Tag: agrobiodiversity

Join FiBL researchers from all over Europe for this virtual open day exploring the latest developments in organic research

Report from OF&G’s 17th annual National Organic Conference (NOC), hosted by Tim May at the Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire

ORC highlights from Groundswell 2024 including agroforestry, Wakelyns 30 years celebration, living mulches and regen ag research priorities

Marking 30 years of agroforestry at Wakelyns, this revised edition of Resilience Through Diversity celebrates the work of Martin and Ann, fellow researchers from the Organic Research Centre and the wider research and Wakelyns community; as evolved and expanded by their son David Wolfe and his wife Amanda from 2020.

New booklet outlines the vision of the Yorkshire Grain Alliance of a resilient, human scale food system for the future

SAVE THE DATES — OF&G National Organic Conference at Tim May’s Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire – 1-2 July 2024

ORC’s Head of Research Julia Cooper blogs on the recent Oxford Real Farming Conference.

Isabel Mackintosh and Charlotte Bickler blog reflect on the first year of LiveSeeding and the second annual meeting in Poznań, Poland

SAVE THE DATE — OF&G National Organic Conference at Green Acres Farm in Shropshire – 4 JULY 2023

Review shows that addressing barriers to crop diversification by farmers requires a simultaneous and coordinated approach.

ORC is partners in a new Horizon Europe-funded project ‘LIVESEEDING’ – Organic seed and plant breeding to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe.

Community event to share the work of the Yorkshire Grain Alliance from field to fork. Come and find out how you can get involved!

Delegates at the UK’s largest organic conference, OF&G’s National Organic Combinable Crops (NOCC) heard how market opportunity, and increased recognition of organic’s benefits, should encourage increases in organic agricultural land area.

To round off our 40th anniversary year we have published an ebook celebrating our pioneer research in organic farming. This brings together all the Factsheets and Research Digests that we have put together over the…

The LIVESEED project came to an end on 30 September 2021, after 52 months of activities. Started in June 2017, 51 project partners put their hearts and souls into boosting organic seed and plant breeding.…

On 10th of November 2021 the three research projects funded under the EU Horizon 2020 call on climate-smart and resilient farming (LC-SFS-19-2018-2019): MIXED, STARGATE, and AGROMIX will meet again to discuss about Resilience in Agricultural…

'The State of Seed' survey results and report.  In Spring 2021 the Landworkers’ Alliance and the Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty Programme worked together to survey farmers and growers across the UK to gather the views…

John and Alice Pawsey and family will be welcoming guests to their mixed organic arable and sheep farm at Shimpling park Farm in Suffolk on 6 July 2021. This annual on-farm conference, organised by OF&G…

This event is a joint effort of the ReMIX and DIVERSify projects to boost the adoption of intercropping and delivery of its ecosystem services in Europe. The event is a perfect opportunity to discuss how…

Celebrate Seed Week with us Einkorn population We’re delighted that throughout this week, from 18th to 22nd of January, we celebrate The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty Programme's fourth Seed Week. Through story, articles, videos and podcasts, Seed Week highlights the…

The DIVERSify project has produced a web series about various aspects of intercropping. Three episodes are now online covering the subjects of ecosystem services, tools and techniques, and innovation and gaps. Episode 1: from the…