A group of around 20 from the Dutch Agroforestry Network visited the UK recently on a study tour. As part of the tour David Wolfe hosted them at Wakelyns last Wednesday. Will Simonson spoke to the group about #agroforestry in the UK and ORC's agroforestry research at Wakelyns.

🌱 Interested in #OrganicPlantBreeding?
Join the #LiveSeeding Summer School 2026 in Valencia 🇪🇸 on 13-17 July to explore participatory approaches & sustainable seed systems.
⏳ Pre-register by 8 May 👉 liveseeding.eu/liveseeding-summer-schoo...
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THIS THURSDAY!

Sustain hosts a conversation on the barriers and opportunities for producers to supply children with healthy and climate friendly local produce in schools. Join us: www.sustainweb.org/events/mar26...

Webinar with Lindsay Whistance 👇

New Tree Fodder Technical Guide from Agricology - The Organic Research Centre New Agricology Technical Guide and Hub explore the role of tree fodder in resilient farming systems

🌳 New Agricology Tree Fodder Tech Guide written by ORC's Lindsay Whistance & online resource hub. Learn how #TreeFodder can support #animalhealth & build #resilience. Free, practical & evidence-based.
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/tree-fo...

New tree fodder technical guide written by ORC's Lindsay Whistance 👇

Front cover of Wakelyns booklet showing the agroforestry system from the air

A group of people standing around a table with large sheets of paper and post-it notes

Young agroforestry field with people

pea flower close up

Resilience through diversity 🍀 Nature-based solutions 🪱 Alternative weed control 💥and more! Our March E-Bulletin is out! #organicfarming #agroforestry

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How can the nature-based solutions approach help build sustainable food systems? - The Organic Research Centre ORC Presents at IEEP Workshop on Nature-based Solutions in Brussels

Christian Gossel was in Brussels this week at an @ieep.eu workshop highlighting the challenges and opportunities raised by the Public Goods Tool. www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...

#NetworkNature morning session presenting NbS projects, organisations and businesses' tools and methods to help build #SustainableFoodSystems

IUCN @organicrescent.bsky.social Bodensee Stiftung @reforestproject.bsky.social @voedsel-anders-vl.bsky.social

▶️ LIVESTREAM www.youtube.com/live/s2UFXik...

How to make farms tree-friendly and boost food production - The Organic Research Centre New research from the Universiy of Reading with ORC's Colin Tosh found that a key barrier to adopting agroforestry is that farmers don’t have the knowledge needed to implement and manage it.

ORC's Colin Tosh was co-author of this paper @milliehood.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social which found that a key barrier to adopting #agroforestry is that farmers don’t have the knowledge to implement and manage it.
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...

This ReForest Project Living Lab meeting at Pendle Pastures near Bolton 18th March is open to all!
🌳 🐑 🌳 🐔 🌳Farm walk with Tom Collinge exploring opportunities for integrating trees with sheep & poultry to provide shade, shelter & browse. With lunch! #agroforestry

https://ow.ly/fs9o50YsQ5F

And in the next project output, we share a research agenda with the top 40 questions for UK agroforestry👩‍🔬🌳🔬

This was co-designed w 156 stakeholders, incl.
@organicrescent.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
@sylvanfarm.bsky.social @uniofreading.bsky.social

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Emerging puntarelle garnished with slug eggs

It's our AGM on Friday in Leeds. If you can't make it you are welcome to join online from 1.45pm GMT. It may be possible to join in the panel discussion on 'Seeds; Sourcing, saving and sharing' that will follow the conclusion of the business. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organic-gr...

Silvopasture co-design at Pendle Pastures - The Organic Research Centre Open meeting of the ReForest Living Lab at Pendle Pastures near Bolton to learn about the practicalities of integrating trees and livestock on the farm

Join #Agroforestry Co-design workshop, 18 March near Bolton ReForest Project open to all. Farm walk and workshop exploring opportunities for integrating trees with sheep and poultry to provide shade www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/events/silvo...

We are seeking six farmers in England to act as Farmer Champions for a project focused on strengthening farm business sustainability through improved on-farm tree resilience. Application deadline: 1 March 2026. www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/farmer-...

Organic farming and agroforestry in SFI, on-farm composting 💩, farmer 🌳champions and more! Our February E-bulletin is out! #organicfarming
mailchi.mp/organicresearchcentre/e-...

