Passions of ours



Since the dawn of industrialised agriculture, the food systems have declined catastrophically. Alongside the food systems, the very land we grow our produce on, once nutrient rich soil, has also degraded removing all organic matter and its carbon capturing qualities. As the world rapidly plummets in a direction that will leave our grand children, and their grandchildren, a world devoid of fresh organic produce we need to take action! Now is the time that we need to listen to the experts who have been leading the way in this conversation for decades. It is time we reformed our agriculture systems and made way for the proven sustainable, and economically viable practices.



Landworkers Alliance



The Landworkers Alliance are a grassroots organisation based in the UK advocating for land rights, food sovereignty and the localisation of food amongst other things. Joining as a member to the Landworkers Alliance comes highly recommended as it is crucial for anybody who is concerned about land rights and the future of our food systems support this movement. The work the Landworkers Alliance are doing advocating for agroecology to be at the forefront of our farming practices is commendable to say the least. They are also supporting members of the grassroots peasant movement Via La Campesina. Check out these links to immerse yourself in some of the areas of interest for us and them.


LWA - Farm Start 2019 Publication
LWA Membership
LWA - Agroecological Research Collaborative
Landworkers Alliance

Ecological Land Cooperative



The Ecological Land Cooperative are working to secure land to ensure regenerative farming practices are the primary use of the land on their development sites. They also have a strong focus on aiding new entrants into agroecological farming and other rural enterprises such as forestry.


Ecological Land Cooperative

Innovative Field Labs



The Innovative Farmers are leading the way in field based research with their Innovative Field Labs initiative. This explores what we can do when it comes to crop diversity, land use and best practices that will bring us ever closer to achieving a healthier food system and ultimately food sovereignty.


Innovative Field Labs

Community Supported Agriculture


Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is an intiative that has gone global as it reconnects community members with farmers to work together on the production of their food in an attempt to reclaim food sovereignty for those involved. We fully support the further development of the CSA model and believe in its ability to rekindle our communities and place them at the forefront of our food production.




Community Supported Agriculture

Wild Farmed



The Wild Farmed system, rightfully boasts of their carbon capturing, food producing, people nourishing and environment improving practices. Wild Farmed are moving through the UK as more and more farmers transition into regenerative farming practices and land owners wish to see the best possible practices on their land.


Wild Farmed

permaculture



Permaculture can be defined in many ways, in the words of one of its pioneers, Bill Mollison, it can be described like this: 'Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of a stable social order.'. What are we waiting for?


Bill Mollison

restorative agriculture



Restorative agriculture doesn't differ majorly from the design philosophy that permaculture is, in fact it is often seen as a style of permaculture by many of the leading figures working in this field today. The major focus with this approach is the restoration of the soils we grow our produce in, graze our cattle on, plant orchards and wildlife conservation meadows in. The reason for this is to nurture barren land back to a state where it is working in harmony with nature once again, this is achieved by using no dig systems like ones promoted by Charles Dowding or following Dr Elaine Ingham's work with the Soil Food Web.


Soil Food Web
Charles Dowding

Healing land and self





We find a natural state of healing when we engage in permaculture as we know we are contributing to something much greater than ourselves, the collective healing of the earth community. Connecting with nature has been scientifically proven to release natural endorphins and bring us back to a balanced equilibrium where we find ourselves being in awe of the magnificence of creation. Getting our hands into the ground, planting a seed, nurturing its growth until we harvest the bountiful produce to feed our families and communities alike provides us with a deep sense of connection to our home here on earth. The Landworkers Alliance again are the go to organisation to bring this to life for us.


Landworkers Alliance

renewable energy



Some people think for us to reverse climate change we have to go back to the stone age, times of horses and carts, a time without technology. Let's be honest, with the revolutionary technologies available to us today, we do not need to resort to such drastic measures. We have the opportunity to harness the abundant supply of electricity from nature herself. With solar power, wind turbines and hydro technologies coming in all different shapes and sizes today, there is much available to us to transition ourselves away from the use of fossil fuels and into a world that is powered sustainably! I point you now in the direction of CAT, The Centre of Alternate Technology and the incredible work they do!


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