Category: News and events

Join the Soil Association at Mindrum Farm for a guided farm walk focusing on improving soils as part of whole farm system change.

The ReForest Toolbox including PG Tool will help to steer your agroforestry journey by pointing you to real-world case studies, resources in the Knowledge Hub and digital tools

This IFOAM – Organics International webinar will address some of the most common misconceptions surrounding organic agriculture.

Join an interactive webinar on Holistic Agroecology Practices to explore practical, science-based agroecological solutions from across Europe

CAWR hybrid seminar with Francis Rayns, Judith Conroy, Leonardo Faedo, Ulrich Schmutz, Margi Lennartsson

Organic strawberry growing Masterclass with Iain Tolhurst MBE

NFFN webinar led by ORC’s Lindsay Whistance looks at the many benefits trees can bring to livestock systems

ORC’s Lindsay Whistance will be speaking at this one-day conference for South West farmers on resilient, profitable, regenerative farming

BIOFACH 2026 showcases the future of organic: global diversity, young voices, and bold concepts for sustainable food systems.

Our Director Lucy MacLennan is interviewed in the latest issue of GM Freeze’s Newsletter

Lucy MacLennan reflects on the past year – a period of significant change and meaningful progress for the Organic Research Centre

We celebrate ten years of Agricology supporting farmers and growers transition to more sustainable and resilient farming systems

Join webinar for the launch of a new non-profit service dedicated to opening up more land for fair, diverse and agroecological food and farming enterprises.

Solidarity Across Land Trades (SALT) is offering a series of political education workshops for workers in land-related trades across the UK

Government backing for organic food could deliver huge health and economic returns, new report featuring ORC research, finds

The UK Fruit and Vegetable Coalition launched in Westminster setting the case for strengthening domestic fruit and vegetable production

Working with Tom Newbury from Brackenhill Farm near Tebay we hosted the second Living Lab Co-design workshop at the Agroforestry Show in September.

Rowan and Lindsay meet with Taiwanese delegated at Wakelyns to present our work and share organic experiences

Food Shines is offering six paid consultancy placements with BAFR advisory board member organisations – each of which has identified a food system challenge for the successful candidate to tackle.

UK-based doctoral students of any discipline are invited to join Food Shines to explore current wide-ranging food system challenges in Cambridge on Thursday 19 February 2026.

The Progressive Farming Trust charity seeks new Directors to help strengthen the organisation

New Agricology podcast series takes a fresh look at the role of trees on farms and the natural forces that shape them.

New ORC project launched which will evaluate ten different indicators to create a framework for farmers to better manage their soil health

We are looking for farmers in the North of England to join us for an on-farm workshop on the future of trees on farms