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Seeds - our culture and our future
blog Cultivating diversity is one way for smaller organic growers, selling directly to the consumer, to differentiate themselves from the uniform offerings of the multiple retailers...Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity -
Heritage Seed Library Seed Saving Guidelines
resource Garden Organic Garden Organic’s useful guide to seed saving; the whys and hows, and taking you through different steps of seed saving for some well-known vegetable and...Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Trees and crops: making the most of the space
resource AGFORWARD project consortium An AGFORWARD leaflet that focuses on managing the tree understorey in a horticultural agroforestry system, for increased food production and biodiversity.Agroforestry, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Markets & food systems -
Agroforestry is the missing agro-ecological element
blog A farmer’s reflection on the EURAF 2018 Conference... I am an organic, pasture fed and regenerative farmer in the Cotswolds at Conygree Farm on the...Agroforestry, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
9 Key-Concepts For Food Diversity
resource How do we build resilience in local food networks? DIVERSIFOOD offer nine key concepts to promote food diversity for more sustainable and higher quality farming.Markets & food systems -
Ensuring the welfare of livestock and UK farming
blog During April we dipped into the vast topic of ways of increasing and maintaining livestock health and welfare , such as making maximum use of...Animal health & welfare, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems -
Ian Wilkinson
farmers_and_growersCotswold Seeds purchased the farm in 2013 with aim of developing it as a centre for farming diversity, demonstrating how small family farms can use...Honeydale FarmConservation Agriculture -
Don’t miss your chance to have a say in the future of UK food and farming!
blog Whatever your opinion on Brexit, the current opportunity to feed into the future of food farming should not be missed! The Defra consultation paper, 'Health...Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems -
Getting on top of the weeds
blog During March we delved into the world of weeds. Many will empathise with a comment Jez Taylor, head of the market garden at Daylesford makes...Weeds, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems -
Help shape the future of UK farming
blog With Brexit fast approaching, farmers across the UK are wondering what the future may bring. It is a time to rethink our food system, to...Animal health & welfare, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Markets & food systems