We’re interested in how worker wellbeing can be better harnessed for new entrant farmers and growers on agroecological farms through the lens of worker accommodation. Our question is how can we better attend to farm workers, students and trainee’s welfare needs on agroecological farms? More entrant farmers are needed across the UK agroecological sector and…Continue reading Could Tígín Tiny Homes be the answer to the problem of farm workers accommodation?
“The UK has one of the highest levels of concentrated landownership in the world, with less than 1% of the population owning over half of all agricultural land. Over the past 20 years, 50,000 small-scale farms in the UK have either closed or ‘consolidated’, in part due to little government support for anyone farming on…Continue reading Building Better Connective Systems through Local Food and Farming
Some weeks ago environmental activist and Guardian columnist George Monbiot spoke out once again about the damaging role of livestock on the planet’s resources, destruction of landscapes, habitats and ecosystems. Time again we hear Monbiot frame livestock in this way, only this time it’s a direct attack on organic, pasture-fed ruminants and concurrently the Agroecology…Continue reading Letters of urgency in response to Monbiot’s one-sided arguments on the role of livestock and climate changE
Another year rolls around so quickly. Once again we’re delighted to announce our upcoming Family of Farms Day with AGM on 1st October 9.00-17.00 at Springham Grove in East Sussex. This will be an informative day on the activities of the Biodynamic Land Trust and 5 of our farms’ approaches to the Farm Organism and…Continue reading Discover, Learn and Develop your understanding of Biodynamic farms : Family of Farms and On-Farm Days Sept-Nov 2022
