LandAlive is a major new conference making the case for transition to a more localised, regenerative farming and food system in the region and across the UK.

New regenerative farming conference announced:

A new South West conference aiming to help farmers manage climate extremes, following the wettest eighteen months on record, was announced today. Called LandAlive, the event will also explore how ‘regenerative’ or nature-friendly methods can improve farm profits, while boosting local economies, opening up new markets and stimulating innovation and investment across the South-West.

The new conference will be held at the Bath and West Showground on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November 2024.

It will feature a two-day programme of talks by top experts in regenerative farming and sustainable food including Martin Lines of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, Helen Coates (DEFRA), George Dunn (Tenant Farmers Association), Ian Wilkinson (FarmEd), Tim Martin (FarmWilder), Professor Andrew Neal (Rothamsted Research), Niels Corfield (farm advisor, co-creator of the Soil Mentor app/website) and Caroline Grindrod (Roots to Regeneration).

Whilst primarily aimed at farmers, this is the first conference in the region to look at the place of regenerative farming within the wider food system. Organisers aim to ‘join up the dots’ across the supply chain, looking at ways to support farmers and local economies in the years ahead.

The conference is a collaboration between Sustainable Food Somerset and The Royal Bath and West of England Society, supported by DEFRA’S ‘Farming in Protected Landscapes’ (FIPL) fund through Mendip & Quantocks National Landscapes, with support from Somerset Council and sponsors First Milk (a ‘Regenerative Co-operative’ of dairy farmers), and YourEco.

Ticket sales launch in July on www.landalive.co.uk.