SAP events
Regen dairy and parasite control
Langbarns, Tongland: Wednesday 19 August, 11am–4.30pm
Donald Armstrong will share his path so far into regenerative and organic dairy since taking on the family farm. With Moredun Research Institute looking at the impact of regen grazing on parasite and worm burdens, and having a go at Fecal Egg Counts in their mobile lab.
Cow-calf micro dairy
The Wee Dairy, Dupplin Estate: Thursday 20 August, 12.30pm–4.30pm
Farmers and producers are invited to join this inspiring farm walk at The Wee Dairy, where Rachael, Tom and family run a cow with calf micro dairy producing high quality milk which they sell via local markets.
Agroecology in Action: Building resilience into your system
Lynbreck Croft, Grantown-on-Spey: Tuesday 15 September, 10.30am–3.30pm
Join us at Lynbreck Croft for an inspiring and interactive day exploring what agroecology and a whole-system approach can look like in practice, as they celebrate ten years of ‘producing food, building soil and biodiversity and achieving and sustaining financial viability’.
Share an acre: Accessing land for food and farming
Leftfield Market Garden, Glasgow: Monday 28 September, 4–7pm
A discussion exploring how groups access land in and around Glasgow, from short-term tenancies to informal agreements. Learn about the rights and responsibilities of taking on land, and opportunities for collaboration between farmers, growers, community groups and tenants. Featuring Glasgow Community Food Network, Propagate and other local partners and practitioners.
Scottish Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Farming for a better future
Thursday 1 October,
Guardswell Farm, Perthshire
Join the Scottish Agroecology Partnership for an informative and inspiring day of farmers learning from one another.
This is an event for all farmers and crofters: from arable to horticulture, livestock to dairy, there’s something for everyone. If you want to learn more about sustainable methods but don’t know where to start, or if you’re already practising some sustainable methods and want to learn more, join us!
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Visit the The Agroecological Learning Collective (TALC) website – a new UK-based collective of trainers, mentors, advisors, centres of learning and demonstration farms that work together to share and deliver the skills and knowledge needed for a regenerative future.