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We want farming that works with nature

With farmland making up two-thirds of our countryside, farming is responsible for so much more than the food we eat. We need to support farming that puts back habitats for wildlife, provides fresh air and clean water, stores carbon and looks after the landscapes that make our countryside so special.

London from the North Downs at Reigate, Surrey. London skyline with fields. London is surrounded by a green belt of woods and fields. View of London.

Read our Farming on the edge report

There are multiple demands on England’s urban fringe, and land use within it is highly contested. In this context, farms can struggle to compete. However, we argue that greater support for farming in the urban fringe is a key part of making best use of this land in our increasingly urgent context of mitigating and adapting to climate change, restoring nature, improving public health and feeding people.

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The farmers bringing their soils back to life

We spoke to two farmers who are passionate about restoring the abundance of life below our feet. Their successes are proof that great food and healthy soil can go together.

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Could this community’s plans for its local farm be a blueprint for the future?

A group of local people want to bring Trecadwgan Farm in Pembrokeshire under community ownership, so that it can support even more livelihoods while producing high quality food and enhancing the local countryside.

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New report sets out 10-year plan for farming to address the climate crisis

We welcome the new report from the RSA Food,Farming and Countryside commission which calls for a radical 10-year plan to transition to a sustainable food and farming system, in order to address the climate crisis

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