Download Schedule Overview Northern Real Farming Conference Opening Session Sep 28 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Virtual Veg craft with Mme Zucchini Sep 28 2020 – 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm A story of seed – an interactive northern Seed Sovereignty networking session Sep 28 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Building Food Security through Resilient Short Food Supply Chains; online shopfronts for farmers, growers and producers Sep 29 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Scottish Agricultural Policy: Where it's at and where to go from here Sep 29 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Practical ways to achieve Net Zero Sep 29 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Common sense farming Sep 29 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm From research to action: Supporting food, farming and health transitions to a greener and fairer society for all Sep 29 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Building regional autonomies for a small farm future Sep 29 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Food for crowded populations in an uncertain and compromised future Sep 30 2020 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm All about Community Supported Agriculture Sep 30 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm What could your dung beetles be doing for you? Sep 30 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Selling better food – the Better Food Traders Sep 30 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Why is seed sovereignty important? Sep 30 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm How / Can nature-friendly urban farming and growing contribute to tackling food security & the climate emergency? Sep 30 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Upland perspectives: can farmers, conservationists and researchers work in partnership to grow carbon efficient, bio-diverse and food productive farming in the North Sep 30 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Using a permaculture approach to diversify farm outputs in the context of ELMS Oct 01 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm New entrant support for farmers: The Farmstart Model Oct 01 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Agroforestry in the North Oct 01 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Crowdsourcing ideas for farmer led research Oct 01 2020 – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Our Common Cause: Collective and collaborative management of upland commons and beyond Oct 01 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Unlocking land for CSA in the North of England: Challenges and Opportunities Oct 02 2020 – 10:30am – 12:00 pm Race and Ethnicity in Agriculture Oct 02 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Facilitating a transition to regenerative livestock farming in the North Oct 02 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Exploring the links between farming and other rural enterprises: Could Brexit make or break the chain? Oct 02 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm What does a dietitian have to do with farming? Oct 02 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Wilderculture - a hybrid of regenerative grazing and rewilding for the uplands Oct 03 2020 – 10:00 pm – 12:00 pm Natural Flood Management walk Oct 04 2020 – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Farm Tour: working with nature on a croft Oct 05 2020 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Moving a flerd long distance Oct 05 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Growing real food for nutrition: Measuring nutrient density to improve citizen and planetary health Oct 05 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Rewarding results for nature friendly farming Oct 05 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm It begins with a grass-fed sirloin steak in a handbag Oct 05 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Exploring the benefits of diversity in Agriculture Oct 05 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Implementing agroforestry with native cattle as part of a healthy agro-ecosystem Oct 05 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Developing supply chains for minor cereals in North East England Oct 06 2020 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm The advantages and challenges of working within a Farm Cluster Group: a discussion Oct 06 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Social prescribing of community urban food growing: transforming citizen health, neighbourhoods and futures Oct 06 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Natural Flood management and improving the headwaters of the River Lune Oct 06 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Alternatives to contentious inputs in organic horticulture Oct 06 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Japanese Rural Development & Marginal Hill Farming: what can we learn from farmers in other cultures? Oct 06 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Getting it together - structural and governance options for co-operative and community agriculture organisations. Oct 07 2020 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Moving beyond food aid – how do we change it from a hand out to a hand up? Oct 07 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Nature as a stakeholder in a farm business Oct 07 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Reforming land ownership, and potential for change of land use Oct 07 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Cow-with-Calf Dairying: a survival strategy for the family farm? Oct 07 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Natural Flood management in in Woodlands, tree planting and ELMs Oct 07 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Nowt but a fleeting thing: film screening and Q&A Oct 07 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Promoting veterinary engagement with the principles and practices of regenerative agriculture Oct 07 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Scotland's Changing Landscape Oct 08 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Public Money for Public Good? How can small-scale producers maximize opportunities offered by public sector procurement? Oct 08 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Organic at the heart: Developing an agroecological food and farming network in Northern England Oct 08 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm What's a Hill Worth? Preparing public goods for payment on upland farms around Pendle Hill: Issues, Approaches and Findings Oct 08 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Nature friendly farming: farm business case studies Oct 08 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm The value and vulnerability of the small abattoir: Screening and Q&A Oct 08 2020 – 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm An introduction to coppicing in the context of cooperative working Oct 09 2020 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Open-space to co-create next steps Oct 09 2020 – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tunes and tales from Whinpot Farm Oct 09 2020 – 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Day of reflection: making the NRFC count Oct 10 2020