Navigating Agroforestry futures in Europe
ReForest webinar for farmers, advisors, researchers, policymakers, and others on the practical applications of the FarmTree Tool
Agroforestry Open Weekend: Wakelyns
ORC were at Wakelyns – the home of agroforestry – for the Agroforestry Open Weekend and report on recent developments.
Agroforestry design clinic at Groundswell
Interested in agroforestry? Come along to our free Agroforestry Design Clinic at Groundswell and get advice from the experts.
Potential Role of Trees on a Dartmoor Farm
Come along to this Woodland Trust day to learn more about how trees can be incorporated on farm.
New updated version – Wakelyns Agroforestry: Resilience through diversity
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.
The North would benefit most from new hedgerows, ORC research for CPRE reveals
ORC research for CPRE reveals which parts of England would benefit most from the creation of new hedgerows
Agroforestry for food, net zero and biodiversity
The 2024 Farm Woodland Forum Meeting will bring together researchers and practitioners across the UK who are advancing the practice of agroforestry for food production, reducing farm-level net greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing biodiversity.
Quantifying impacts of agroforestry on soil health
This spring REFOREST researchers have been assessing soil health in agroforestry systems using a range of practical measures.
EURAF 2024: 7th European Agroforestry Conference
EURAF 2024 in Czech Republic: Regenerating landscapes and diversifying production in Europe through Agroforestry
Perennial Green Manures Film Launch
Join the Perennial Green Manures Project for the launch of a new video
Silvopasture in Colombia
At the end of January Will Simonson visited the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia to attend a workshop on silvopasture design.
National Organic Conference – Food, Farming, Nature, Climate & People
SAVE THE DATES — OF&G National Organic Conference at Tim May’s Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire – 1-2 July 2024
Agroforestry: Farming with Trees in Cornwall
Interested in farming with trees or already planning a project? Come to this Forest for Cornwall event at Rosuick Organic Farm and find out how they can support you and get inspirational advice and experience from local farm agroforestry projects.
Agroforestry supports high bird diversity in European farmland
AGROMIX study demonstrates that agroforestry systems represent a valuable habitat for breeding birds in European agricultural landscapes.
Agroforestry Open Weekend 2024
The Agroforestry Open Weekend is back in 2024 – May 17th to 20th
Tree hay – using trees as livestock fodder
Join Agroecology: strengthening livelihoods for an informative and practical online discussion on the benefits and practicalities of making and using tree hay
AGROMIX Summit: Agroforestry for the future of European Agriculture
The ‘AGROMIX Summit: Agroforestry for the future of European Agriculture’ aims to facilitate and incentivise the adoption of Mixed Farming and Agroforestry systems under EU legislation.
Agricultural Transition Plan update: Defra announcement on agroforestry
Defra announces payments for agroforestry. Colin Tosh and Will Simonson unpick the detail.
REFOREST Living Lab at Gowbarrow Hall Farm
Report from the REFOREST North of England Agroforestry Living Lab meet up at the beautiful Gowbarrow Hall Farm in the Lake District, hosted by Sam and Claire Beaumont.
Oxford Real Farming Conference 2024
Celebrating 15 years of bringing the food and farming movement together 4 – 5 January 2024 🌱In-person + worldwide livestream #ORFC24
English Farmers wanted, to test advice and guidance for agroforestry in ELM
Considering Implementing Agroforestry on Your Farm? Join us to help test different forms of advice and guidance for Defra.
Farmer/grower tree planting survey
Farmers and growers please could you take 5 minutes to fill in a short and simple survey around tree planting on your land
Barriers to adopting agroforestry
ORC is currently looking for farmers or land manager in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area to take part in a survey for the EU-Horizon project AGROMIX.
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