In the current climate, we know farmers and growers are looking at how they can make more from the raw products they are growing, through value add opportunities beyond the farm gate. 

In this Bootcamp, we'll look at some practical examples of farmers and growers who are adding value to their products accross the value chain.

Our guest speakers include:

• Sophie Hurley from Honest Wolf on how they came to take wool from their sheep & beef farm at Hunterville, and create gorgeous overnight bags and other everyday goods. Honest Wolf will share how they embarked on the venture and what running a customer facing business from a farm involves.

• Speirs Foods on how they are working with supermarkets and producers to meet consumer preferences, and identify new opportunities in the market. Speirs will share with us their journey of pivoting their business over the past three years, and responding to ever changing consumer trends. 

Along with hearing from our speakers - and spending time asking them the hard question - we'll spend time after dinner drilling down into the problem. That is, understanding for farmers and growers, what the important things are when it comes to making more from your produce. 

We'll be using this information to inform future innovation projects the Rural Innovation Lab engages in. We'll also give you a brief update on what we've been up to over the past six months, and what we have planned. 

Arrival, drinks and nibbles from 5.00pm, for a 5.30pm kick off. Everyone attending receives a complementary drink on arrival, with a cash bar running following that. Dinner and sweet treats provided. So, join us for an evening of thought provoking discussion, workshopping, and a beer and a chat with your fellow farmers and growers!

In the current climate, all farmers and growers are looking at how they can cut down on unnecessary costs and wastes on farm or in the market garden - through more innovative and lean approaches.

In this Bootcamp, we'll discuss lean thinking and look at some practical examples of farmers and growers who have implemented technology that's helping them be more efficient.

Our line up includes Jana Hocken, who has helped hundreds of companies across the globe apply lean thinking to their operations, and more recently applied those principles to farming. Other speakers to be announced.

Along with hearing from our speakers (and spending time asking them the hard questions) we'll spend time after dinner drilling down into the problem - understanding for farmers and growers what’s so important to you when it comes to maximising efficiencies, and what you want to see change. We'll be using this information to inform future innovation projects the Rural Innovation Lab engages in. We'll also give you a brief update on what we've been up to the past six months, and what we have planned.

Arrival, drinks and nibbles from 5.00pm, for a 5.30pm kick off. Dinner and sweet treats provided. So, join us for an evening of thought provoking discussion, workshopping, and a beer and a chat with your fellow farmers and growers!

Register here.

Network with farmers, growers, techies and entrepreneurs, and get cracking on solving the primary sector’s wicked problems.

Join us for the inaugural Rural Innovation Lab Digital Bootcamp. Register here.

In this interactive session, learn about the burning issues farmers and growers are facing - our five challenge areas. In groups, The Factory will lead you through workshopping solutions to these challenges. It's a chance to build your network, and find people with the skills you need to bring your idea to life. We'll set you up with tips and tricks for completing your application for innovation projects.

This Bootcamp is for farmers and growers, developers, tech experts and entreprenuers, who want to solve agriculture's wicked challenges. You might have an idea/solution in mind, or you might be looking for team mates to join up with. Indeed, we want you to come having read up on the challenges, and with ideas if you have them.

Come at 5.00pm for a 5.30pm start. We'll kick off with drinks and nibbles, and then get into it. Working dinner provided.