Programme
Outline
All the latest innovations and opportunities in Regenerative Farming & Sustainable Food, 22/23 November, Bath & West Showground.
Day 1: FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER
REGENERATING THE LAND & THE REGION
The core principles, practices – and rewards – of Regenerative Farming;
How to farm profitably whilst reducing inputs and delivering ‘public goods’;
The role of livestock, and ‘the magic of herbal leys’;
The connection between healthy living soils and healthier food;
Benefits of agroforestry, latest incentives and research;
The importance and growth potential of small-scale horticulture;
Rethinking bread from the ground up;
Innovations shaping the food sector in the next 10 years;
Framing your story: finding new routes to market and building consumer support.
Day 2: SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER
HEALTHY FOOD, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Meet the farmers, growers, retailers, artisan producers, chefs, nutritionists, community organisations and policy makers at the forefront of the sustainable food movement in the South West;
Find out about efforts to re-localise supply chains and food processing infrastructure in the region and beyond;
Explore the role of community growing, CSAs, social supermarkets and food hubs in making regeneratively grown, nutritious food more accessible and affordable;
How to get good food back onto the high street and into schools and institutions;
Improving food education and engaging young people in the future of food;
Reclaiming the narrative for a healthier, fairer food system;
What does local food resilience look like?;
Policy Makers Summit: ‘joining the dots’ across the food system and across the region. Could a ‘Bio-regional Food Security Plan’ be the answer?
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