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Farming
Bristol Food Producers – Oral Histories Project
Where does our food come from? Who produces it, and how? Bristol Food Producers are running a project to help reconnect us to our food sy...
Using farms as educational platforms
In his latest blog post, Patrick Holden highlights the role of farms as educational platforms, helping to promote a better understanding ...
Dartington Trust: Educating a new generation of agroecological farmers
Caroline Aitken highlights the need for improved training and education systems to support our next generation of regenerative and agroec...
The TED Talks | Farming and Climate Change: Measuring Success
On the 29th April 2021, we launched our coalition for the Global Farm Metric project with TEDx Countdown. Watch the video recording from ...
Why the public sector needs more dynamic procurement
There is a huge amount of pressure on farmers to farm more sustainably, but how can the market support them in making this transition? Do...
Agroforestry: An ancient practice with a promising future?
Although agroforestry has received widespread support over recent years, it can be difficult to imagine its implementation at scale. SFT ...
5 things you need to know about measuring sustainability
In the run up to our TEDx conference, here are 5 things you need to know now about measuring sustainability on your land
How to measure sustainability on your land
Our harmonised Global Farm Metric aims to measure the social and environmental impact of farms and empower land managers to make more sus...
Reclaiming the forest: The Indigenous struggle for land rights in Kenya
The Sengwer community in Western Kenya play a vital role in safeguarding the forest, but they have been battling forced evictions for dec...
Planting the right trees in the right places: 10 tips for planting trees on your farm
Tirion Keatinge shares 10 tips for planting trees on your farm, to help you make decisions that work for the short-, medium- and long-term
Support Sitopia Farm: Building a community of food and farming for London
Our website editor Alicia Miller shines a light on Sitopia Farm - a visionary project to develop a new sustainable regenerative horticult...
The vital role of hedgerows: ‘A well-managed hedge is a web of life’
The role of the hedgerow is of growing environmental concern. Angus D. Birditt explains the importance of maintaining these systems healt...