New Event of Feeding Ourselves (3rd-6th of April in Ireland)
Are you or your organisation interested in attending or being a collaborating partner of the Feeding Ourselves Gathering 2025 in Cloughjordan, April 3rd-6th?
This annual event brings together people from across the island and beyond: local food producers, community and short food chain initiatives, agri-food and land use researchers and advocates. Together, we aim to strengthen local food economies and support a fair transition where farmers thrive, where everyone has access to healthy, local, appropriate food, and where we take real steps to address environmental crises.
Places are limited to 40 per day, due to both the venue size and the fact that this event is primarily to grow the Feeding Ourselves community of practice, to help deepen and amplify our collective work.
Use this form to let us know if you’re interested in joining one or all of the days, and also if your organisation would like to be listed as a collaborating partner.
Please share this email and form with your stakeholders. Full details with contributors and collaborating projects available soon. Session themes and target audiences of the four days below. Thanks for being part of the movement building stronger, more resilient local food systems!
Food Systems Transformation
Feeding Ourselves Gathering 2025
Thursday, April 3rd, to Sunday, April 6th
We Create Centre, Ecovillage, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, E53 VP86
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Day 1: Farm & Land – Soil, Methane, and Land Access
Thursday, April 3rd, 11:00 – 17:00Exploring practices focused on soil health, methane reduction, and the potential for a Land Observatory in Ireland. Join the discussion on how we can protect our land and resources for a regenerative future.
Target Audience: Farmers, land managers, researchers, soil health advocates, policymakers, and advocates for sustainable agriculture and land use.
Day 2: Community Resilience – Strengthening local food economies
Friday 4th April, In-person: 10.00 – 17.00, Online session: 15.30 – 17.00
How can we strengthen local food economies, enhance resilience, and shape policy responses for a more sustainable and equitable food system? We will explore collaborative strategies to support local food producers, businesses, and community-led initiatives and ensure fair access to nutritious, locally sourced food. Community Food Hubs, Short Food Supply Chain Advisors, and Local Food Partnerships will be highlighted and a case for a basic income for food producers will be made. This event will end with a session from 15.30 to 17.00 that will be open to online participants.
Target Audience: Individuals and organisations involved in food system transformation including community food enterprises, food hubs, researchers, relevant local government officers, public health and social inclusion workers and policy advocates focused on local food systems.
Day 3: Stories from the Field – Community Learning & Movement Building
Saturday 5th April – 10.00 – 17.00
This day brings together local, national, and international voices from food producers, and community food projects working to build fair, resilient, and regenerative food systems. Through shared learning and collaboration, we’ll explore the wider political and policy context, practical strategies for strengthening local food economies, and embedding solidarity, ecology, and fairness into farming and food. Join us to connect, inspire, and mobilise for a stronger local food movement!
Target Audience: Community activists and workers, educators, researchers, agri-food networks, farmer advocates, people, projects and local food partnerships actively engaged in community level food actions.
Day 4 – Sunday 6th April
Deep Listening: 11.00 – 12.30
Farm Walk & Talk: 14.30 – 16.30
A session for people who care about the land. Here all kinds of farmers and environmental advocates will share a calm, respectful and reflective space to really hear each other. In the afternoon, a Cloughjordan Community Farm walk and talk will begin at the Food Hub with an introduction to the Open Food Network (OFN) digital platform, and the North Tipperary Online Farmers Market. A farm walk will follow, offering insights into Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and discussions on syntropic agriculture.
Target Audience: Farmers, growers, local food initiatives and those interested in practical agroecological farming techniques, CSAs, food hubs and digital farmers markets.
REGISTER HERE
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