Oxford Real Farming Conference (website)

The Oxford Real Farming Conference is held annually, both online and in person, with an online archive available.

ORFC serves as a hub for the global real food and farming movement, bringing together farmers, growers, activists, policymakers, and researchers annually in January to transform food systems through agroecology and practical innovation. Nutritionists and dietitians engaged in sustainable food systems will appreciate its focus on progressive ideas like regenerative agriculture, organic farming, indigenous systems, and equitable practices that directly influence nutrient-dense, resilient food production.

Hosted by participants worldwide via an open call for submissions, ORFC 2026 programming covers farm practice (e.g., soil health, biodiversity, pest control), food policy (e.g., funding transitions, pesticide reforms), justice (e.g., land access, racial equity), agroecology movements with La Via Campesina, nature reciprocity, and youth activism—offering deep dives into scalable solutions for healthier ecosystems and diets.

The online conference is a mix of live-streamed sessions from Oxford and online-only sessions with farmers, food producers, activists, academics, authors, and many others across six continents. Anything you miss will be recorded for you to catch up on, and each session will be available for replay shortly after it has ended. There is interpretation through COATI (Colectivo para la autogestión de tecnologías para la interpretación) to ensure that sessions are interpreted into many languages.

ORFC is built on the principles of community and knowledge sharing, and makes all of the sessions from the conference accessible to the public for this reason.  You can also explore past session recordings on the ORFC YouTube Channel.

Professionals gain practical tools, policy insights, diverse networking (including free online access for majority world participants), and inspiration from real-world examples, empowering advocacy for climate-informed nutrition and food sovereignty in their work.

updated 2026 February