Cynhadledd 2024 Conference

Cynhaliwyd Cynhadledd 2024 ar 20-22 Tachwedd ym Mhrifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant, yn Llambed.

Ein thema oedd:

‘Mwy o Fwyd – Mwy o Ffermwyr – Mwy o Natur – Mwy o Wytnwch’

Gwrandewch ar y recordiadau

Siaradwyr Gwadd a sesiynau

Derek Walker, Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru agorodd y gynhadledd. Cydnabod pwysigrwydd bwyd o ran sicrhau llesiant ydy ffocws cyfredol Derek a’i dîm.

Ein hail Siaradwr Gwadd oedd Denise Bentley, cyd-sylfaenydd a Phrif Swyddog Gweithredol First Love Foundation, elusen sy’n mynd i’r afael â thlodi ac anghyfiawnder cymdeithasol yn Tower Hamlets.  Mae Denise hefyd yn Gadeirydd Annibynnol Panel Dinasyddion Banc Lloegr ar gyfer Llundain Fwyaf, yn Gynghorydd i’r Strategaeth Fwyd Genedlaethol a Chomisiynydd Bwyd, Ffermio a Chefn Gwlad.

Hefyd, mynychodd y Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, Huw Irranca-Davies AS, ar ddydd Iau, ac ymunodd â drafodaeth.

Diolch i’n siaradwyr a’n cyfrannwyr i gyd!

Dyma’r rhaglen lawn:

Ymweliadau maes

Diolch i’r rhai a drefnodd ymweliadau maes difyr a llawn gwybodaeth ar ddydd Gwener, 22ain Tachwedd. Dyma ble aethon ni.

Y Gynhadledd a’r Celfyddydau

Roedd Carreg Creative gyda ni, gyda’u prosiect Wrth Wraidd – At Root.  Am fwy o wybodaeth, ewch i https://tinyurl.com/wrth-wraidd

Creuodd Maia Thomas, ddarlunydd llawrydd a chynaeafwr graffig, cofnod gwych ar ôl gwrando ar rhai o’r sesiynau. (Cliciwch ar y llun i weld mwy)

Llun: Maia Thomas

Gwledd o fyd natur

Diolch i’r Llyfrgell ac Archifau Roderic Bowen a agorodd eu drysau i ni unwaith eto a rhoi rhai o’u trysorau allan ar eini cyfer. Maen nhw’n werth eu gweld.

Bwyd

Roedd y ciniawau yn gydweithrediad rhwng Kevin Hodson a thîm arlwyo’r Drindod Dewi Sant, a Barny Haughton MBE, (cogydd, addysgwr bwyd ac ymgynghorydd arlwyo cynaliadwy) a oedd yn eu galluogi i gael bwyd blasus, cynaliadwy a lleol i’r plât. Diolch, hefyd i Gaws Teifi am gyflenwi’r caws amser cinio dydd Mercher!

Nos Fercher, cynhaliwyd ‘swper cynhaeaf cynhadledd’ ar Fferm Bwlchwernen Fawr, mewn partneriaeth â Patrick a Becky Holden.  Paratowyd pryd tri chwrs blasus gan gogydd gwesteiwr ar gyfer y noson, Barny Haughton MBE, gyda’r rhan fwyaf o gynhwysion yn dod o ffermydd lleol.

The 2024 Conference was held on 20-22 November at the University of Wales Trinity St David, in Lampeter.

Our theme was:

‘More Food – More Farmers – More Nature – More Resilience’

Listen to the recordings

Guest Speakers and sessions

Derek Walker, the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales opened the Conference. Recognising food’s importance in achieving well-being is a current focus for Derek and his team. 

Our second Guest Speaker was Denise Bentley, the co-founder and CEO of First Love Foundation, a charity tackling poverty and social injustice in Tower Hamlets. Denise is also Independent Chair of the Bank of England’s Citizens Panel for Greater London, Advisor to the National Food Strategy and a Food, Farming and Countryside Commissioner.

The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies MS also attended, joining a discussion on the Thursday.

Thank you to all our speakers and participants!

Here is the full programme:

Field visits

Thank you to those who organized the interesting and informative field trips on Friday, 22nd November. Here is more information.

The Conference and the Arts

Carreg Creative hosted Wrth Wraidd – At Root. For more information, see https://tinyurl.com/wrth-wraidd

Picture: Carreg Creative / Merched y Tir

Maia Thomas, a freelance illustrator and graphic harvester, created a great record of some of the sessions. (Click on the picture to see more.)

(Picture: Maia Thomas)

A feast of nature

Thank you to the Roderic Bowen Library and Archives for opening their doors and putting some of UWTSD’s treasures out for us once again. They are worth a visit!

Food

The lunches were a collaboration between Kevin Hodson and the UWTSD catering team and Barny Haughton MBE, (chef, food educator and sustainable catering consultant) which enabled them to get delicious, sustainable and local food on to the plate. Our thanks also go to Teifi Cheese for supplying the cheese for Wednesday’s lunch!

On Wednesday evening, a ‘conference harvest supper’ was held at Bwlchwernen Fawr, in partnership with Patrick and Becky Holden.  Host chef for the evening, Barny Haughton MBE, prepared a delicious three course meal, with most ingredients sourced from local farms.