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Living mulches technical guide

Living Mulches - Technical Guide

This Agricology technical guide is designed to support farmers in making informed decisions about adopting living mulches in arable systems.

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Wakelyns Agroforestry. Photo credit: Maja Lindstrom
A revised new edition of this publication explaining the on-farm research carried out at the innovative and pioneering Wakelyns.
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Stream Buffer Strips. Courtesy of Christian Gossel. CC BY
The ORC whole farm sustainability assessment tool offers unrivalled access to knowledge for researchers and farmers alike through an easy-to-navigate interface.
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Video footage of a workshop held at Organic Matters 22 focusing on a project which aims to increase access to fresh fruit and veg across the UK by supporting local food systems and building connections between urban and rural areas.
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Mule sheep. Photo credit Lisa Arguile
Sageguard is a toolbox of recommendations regarding sustainability indicators (especially for social, economic and animal welfare) and practical decision-making tools for sheep and goat farmers. It was an output of the Innovation for Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production in Europe (iSAGE) project.
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John Pawsey gives some insights into the principles of how he achieves health on his mixed organic farm in East Anglia, following his participation in the Farm System Health Project.
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Ten statements / principles farmers have developed that make them successful in developing healthy farming systems, as part of the HealthNetworks Project, and used as the basis for the Farm System Health project.
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Silvo-arable agroforestry. Photo: David Rose, Farmeco. All Rights Reserved.
David Rose, farmer and co-founder of Home Farm Ecocentre in Nottinghamshire talks about his silvoarable agroforestry system and research being carried out in one of a series of podcasts.
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A short paper exploring the ways in which applying an agroecological approach can be particularly helpful during a global coronavirus pandemic when man is reminded of how closely human, animal and ecological health are linked.
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This article, aimed at smaller-scale farmers and market gardeners, describes some perennial leafy greens, roots and alliums, including guidelines for growing and different ways in which they can be used.
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Alex hoeing away on the Steepholding Market Garden at Greennham Reach - one of the three smallholdings at the Ecological Land Cooperative’s first cluster farm in Mid Devon. Credit: Ecological Land Cooperative
Small is beautiful; small is successful - ‘Small Farm Profits’ details ten case studies of economically viable, sustainable & creative enterprises working on small acreages.
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Agroecology in action at Tolhurst Organic
Drawing on global research this article demonstrates how agroecology contributes to enhancing biodiversity and dietary diversity.
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Interested in increasing crop diversity & growing ‘non-traditional’ crops? Have a look at these useful resources from Garden Organic’s ‘Sowing New Seeds’ project.
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Chickpeas. Photo credit: Organic Research Centre
Find out about the DIVERSIFOOD project and the potential part it could play in future farming; increasing crop diversity and creating local high quality food systems.
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Information to help you select the most appropriate breeds according to your farming system, farm business, and conservation goals.
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Prevent antimicrobial resistance in agriculture with alternatives to antibiotics. Find out more from this Nuffield report.
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Identify where and how you can make changes on your farm to help reduce diffuse water and air pollution and GHGs.
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The development and attributes of the ORC Wakelyns Population; a diverse wheat population suited to low-input and organic farming.
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Combining ORC Wakelyns Population. Photo credit: Mark Lea
Footage of the launch of the new ORC wheat population - explaining how it was developed and potential benefits.
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The booklet offers solutions that grassfed farming can offer in relation to animal health and welfare, human health and environmental concerns.
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Exploration of the concept of food quality, looking at differences in sustainability between organic and conventional food production.
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Information on developing integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to improve animal health, product quality and performance.
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Groundbreaking research that highlights nutritional benefits of organic fresh produce, with important links to how the food is produced.
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Groundbreaking research that highlights nutritional benefits of organic meat, with important links made to livestock feeding regimes.
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A report on groundbreaking research that highlights nutritional benefits of organic dairy, with important links made to cow feeding regimes.
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