Our aim is to secure agricultural land to hold in trust into the future. This is for affordable access for biodynamic farmers and agriculture, countryside conservation and for community connected, sustainable farming. We do this through partnerships, community involvement and shares. OUR PROJECTS Discover more about the projects we enable STRATEGY Read our Strategic Plan…Continue reading What we do
Our Story
The story behind the establishment of the Biodynamic Land Trust including the reasons why, the challenges and our vision for the future. Our vision We will start our story with our Vision. This is a healthy, sustainable regenerative agricultural system that: provides fresh local food; connects communities to land; supports land-based education, nature and wellbeing;…Continue reading Our Story
What is a Land Trust?
Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic: We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. Sand County Almanac what is a land trust? A land trust is an organisation that takes…Continue reading What is a Land Trust?
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