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Bringing the real food and farming movement together.

Every January the Oxford Real Farming Conference connects people in the UK and around the globe who want to transform our food and farming system

Website
https://orfc.org.uk/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/orfc

 

'The alternative farming conference'

ORFC is the largest gathering of the agroecological movement on the planet, dedicated to transforming food and farming systems for good.
 

The conference is highly accessible to all, with both online and in-person sessions:

  • The in-person conference starts on Thursday 5 January, with early check-in from 6pm on Wednesday 4 January. You’ll have access to all the sessions in Oxford (100+) as well as all the online sessions, which will be recorded and available to watch after the conference.
  • Online-only sessions start on Wednesday 4 January. An online ticket gives you access to 20+ sessions live-streamed from Oxford, plus at least 30 online-only sessions with speakers from around the world.

 

Tickets are still available to purchase on a sliding scale HERE.

 

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