Tag: agroecology

Joining the dots in Cornwall…

Report from a grower-led project to explore possibilities to develop a collaborative buying and distribution network in Cornwall

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ORFC in the Field at Comrie Croft, Perthshire

Join ORFC for 3 days of practical workshops, talks, storytelling, music and farm tours in the beautiful 230-acre grounds of Comrie Croft in the Southern Highlands of Scotland.

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Cultivating Wisdom: Agroecology Innovation from Experts in the Field

Collaborative event with ORC, AAB and the Agroecology Research Collaboration showcasing the benefits of on-farm participatory research.

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The Agroecological Learning Collective (TALC) launches

ORC is part of TALC – a new UK-based collective of agroecological trainers, mentors, advisors, centres of learning and demonstration farms working together to share and deliver skills and knowledge.

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Oxford Real Farming Conference – Boot camp for agroecologists

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

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Pesticides and the climate crisis: a vicious cycle

A new report published by The Pesticide Action Network (PAN UK) / The Pesticide Collaboration (includes ORC) calls for the UK Government to reduce the contribution of pesticides to greenhouse gas emissions and improve the climate resilience of food and farming systems.

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Cornwall Agroecology Meet-up: Community, diversity and seeds

Local social to bring together people from our local agroecology community; to connect, share ideas and seeds! Building on interest from the Landworkers Alliance Winter Social in December and Kernow Real Farming Conference in January…
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2nd Climate-smart and resilient farming webinar: let's talk about Resilience in Agricultural Landscapes!

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…
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Organic Agriculture at the Heart of Agroecological Transition - call for submissions

ORC's Ambrogio Costanzo is a guest co-editor of a forthcoming special issue of Agronomy entitled Organic Agriculture at the Heart of Agroecological Transition. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 September 2021. "Agroecological transition is…
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The organic route to a resilient future

An article by ORC's Head of Research Will Simonson has been included in the March/April edition of e-law, published by UKELA (United Kingdom Environmental Law Association) as part of an issue focusing on the Agriculture…
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