The Annual Farming for Nature Gathering & Awards Ceremony

Kinvara Community Centre, H91 WC64

This will be a day of a walk out on the Burren, talks and panel discussions followed by the annual Farming For Nature Ambassador Awards as well as cultural performances.

This event allows us to come together to celebrate farmers across Ireland who are striving to work alongside nature, and to share ideas on how these great custodians might best be supported at a time of great challenge and opportunity.

All farmers and other interested parties who want to be part of this discussion and learn more about farming for nature are welcome to attend.

Draft Outline

The 2024 Farming For Nature Gathering

Saturday 26^th October 

10am-12.30pm: Farming For Nature in the Burren

Option 1: Farm Walk led by local farmers out on the Burren, location provided nearer time - near Carron.

Option 2: A series of talks by the NPWS on rare breeds etc. Location to be provided nearer the time - near Carron.

1pm-2pm: Lunch & Registration

Join us and fellow farmers over a spot of lunch and a cup of tea. Soup and sandwiches will be provided at the Kinvara Community Centre. If you are working on a project you would to show or an agri business feel free to bring a stand and/or some leaflets to share.

2pm-3.15pm Panel 1: Building Resilience: farmers adapting to a rapidly changing climate

Farming For Nature Ambassadors & Panellists:
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Chaired by (tbc)

3.15pm-3.45pm Tea provided

3.45pm-4.15pm Panel 2:   The ‘Art’ of Farming: Creative Approaches to Contemporary Challenges

Farming For Nature Ambassadors & Panellists:
tbc
Chaired by (tbc)

4.15 – 4.30: Wrap up

4.30pm-6.30pm Free Time

Kinvara has a number of eateries to enjoy or feel free to bring your dinner and have a cup of tea at the Hall.

6.30pm-8pm The Annual Farming For Nature Ambassador Awards

Meet and celebrate our new Farming For Nature Ambassadors for 2024; exemplary farmers acting as stewards for their landscapes. Event is hosted by journalist, Ella McSweeney.

Interval with drinks and nibbles

8.30pm-9:45 pm 'A Winterage Session; poetry, music and dance in celebration of actions for nature' An evening on the theme of connecting to and taking actions for our landscapes. This event is part of Turas – Journeys in Stewardship, a Burrenbeo Trust Creative Climate Action project supported by Creative Ireland. Featuring poet Jane Clarke, dancer Edwina Gluckian and traditional musician Jack Talty.

10pm (Gathering in Tully's pub for a chat/pint)

Booking:
€25 for a day ticket (includes farm walk, lunch panel discussions, awards & cultural event). This nominal change is to help us prevent no-shows and to contribute to the unfunded cost of Farming For Nature in hosting this event.
Capacity in Kinvara Community Centre: 200 people

Booking: Farming for Nature (tickettailor.com)