Urban farming

Vertical Farming Webinar

Vertical Farming Webinar

1 April 2021, 4am-5.30am AEDT

This free webinar from UK-based Forward Fooding features agrifood-tech innovators in the booming vertical farming sector discussing the latest trends and innovations.

Sustainable Cities series: episode 1, overview

Sustainable Cities series: episode 1, overview

On demand

Take time out to tune in to this well-worth-it podcast featuring Greater Sydney Commission’s Roderick Simpson and Roel Plant, Research Director of UTS’s Institute for Sustainable Futures - the first in a series on sustainable cities.

Virtual fireside chat: Aerofarms’ Marc Oshima

Virtual fireside chat: Aerofarms’ Marc Oshima

On demand

In this virtual ‘fireside chat’, Forward Fooding founder Alessio D'Antino talks with Oshima about trends in agri-food tech.

Victualis 2 Dinner: Food in the Capital

Victualis 2 Dinner: Food in the Capital

Wed 15 November 2023, 6-10pm AEDT

RDA ACT and Canberra Region Food Collective's signature food event for 2023 brings key players together to explore how to transform cities into sustainable agrifood hubs.

Protected Cropping Australia Conference 2023

Protected Cropping Australia Conference 2023

Mon 17-Thu 20 July 2023, 9am-5.15pm daily AEST

In addition to the regular plenary sessions and discussions, this year's conference agenda includes training and grower panels. There's also a trade show, PCA Conference Dinner and the perennially popular farm tours.

Canberra Urban Agriculture Forum

Canberra Urban Agriculture Forum

Wed 7 December, 10am-12noon AEDT

Hear from an impressive lineup of urban food-hub advocates as well as Independent Senator for Canberra, David Pocock at this Urban Agriculture Forum hosted by Sustain: The Australia Food Network.

PCA Conference

PCA Conference

Mon 28 - Thu 31 March 2022

The annual gathering of Australia’s protected cropping industry in Coffs Harbour will feature presentations highlighting a slate of CRC projects in this space.

Vertical Farming World Congress 2021

Vertical Farming World Congress 2021

21-23 Sept 2021, 7pm-2am (Day 1), 4pm-2am (Day 2), 5pm-1.45am (Day 3) AEST

Join vertical-farming operators, investors, suppliers and customers from around the world to discuss key issues and work towards sector advancement.

A thirst for solutions: Achieving water optimisation in cities

A thirst for solutions: Achieving water optimisation in cities

On demand

The focus of this free, Economist-hosted webinar is on conserving water resources in the cities of the future.

Food in the Capital: Event 2

Food in the Capital: Event 2

18 May 2021, 9am-4.30pm; 19 May, 9am-3pm

This RDA-run event supported by the CRC will explore options and strategies for shaping the Canberra region into a sustainable, resilient, successsful agrifood precinct. CRC CEO David Eyre, FIAL's Dr Barry McGookin and WSU’s Prof. Priti Krishna are among the speakers.