Feed the Soil Appeal
For one week only (18th – 25th April), have your donation DOUBLED amd help raise funds for our Feed the Soil Project.
ORC is taking part in the Big Give Green Match Fund campaign again this year. This time to raise £100,000 in just one week for our Feed the Soil project. Donations given to the Feed the Soil appeal in the campaign week, 18 – 25 April, will be matched by The Mark Leonard Trust and The Reed Foundation. This means any donation you make will be doubled!
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The Organic Research Centre is the UK’s leading independent research centre focusing on agroecological solutions to food, farming and environmental issues.
We aim to change agricultural practice and expand nature friendly farming across the UK by working in collaboration with over 200 organisations from the farming sector to research and develop practical, sustainable land management and food production systems.
With your support we can: help more people transition to naturally healthy and resilient farming systems; boosting food security, help to encourage wildlife to flourish in our countryside and take positive action in the climate crisis.
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Past Successes Leading to a Brighter Future:
Our research and development of population breeding in wheat has changed EU law on the sale of organic seeds. The legal recognition of genetically diverse seeds in organic agriculture, that farmers can adapt to their growing conditions, makes the organic cultivation of these crops much more viable.
After a decade of research ORC is leading a project to design future agroforestry options under the Government’s future Environmental Land Management Scheme. Where deforestation contributes to climate change, agroforestry redresses the balance.
Our in depth knowledge and evidence based research enabled us to provide DEFRA with guidance and all the financial payment calculations for Countryside Stewardship schemes.
We’ve established leading organic marketing businesses in the UK, including the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCO), Organic Arable and Organic Seed Producers, giving farmers control over their markets.
These are just some examples of how we have helped to change the landscape of sustainable farming in the UK. Work that will greatly benefit the environment in all manner of ways. With your support we can achieve even more.