFC GLOBAL 2021

The Sustain alliance’s new initiative - Bridging the Gap - is looking at how we get agroecological food to lowerincome communities, and how we advocate for policies to make this food affordable longer term. Working alongside partners with supply chain and trading experience, including Alexandra Rose charity, Growing Communities, Nourish Northern Ireland and Food Sense Wales, the programme is exploring how to transition from the current focus on food aid for lower-income groups, to food…

Have you heard of permaculture but are not sure what it is? Are you looking to transition towards more agroecological methods, increase biodiversity and get more connected to local markets and communities? Permaculture can help!

Join us as we explore the power of storytelling and its potential to shape behaviour and transform our food and farming systems. From podcasts and social media to film and photos, we explore the myriad ways to spark action through stories.

What is biodynamic farming, why is it unique, and how can you start doing it?

A work of memoir, social commentary and nature writing, Unearthed: On Race and Roots, and How the Soil Taught Me I Belong tells the story of Claire Ratinon’s journey to becoming a food grower.

We believe that education is at the heart of the solution to the climate crisis, helping more people to feel a connection to their food and the world around them. Hear from a teacher, a farmer, a cook and a student or two about their experience bringing food and farming into the education system.

We are at a critical turning point in advancing the movement for food sovereignty and agroecology. Changes in food and farming are being forced by the climate crisis, new agricultural and food policy, the cost of living crisis, and fuel and agricultural input price rises. This opens up a window of opportunity to achieve whole-scale transformation of our food and farming systems.

The Open Food Network supports a vibrant network of food enterprises that are deeply embedded in their communities. During COVID, these food enterprises showed how important they are for community resilience. Three existing food hubs will share their wonderful and different approaches to creating and running their enterprises.

An opportunity to take a little time to give back to the land which sustains us all. Through ceremony, song and story we will create an offering of beauty for the land in Oxford, for all that is held and sustained in her loving embrace. A moment to step outside our human concerns and remember that all that we have and all that we are comes from the earth.