Soil Association

Working with everyone to transform the way we eat, farm and care for our natural world.

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"That’s what Innovative Farmers is all about – learning from each other"

- James, Field Lab triallist

The Fund has had a long term partnership with the Soil Association, supporting their Innovative Farmer’s programme since 2012.

Innovative Farmers was formed from one idea – that many of the best ideas in farming come from farmers. Whether it’s trying a new variety or breed, using equipment in a different way, or responding quickly to unpredictable weather, trialling, testing and hands-on research is part of the day-job. But often, farmers are going it alone and what they learn stays on the farm. The Innovative Farmers programme connects farmers with researchers to generate and share data.

Our funding has enabled several studies into the impact of soil health on our food and wider environment. Over the last three years, the programme has supported 170+ farmers across 35 on-farm trials, and the Innovative Farmers newsletter now reaches over 6,000 subscribers.

The outcomes from the Innovative Farmers programme also contributed to the development of DEFRA’s new ADOPT fund for farmer-led research.

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Project Seagrass

Environment

Working to reversing the loss of seagrass by turning research into effective conservation action.

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Zoological Society of London

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Working to protect and restore vulnerable marine forest habitats across Africa, Asia, and the UK, restoring mangroves, seagrass, saltmarsh, and wider coastal systems.

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Real Farming Trust

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"Good food for everyone, forever" - Connecting and supporting people who are transforming our food system from the grassroots up.

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