A round-up of events and workshops. Get in touch to list your event.
Webinar series: Low-input farm business performance – measuring and monitoring soil health
Thurs 10, 17 and 24 Oct, 19:00 – 20:15
Are your soils performing? Learn what tools can be used measure and monitor performance in a low-input farming system over three evening webinars. Led by Pasture for Life’s Head of Research, Nikki Yoxall, and Scotland Regional Manager, Jamie Jack.
Kehelland Apple Day
Near Camborne: Sat 19 Oct, 13:00 – 16:00
It’s 20 years since Kehelland’s first apple trees were planted in their Cornish espalier orchard, on their very first Apple Day. Join them to celebrate all things apple and much more: juice pressing demos; exhibition of around 100 apple varieties; apple games, traditions and customs; ID and orchard advice; potted apple tree sales; juice & cider tasting & sales; traditional music; craft demos & activities; Samba procession; children’s activities, refreshments and more!
Camelford Apple Day
Higher Culloden Farm: Sat 19 Oct, 13:00 – 16:00
Lots to do and see including juice pressing, nature-based creative activities for all in the barn, guided tours of the market garden, exploring opportunities to get involved, a mindful walk on the farm and more!
Free – but spaces are limited: Nourish Kernow CIC – Event Page
Tours of the Forest Garden
Falmouth: Sat 19 Oct 13:45
An informative and fun tour of the Forest Garden with Simon Miles. Learn about the basics of forest gardening and the wide range of edible plants, fruits and nuts grown.
Pre-booking essential: call 07964 750565 or visit www.theforestgarden.co.uk
Great Cornish Seafood Weekend
Truro: Sat 26 and Sun 27 Oct, 08:00 – 18:00
A seafood takeover at the Great Cornish Food Store – celebrating Cornwall’s fishing industry, those who work in it and the superb fish and seafood they land.
The kitchen theatre schedule is brimming with variety, with cookery demos, skills workshops, wine tasting, top chefs and more. There will also be live music (including sea shanties) and children’s activities with live rock pooling and fishy face painting. If you’ve ever wanted to cook sustainable, local fish from scratch but don’t know where to start, free skills masterclasses on preparing fish and seafood will be for you.
Cornwall Wildlife Trust will be promoting the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide and can help you learn more about choosing the most sustainable, local species.
To view the full programme, find out more and book individual sessions, visit Great Cornish Seafood Weekend | Eventbrite (Sessions are free but spaces are limited.)
Webinar – why civil food resilience matters
Weds 30 Oct 11:00 – 12:00
Professor Tim Lang looks at how the notion of resilience (the capacity to bounce back from shock) can be applied to the UK food system. The UK National Risk Register 2023 lists 89 major risks facing the country – but of these only 1 is food. Many analysts disagree with this assessment, pointing to climate change, geopolitics, prices, ‘weaponisation’ of food (e.g. Ukraine, Sudan) and the fragilities of Just-in-Time logistics upon which almost all food supply depends.
Organised by the Right to Grow Learning Network. Free. Register at Why civil food resilience matters | Eventbrite.
Online: Grow your own CSA course
Tuesdays Oct – Dec
Want to make your CSA profitable and sustainable? Run by the successful Cae Tân CSA in south Wales, this 12-session ONLINE course will will offer bespoke training and support.
Tuesdays 6:00 – 7.30pm, October – December 2024. Bursaries available and discounts for members. More information and book on the CSA Network website: https://communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/gyocsa/
Carbon Farmer of the Year 2024 – Farm Walk with Andrew Brewer
Ennis Barton, Fraddon: Fri 8 Nov, 11:30 – 14:30
A chance to join a farm walk at Ennis Barton, Fraddon and hear from 2024 Carbon Farmer of the Year, Andrew Brewer about how he is managing his pasture-based dairy farm to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon into soils, trees and hedges. Organised by Farm Carbon Toolkit.
Carbon Farmer of the Year 2024 Farm Walk: Andrew Brewer | Eventbrite
Community growing workshop on the SFI
Fentenfenna Farm Ruthvoes: Tues 12 Nov 11:00 – 16:00
A focus on the “Sustainable Farming Incentive”, what this means for small growers and how to claim and make the most of these payments. Led by Conor McKendrew, a Farm Adviser for Cornwall Wildlife Trust who runs Aral Farm and has a wealth of knowledge on the SFI.
LandAlive SW sustainable food & farming conference
Bath & West Showground: Fri 22 – Sat 23 Nov
There’s a great line up for this new sustainable food and farming conference for the southwest! Two days of talks by top experts in regenerative farming and sustainable food including – Check out the Speakers here
Day 1 – Regenerating the land & region – farming, innovation, policy
Day 2 – Healthy food, healthy communities – linking up & making good food affordable
Tickets available from LandAlive | NEW Food & Farming Conference | 22-23 Nov ’24
fARMING THE SWEET SPOT
TRETHORNE LEISURE PARK: TUE 26 Nov 11:00 – 14:00
This workshop will break down how nature-friendly farming can increase commercial return by up to 45% and improve farm resilience, as demonstrated in a recent report by the Nature Friendly Farming Network and The Wildlife Trusts: Farming at the Sweet Spot.
Run by the Farm Advice team at Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Refreshments and a carvery bap will be provided during the workshop.
For more information and to RSVP visit Farming at the Sweet Spot | Eventbrite
Throughout November: Cook and Share returns
The much-loved campaign to get people trying new recipes and connecting over good food, from the team at Food for Life, will be back for the month of November. New recipes and resources are due to be shared soon. You can find out more and sign up here:
