March 2026 – Darts Farm
This event brought together expert insights and real-world experience to help businesses take steps toward reducing their carbon footprint. Through presentations, leading specialists explored key concepts and practical approaches, complemented by case studies from Devon-based businesses sharing their challenges and successes.
Speakers:
- Creating a Carbon Culture. Why are we here? Why is this important?, Saul Whitford, University of Exeter
- Overview of Scope Emissions 1,2,3 , Zoe Sharland, Netshift
- Case Study 1: River Cottage, Stewart Dodd
- Deep dive into Scope 3, cat 1 (goods and services) , Samantha Mullender
- Carbon negative rum distillery, what is carbon negative, what does it mean and how to achieve it , Russ Wakeham, Two Drifters Rum
- Case Study 2: Building a carbon negative herb farm , Ben Richards, Gathered & Grown
- Case Study 3: Sandford Orchards , Barny Butterfield
A summary of key takeaways from the event can be accessed below.