What should be included in the programme fo r our 2027 Spring Conference?
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Our Spring Conference is being he ld at Salford University. There are going to be tw o days of speakers\, panel discussions and interac tive sessions\, but we do not want to finalise any thing until we hear from our members. There will also be optional site tours to book onto on Friday 16th (booking essential - there will b e an extra cost to cover transport and refreshment s).
\n \nWhat t opics do you really want to be included? Topics al ready mentioned for inclusion –
\n \nH ow do we bring forward the community voice? We wan t to hear from people running projects on the grou nd. What impacts are you delivering? What are you r barriers to success? How could we support you mo re going forward?
\n \n< span style="color:#000000\;">We have also reserved workshop slots for member priorities and once we know what YOU want to talk about\, we will add the se topics to our final agenda.
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Details of International Spring Conference
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n SF&G members can grab a heavily discounted spot\
, but numbers are capped — early booking is strong
ly recommended.
When:
\n \n14th & 15th April 2027 (Main Conference)
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16th April – Optional Bookable Field Trips (more i
nformation coming soon)
\n 17th April – EFCF
AGM
Where:< /span>
\n \nIn the beautiful N ew Adelphi conference centre\, University of Salfo rd\, UK
\n \nWhat to expect:
\n \nOrganised by the Social Farms & Gardens (SF&G )\, the three-day event heads to Salford Universit y next April.
\n \nBookings are no w open for the 2027 International Spring Conferenc e\, Nature for Wellbeing: Advancing practice in co mmunity gardening\, city and social farming\, set to take place at Salford University's New Adelphi Building from 14th–16th April 2027.
\n \nThe conference is aimed at practitioners\, community gardeners\, city and social farm hosts\, health and social care leads\, social prescribers \, NGOs\, policymakers\, and academics — anyone wo rking at the intersection of nature\, food growing \, and wellbeing.
\n \nWha t's on offer
\n \nThe full programme is still bein g finalised\, with updates to follow via the SF&G news feeds.
\n \nSponsorsh
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\n Organisations interested in sp
onsoring the event can contact marketing@farmgarde
n.org.uk for more information.
Note< /b>: a limited number of trade / stall / stand / d isplay spaces will be available. (more information on this coming soon)
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\n \nWhen: Thursday 26th November 202 6\, 4.00pm - 5.00pm
\n \nTo facil iate conversation\, places are limited so book ear ly to avoid disappointment.
DESCRIPTION:What should be included in the programme for our 2 027 Spring Conference?\n \n \n \n Social Farms & G ardens International Spring Conference 14th – 16th April 2027. \n \n \n \n Nature for Wellbeing: Adv ancing practice in community gardening\, city and social farming (https://shop.salford.ac.uk/confere nces-and-events/health/social-prescribing-network/ nature-for-wellbeing-advancing-practice-in-communi ty-gardening-city-and-social-farming) \n \n Deliv ered in partnership with GreenME (https://greenme- project.eu/)\, APRIN and will also encompass the E uropean Federation of City Farms (https://cityfarm s.org/) AGM.\n \n \n \n Our Spring Conference is b eing held at Salford University. There are going t o be two days of speakers\, panel discussions and interactive sessions\, but we do not want to final ise anything until we hear from our members. Ther e will also be optional site tours to book onto on Friday 16th (booking essential - there will be an extra cost to cover transport and refreshments).\ n \n \n \n Would you like to run a session or spea k at our Spring Conference? \n \n \n What topics d o you really want to be included? Topics already m entioned for inclusion – \n \n \n \n \n Funding a nd raising your own funds\n Dissemination from ou r GreenME project\n Gardens for all and something more specific on gardens for dementia and to impr ove mental health and wellbeing\n Climate resilie nce/ justice \n Case studies and storytelling \n An open surgery for land access and planning issu es \n Making money from social prescribing \n Me mber priorities\n Networking/ social time/ site v isits and tour of the Thrive Health & Wellbeing Hu b at the university\n \n \n How do we bring forwar d the community voice? We want to hear from people running projects on the ground. What impacts are you delivering? What are your barriers to success ? How could we support you more going forward? \n \n \n \n We have also reserved workshop slots for member priorities and once we know what YOU want t o talk about\, we will add these topics to our fin al agenda.\n \n \n \n Come along at 4pm on 26th No vember to get your voice heard! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details of International Spring Conference \n \n \n \n Pricing and availability\n \n SF&G member s can grab a heavily discounted spot\, but numbers are capped — early booking is strongly recommende d.\n \n \n \n Book here to avoid disappointment - Nature for Wellbeing: Advancing practice in commun ity gardening\, city and social farming (https://s hop.salford.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/health/so cial-prescribing-network/nature-for-wellbeing-adva ncing-practice-in-community-gardening-city-and-soc ial-farming)\n \n \n \n When:\n \n \n \n 14th & 15 th April 2027 (Main Conference)\n \n 16th April – Optional Bookable Field Trips (more information co ming soon)\n \n 17th April – EFCF AGM\n \n \n \n W here:\n \n \n \n In the beautiful New Adelphi conf erence centre\, University of Salford\, UK\n \n \n \n What to expect:\n \n \n \n Organised by the So cial Farms & Gardens (SF&G)\, the three-day event heads to Salford University next April.\n \n \n \n Bookings are now open for the 2027 International Spring Conference\, Nature for Wellbeing: Advancin g practice in community gardening\, city and socia l farming\, set to take place at Salford Universit y's New Adelphi Building from 14th–16th April 2027 .\n \n \n \n The conference is aimed at practition ers\, community gardeners\, city and social farm h osts\, health and social care leads\, social presc ribers\, NGOs\, policymakers\, and academics — any one working at the intersection of nature\, food g rowing\, and wellbeing.\n \n \n \n What's on offer \n \n \n \n \n Inspiring keynote speakers\n Hand s-on interactive workshops\n Plenty of networking time\n Optional site visits to local projects\n \n \n The full programme is still being finalised\ , with updates to follow via the SF&G news feeds.\ n \n \n \n Sponsorship\n \n Organisations interest ed in sponsoring the event can contact marketing@f armgarden.org.uk for more information.\n \n \n \n Note: a limited number of trade / stall / stand / display spaces will be available. (more informatio n on this coming soon)\n \n \n \n ----\n \n \n \n Where: Online\n \n \n When: Thursday 26th November 2026\, 4.00pm - 5.00pm \n \n \n \n \n To faciliat e conversation\, places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.\n \n CATEGORIES:Member Gathering (Online) CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T160000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T170000 LOCATION:United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1106 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR