Oxford Real Farming Conference 4 – 6 January 2023
The Oxford Real Farming Conference will be taking place, in-person and online, from the 4th January to 6th January 2023, and our Iain Tolhurst and Tamara Schiopu will be speaking! Tolly will also be giving Soil Health sessions, and you’ll be able to find us at St Aldates Church at our information stall about the Stockfree Organic Standard. Come and join us for an educative and inspiring event in Oxford, or attend what you want to online. See below for further details of this exciting event!
With hundreds of online and in-person sessions, the ORFC 2023 line-up of talks, discussions, and social gatherings is not to be missed. Global speakers from six continents will join familiar faces in Oxford to address critical issues, including:
🌱 Farming through economic & ecological crises
🌱 Resisting the financialisation of nature
🌱 Holistic land & animal stewardship
🌱 Soil fertility & organic propagation
🌱 Farmer-to-farmer mentoring
🌱 Youth activism & ancestral knowledge
🌱 Land justice & Indigenous rights
🌱 Mental wellbeing & land-based spirituality
🌱 Agroecology as a revolutionary practice
There will be opportunities to learn from inspiring practitioners about new techniques in horticulture, soil fertility, and pastoralism… to mention just a few! Interactive sessions will share learnings on working through land struggles, tackling GM, seed sovereignty, and using agroecology for food security and whole systems change.
IN-PERSON speakers include:
- Environmentalist and farming activist, Vandana Shiva
- Herding specialist, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, and pastoralists from India and Spain
- Authors, Adrienne Buller (The Value of a Whale), Claire Ratinon (Unearthed), Sue Stuart-Smith (The Well-Gardened Mind), and Dave Goulson (Silent Earth)
- Spiritual ecologist, Satish Kumar
ONLINE sessions include:
- Conservationist & advocate for nature-friendly farming, Chris Packham
- Palestinian farmer and activist, Doha Asous
- Authors, Liz Carlisle (Healing Grounds), Merlin Sheldrake (Entangled Life), Doug Bierend (In Search of Mycotopia), and Jessica Hutchings (A Mãori Soil Sovereignty and Wellbeing Handbook)
- Aboriginal Australian farmer and writer, Bruce Pascoe
- Youth activists from Africa, Asia, and North America who are mobilising to promote agroecology in the face of climate crisis
In-person tickets are limited, so don’t wait to book your place at ORFC 2023. Remember that by booking an in-person ticket you have access to the full global online programme, so you can catch up on demand from home.
Book now: https://buytickets.at/oxfordrealfarmingconference/717391
