Monckton Wylde. I was invited to the annual gathering of The Land Is Ours to give a packed workshop on the why, what and how of setting up community land trusts, community asset bodies and of course, I used the Biodynamic Land Trust as an example. One practical outcome was someone from a village with…Continue reading The Land is Ours Gathering 7-9th October 2011
Community Supported Agriculture and Community Land Trusts
4 years ago, when the Soil Association began the Making Local Food Work Programme to develop a CSA movement in the UK, there were 3 trading CSAs. There are now 80 trading, with thousands of members and over a hundred schemes in development. Perhaps even more encouragingly, the term and concept has become well known…Continue reading Community Supported Agriculture and Community Land Trusts
Belonging to land
Is it that we want land to belong to us? Or is it more that we need land to belong to?…Continue reading Belonging to land
Biocoop, France: co-op control of the food chain by active consumers
One motivation for people engaged in community farm land trusts is to build democratic and ethical control of the food chain. Most citizens and many farmers and aspiring farmers are denied access to land ownership – which prevents participation at the root of the food system. CLTs are one response to that problem….Continue reading Biocoop, France: co-op control of the food chain by active consumers