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DenyAcceptHow Farming Can Cool The Planet is a collaborative project between SOS-UK, FLAME (the youth branch of the Landworkers' Alliance), and NFYFC (the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs).
Through farm visits, events and creating resources, the project has enabled students, FLAME members and young farmers with different lived experiences to share their stories with each other, to find common ground, and to ultimately have a united voice so they can tackle the climate crisis through food and farming together.
These provide an opportunity for students, FLAME members and young farmers to see agroecological farming in practice and to spend time with people who may have different experiences and views to them about food, farming and the climate. The overall purpose is to take people from their usual environment to a different environment to look, learn and discuss food, farming, the climate and nature. The project encourages the exploration of thoughts and assumptions and gives us the opportunity to record and share the outcome of these via our three partner organisations.
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The project gives a platform for students, FLAME members and young farmers to talk about food, farming and the climate and to share their different lived experiences and stories in a supported non-judgemental way. The aim is to show the value of collaboration, that you can always find common ground, and to show why having a united youth voice is so important in tackling the climate crisis through food and farming.
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This video is about the How Farming Can Cool the Planet project event at Groundswell, the Hertfordshire regenerative farming festival. Watch this video to learn about the experiences of the young people who attended the event and their hopes for the future.
Video created by WeDesign for the How Farming Can Cool the Planet Project.
Check out the short interviews below from young people talking about their experiences, what they have learnt and what they will take away from attending Groundswell.
Check out and listen to this podcast from the 2024 Oxford Real Farming Conference recorded by young farmer and rural podcaster Dan Grist. This special episode follows a group of young people – from farmers to inner city graduates – who share their passion for food and farming. Recorded with support from Farming the Future as part of the How Farming Can Cool the Planet project, which involves project partners SOS-UK, the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, and FLAME, the youth branch of the Landworkers' Alliance.
Watch this video about how tackling the climate and nature crises needs a joined up approach. SOS-UK has been proud to be part of a collaborative project with FLAME (youth branch of the Landworkers' Alliance) and NFYFC (National Federation of Young Farmer's Clubs) to help share more understanding about the role farming can play. This 'How Farming Can Cool the Planet' video demonstrates how young people from three diverse organisations visited farms, shared ideas and challenged thinking.
For the Tolhurst Organic Farm and Groundswell visits we ran video competitions so the experience and what was learnt could be shared more widely.
The aim of these is to clearly explain the links between climate, nature, farming and food justice, and what actions people can take to create a positive impact. This infographic is an example of what has been created by students, FLAME members and young farmers so far.
With many thanks to Farming The Future who fund this project.
If you would like to get involved with How Farming Can Cool The Planet, or have any questions, please email us.