Oxford Real Farming Conference & The Grate Cheese Debate

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Oxford real farming conference had a welcoming session on the 3rd January at St. Edmund’s hall in Oxford city centre with the Grate cheese debate (See what they did there!) Starting off with an evening of cheese tasting and information from four directors from the companies:

• Lye Cross Farm
• Quicke’s Cheese
• Cropwell Bishop
• Bath Soft Cheese 

As well as enjoying the delicious cheese, the panel explain how the cheeses were made and the processes they go to get to the final fantastic result.

The 2017 Oxford Real Farming Conference will be held in the Oxford Town Hall on 4th & 5th January. This unique gathering of the UK’s sustainable and organic food and farming movements will offer a practical mix of on-farm advice, showcasing new techniques for best practice in agroecological farming, and discuss the global food system, including the economic and trade policies that affect British farming, plus much more.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”18652″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”18658″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”18656″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The soil association hired a PA system with 5 Lapel microphones for the 5 members on the panel sitting on the stage. and two handheld microphones for the audience to ask questions. A sound engineer was also present to make sure everything ran smoothly.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]