There is a mass of useful information about sustainable land-use on the internet now.  If you are wondering where to start, might we suggest a few really good resources, and please feel free to let us know if you have resources or links that you think we should add.

Other inspiring projects, organisations, people and resources

The Coppice Plot – Managing woodlands in order to produce coppice products ranging from top quality Pembrokeshire charcoal to a variety of beautiful greenwood work items  www.thecoppiceplot.com

FarmEd – Centre for agroecological farming education and development – https://www.farm-ed.co.uk

The Freshwater Habitat’s Trust – aiming to protect freshwater life for everyone to enjoy  http://freshwaterhabitats.org.uk

Froglife – conserving amphibians and reptiles – frogs ,toads, newts, snakes and lizards https://www.froglife.org 

ARG UK – Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK – ‘promotes the conservation of our native amphibians and reptiles and their environment’
https://www.arguk.org

Buglife – ‘saving the small things that run the planet’ – website includes section on resources
https://www.buglife.org.uk

Permaculture Association (Britain) – supporting ecological design approaches  www.permaculture.org.uk

The Oxford Real Farming Conference  http://www.oxfordrealfarmingconference.org

Charles Dowding – no dig grower  www.charlesdowding.co.uk

Ferme du Bec Hellouin – https://www.fermedubec.com/english

Richard Perkins and Ridgedale Farm, AB – https://www.ridgedalepermaculture.com/about-us.html

Joel Salatin’s Farm  http://permaculturenews.org/2013/12/17/polyface-farm-documentary-campaign/

Ragmans Lane Farm – sustainable farming  www.ragmans.co.uk

Hill Holt Wood – woodland enterprise  hillholtwood.com

Hockerton Housing Project – sustainable housing  www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk

Chagfood – community supported agriculture (CSA) – farming with horses  www.chagfood.org.uk

Stroud CSA – very well established and successful CSA  www.stroudcommunityagriculture.org

Darren Doherty – leading light in permaculture design  www.heenandoherty.com/new/index.htm

Soil Association – supporting the organic movement  www.soilassociation.org

Garden Organic – supporting organic growing  www.gardenorganic.org.uk

The Centre for Alternative Technology  www.cat.org.uk

The Agroforestry Research Trust – forest gardening research and development  www.agroforestry.co.uk

Hedgelink – Resources and support for hedges – https://hedgelink.org.uk

Wakelyns Farm – Suffolk, organic agroforestry, food, horticulture hub – https://wakelyns.co.uk

The Plunkett Foundation – supports co-operatives and social enterprises in rural communities  www.plunkett.co.uk

The Kindling Trust – Farm Start – helping people to make the first step to earning a living on the land  www.kindling.org.uk/node/1091

Permaculture Magazine  www.permaculture.co.uk

Ecological Land Cooperative – sustainable rural livelihoods  www.ecologicalland.coop

The Land Workers Alliance – https://landworkersalliance.org.uk

Organic Growers Alliance – information exchange for growers  www.organicgrowersalliance.co.uk

The Urban Farming Guys – resources for sustainable urban farming  http://theurbanfarmingguys.com

Farm Hack – open source resources for agricultural tools  http://farmhack.net

The Organic Research Centre – Elm Farm  www.organicresearchcentre.com

Federation of City Farms – access to Farms  www.farmgarden.org.uk/education/access-to-farms

Community Land Advisory Service  www.communitylandadvice.org.uk

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms  http://wwoofinternational.org

Food security and the decline of the oil-based food system  AHoldaway_MAProject_foodsecurity