We have picked out some highlights of @orfc.bsky.social #ORFC26 from an #organicfarming perspective with links to videos and recordings: www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/orfc26-...

Great to see Lee Holdstock of the Soil Association talking about our 'very excellent report' at #Biofach in the 'European Market for Organic Food' session. Read it here: www.organicresearchcentre.com/resources/resource-libra... #organicfarming

Nice to see Susanne Padel (ex of this parish) chairing the 'European Market for Organic Food' session at #Biofach 2026.
Data presented by FiBL The World of Organic Agriculture https://www.fibl.org/en/shop-en/1861-organic-world-2026

Full of Beans! Integrating dried beans into your crop rotation - The Organic Research Centre This session at the Organic Growers Gathering in 2024 explored the potential and challenges of integrating more dried beans into arable and horticultural crop rotations.

Happy #WorldPulsesDay #LovePulses
📽️ Watch Full of Beans! Integrating dried beans into your crop rotation
🫘 This session at the 2024 Organic Growers Gatheringexplored the potential and challenges of integrating more dried beans into arable and horticultural crop rotations. https://ow.ly/UWLw50YbL4M

We have a new E-Bulletin coming out soon. Make sure you stay informed #organicfarming #organicresearch #agroforestry #agroecology #farmingevents https://ow.ly/ShvI50Y9MVo

🚀 Join the next ReForest Project webinar where Will Simonson from ORC will present the ReForest #Toolbox . 🗓 18 February 2026 | 🕒 14:00 GMT Learn how these #tools are helping farmers, advisors, and policymakers scale agroforestry with confidence. https://ow.ly/qc1Q50Y9MEZ

Lack of agroecological funding could be costing us our future Research and innovation in organic and agroecological farming is chronically underfunded…

ORC's Charlotte Bickler in #WickedLeeks. “If nobody invests in research and development it’s never going to grow. Who’s responsible for bearing the cost? The government doesn’t think this is a priority for public money because it’s a niche market,” https://ow.ly/9H4o50Y9h07

Scotland’s Organic Action Plan - The Organic Research Centre Scotland Food & Drink, alongside the Scottish Government and a partnership of organisations, including SAOS and Soil Association Scotland, has shared an innovative new action plan designed to grow the...

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "Now worth £3.7 billion to the UK market, the value of organic food & drink has grown for 13 consecutive years. Within Scotland, the value of the organic market has grown by 20.6% in 5 years." – @organicrescent.bsky.social
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...

Next an Organic Action Plan for England...please... www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/scotlan...

🪱 We’re looking for a mix of arable and livestock farmers and advisors to take part in one of two online workshops on 10th Feb, 10-12pm or 1-3pm to help us update the #AHDB
Scorecard to feedback for the final report on #soilhealth indicators.
https://ow.ly/arRF50Y5Ou0

Rotations for Field Vegetables – a new Technical Guide from Agricology - The Organic Research Centre New Agricology Technical Guide and Hub support growers to strengthen field vegetable rotations and improve soil health

🌱 Out now from Agricology #Rotations for Field Vegetables
New Technical Guide by Phil Sumption on-farm video & online Resource Hub supporting growers to design resilient veg rotations and build #soilhealth.🐞#organicfarming
Free, practical and grounded in real experience.

https://ow.ly/8chJ50Y5MTi

Rotations for field vegetables: technical guide, video, rotations hub. Out now!

📢OUT NOW - Rotations for Field Vegetables 🌱

We’ve launched a new resource collection to support #Organic, #Agroecological & #Regenerative growers at all stages in their #CropRotation journey.👨‍🌾

Explore the FREE Tech Guide, video & Hub🔗https://ow.ly/hiAR50Y5jVS

@philsumption.bsky.social ✏️

🚀 Discover how #DigitalTools are transforming #Agroforestry!
📅 Feb 18 | 🕒 15:00 CET | 💻 Online
🔗 Register now: reforest.euromed-economists.org/event/digita...

🌳 @FarmTree_BV
🛰️ Carbon & Biodiversity Tool
📉 Dynamic Management Impact Tool
🗺️ RegenWorks
♻️ Public Goods Tool

Upcoming #ReLivestock webinar discusses gender-aware data collection using the PG Tool and the role of women in building resilience in livestock systems. Feb 11th 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm GMT https://ow.ly/i0g450Y4Hch