Join us for the Annual Gathering 2024. An important opportunity to meet in person, speak to other traders running similar enterprises, and hear about great work going on across the UK. It’s always a brilliant day of learning sessions, networking, good food and great ideas. It’s also a moment to step back from the day-to-day and think about what we want to do as traders and as a movement to grow the agroecological food sector.

OUTLINE OF THE DAY

MORNING

10.30am: Welcome and introductions 

Presentation: Better Food Traders 2024: hear what we have all achieved together in the past year. 

11.15am: Join the business speed dating session: A fast and fun way of picking the brains of other Better Food Traders and experts (see below).

12.30pm: Lunch and guided tour of the beautiful and inspirational OrganicLea Hawkwood nursery site set in Epping Forest.

AFTERNOON

2pm: Presentation: Results from our Data Deep Dive 

2.30pm: Two afternoon sessions 

1. September marketing campaign. 

2. Time to Diversify? Join Zosia Walczak for an interactive afternoon session on B2B (business to business) and B2G (business to government) sales.

Hear how to find, approach and work with schools. How to pitch/sell/adapt to local authorities and public services and the importance of diversifying revenue streams in general.

4.00pm: Reflections and closing 

4.30: An evening social with drinks and a campfire. 

REGISTER HERE