Wild bee nesting requirements in gardens presentation
I will be giving a short presentation looking at the nesting requirements for solitary bees and bumblebees in my garden, a little about their ecology and pests then followed by practical ways that people can create more nesting sites. A display stall with my products will be at the centre.
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Day 1 – Wednesday 8 October
| 9.30am | Arrival and refreshments |
| 10.15am | Welcome Helen Browning, Chief Executive, Soil Association Charlotte Smith, Presenter of BBC Radio 4 Farming Today |
| 10.30am | Session 1 – Keep Britain Buzzing: the latest science, politics and action to help save our pollinatorsThe decline of pollinators and the causes for this have recently been a hot topic of debate and the Soil Association has been campaigning hard. In this session, Professor Dave Goulson, one of the leading experts in the field will outline the latest science and politics – with a panel of people directly involved in field outlining action and practical approaches to supporting bees and other pollinators. As Dave Goulson outlines in his recent book: “Perhaps if we learn to save the bee today we can save the world tomorrow?”Professor Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology, University of Sussex Steven Faulk, Entomologist, Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust George Pilkington, Director, Nurturing Nature Louise Payton, Policy Officer (Farming and Land Use), Soil Association |
| 12.00pm | Lunch |
| 1.30pm | Session 2 – Stopping the superbugs: how farming can help keep antibiotics workingThe rise of infections resistant to antibiotics is one of the world’s most serious health problems. The threat, as David Cameron has put it, is that “we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine”. While much of the problem stems from human medicine, farming also over uses antibiotics and will suffer if they are lost. In this session the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Prof John Watson sets out the scale of the challenge of antibiotic resistance and the government strategy – and Cóilín Nunan explains why changes are needed to stop their over-use in farming. David Tisdall from the University of Bristol will talk about the practical steps that Langford Farm Animal Practice vets have been taking to work with their farmers to use information about medicines use to inform herd health management decisions, improve herd health and make antimicrobial use more sustainable.Professor John Watson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health Cóilín Nunan, expert advisor to the Soil Association and Alliance to Save our Antibiotics David Tisdall, Lead Farm Animal Clinician, Langford Farm Animal Practice |
| 2.45pm | Refreshment break |
| 3.30pm | Session 3 – Farming for health: does the way we produce food affect its nutritional value?Until now, it has been widely assumed that how we farm has no impact on the nutritional value of the food we eat. Professor Carlo Leifert will challenge that assumption in presenting the findings of the landmark Newcastle University-led study into the nutritional composition of organic and non-organic fruit, vegetables and cereals, which was published in July in the British Journal of Nutrition. An expert panel will then consider the implications of these findings for public health and public sector food procurement. Carlo Leifert, Professor for Ecological Agriculture, Newcastle University Panelists: Joanna Lewis, Head of Policy (Food and Health), Soil Association Vanessa Warn, Owner, Little Green Rascals Day Nursery and Catering Mark Standards Committee member |
| 5.00pm | Session close and registration for the Forestry session and AGM |
| 5.15pm | Session 4 – Forestry and the AGMHow forests can protect indigenous communities. The forestry session will also include the Soil Association Annual General Meeting and an opportunity to find out about the Soil Association’s campaigning year with Helen Browning, Chief Executive. Find out more about the AGM… |
| 6.15pm | Conference close Drinks reception to commence on the Station Platform |
| 7.45pm | Evening supper commences A fully organic menu designed and created by Cotswold Cooks. All ingredients for the meal have kindly been donated by our organic producers |
| 8.45pm | Organic Awards 2014 – presentation to our winners Introduced by Dennis Overton, Chair of the Soil Association and presented by Hardeep Singh-Kohli, Writer, Broadcaster and Organic Enthusiast |
| 9.30pm | Music and dancing with top London ceilidh band, Licence to Ceilidh |
| 11.30pm | Delegates depart |
If you have any enquiries about the conference, please contact the Events Team on events@soilassociation.org or 0117 314 5155.
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