ORGANISATIONS

We have gathered key organisations that are working hard to heal our soils and our planet in various ways.

UNITED KINGDOM

DIRT CHARITY - Arizona Muse is an earth activist and the founder of DIRT, a movement that highlights the connection between fashion and soil. The charity is working to create a ten-point certification for farmers growing and processing fashion’s raw materials biodynamically and they have a great newsletter.

EARTHED – Sisters, Ruby Reed and Christabel Reed, are the co-founders of Earthed, a global platform empowering communities to lead nature restoration through accessible education and innovative solutions. Access video classes, hear from the world’s greatest nature leaders and join a vibrant community.

FARM CARBON TOOLKIT – The Farm Carbon Toolkit is a great starting point for farmers and growers looking to reduce their farm greenhouse gas emissions. By following their supportive guides, farms can increase their energy resilience and future-proof their livelihoods.

FARMS TO FEED US – Founded as a response to the Covid-19 crisis, Farms to Feed Us shares the real stories of those on the frontline of food production and builds connections between small-scale, sustainable food producers and their communities.

GO GROW WITH LOVE - Go Grow With Love empowers women of African and Caribbean heritage to reclaim ancestral wisdom through the land and traditional food practices. Rooted in indigenous traditions, they offer holistic, heritage-centered programmes at an allotment farm, The Loveland.

INNOVATIVE FARMERS - This is a one of our favourite organisations – a network of farmers and growers running brilliant farm trials. A good community to join if you’re thinking of running your own.

THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE (SCOTLAND) – The JHI is a collective of world-leading scientists working for the sustainable management of land, crop, and natural resources that support thriving communities.

PASTURE FOR LIFE ASSOCIATION - The Pasture-Fed Livestock Association champions the virtues of pasture-based farming and meat production. They host events, resources and regional groups across the UK and Ireland.

SUSTAIN - THE ALLIANCE FOR BETTER FOOD AND FARMING – Sustain are a powerful alliance of communities working together for better food, farming and fishing systems. They run a multitude of different projects and campaigns across the country with a strong emphasis on food justice and equality.

THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST – The SFT works to accelerate the transition to more sustainable food and farming systems. The brilliant Patrick Holden is at the heart of it and its definitely worth a follow for events, conferences and webinars with likeminded individuals.

THE SUSTAINABLE SOILS ALLIANCE – The SSA is a partnership of farming organisations, businesses, NGOs, applied scientists and academics all working together to restore our soils to health within one generation. If you’re more interested in the research and policy side of things this could be your community.

THE UK BIODYNAMIC ASSOCIATION - A supportive organisation with plenty of practical information about biodynamic methods, local courses and the latest research on biodynamics and the living world.

THE UK SOIL ASSOCIATION – When we first went organic, we had lots of support from the Soil Association and you’ll find they’re doing amazing things across the country. Definitely one of our top spaces for soil and farming, and you’ll meet wonderful experts able to share advice.

eUROPE

THE EUROPEAN COMPOST NETWORK – An incredible membership network spanning 4,000 individuals in 27 European countries. One to be aware of for expertise on topics from bio-waste management to anaerobic digestion.

THE FRENCH ORGANIC FARMING FEDERATION (FNAB) (FRANCE) – A professional organisation that represents organic farmers in France and overseas. A passionate and powerful network, FNAB even contributed to the creation of a private organic brand and label called ‘Bio cohérence’ in 2010.

THE ASSOICATION FOR AGRICULTURE AND ECOLOGY (AGRECOL) (GERMANY) - Agrecol is a German non-profit organisation that has supported organic and sustainable agriculture in developing countries for more than 25 years. It runs workshops, international conferences and has some really thought-provoking blogs on seed liberation.

THE SOIL-X-CHANGE – A project whose mission is to facilitate connections among farmers, policy makers, and research initiatives across the EU to transform European soil management.

THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (FiBL) (EUROPE) – With centres in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Austria and France, FiBL is a European network of researchers carrying out field trials in collaboration with farmers and their land.

ASIA

KADOORIE FARM AND BOTANIC GARDEN (HONG KONG) – Kadoorie Farm supports local farmers to restore depleted forests and degraded soils. This community shares knowledge on compost, wood chip and biochar on Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest mountain.

NAVDANYA (INDIA) - Navdanya is an earth centric, women-centred and farmer-led collective protecting biological and cultural diversity. It is also home to the Earth University, Vidyapeeth, a learning centre founded by Vandana Shiva that draws inspiration from India’s ancient agro-ecological, organic and biodynamic systems.

THE LEMON TREE TRUST (IRAQ) - Since 2015, the Lemon Tree Trust has been supporting displaced people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq through gardening – regenerating soil ravaged by war, improving food security and fostering one of the most uplifting communities.

AFRICA

FARM AFRICA – Farm Africa are real drivers in agricultural and environmental change, with their network supporting rural communities and farming lives across Eastern Africa.

JUSTDIGGIT – We love Justdiggit for their ability to work with local level farmers, inhabitants and partners to transform a landscape. Explore their interactive website and look at their continent-wide projects from grass seed banks in Kenya to the use of ‘Earth Smile’ water bunds in Tanzania.

THE SOIL INITIATIVE FOR AFRICA – This organisation provides long-term support to guide investments and efforts around Africa’s soil health and resilience.

nORTH AMERICA

ACRES USA (USA) – A great first port of call for books and events on regenerative agriculture. They also have a newsletter, varied seminars and an awe-inspiring Eco-Ag conference and trade show that spans four days each year.

BIONUTRIENT INSTITUTE (USA) - Dan Kittredge is a world leader in researching and educating nutrient density and regenerative agriculture. He founded The Bionutrient Food Association and the Bionutrient Institute to evidence ties between, and to bring together experts on, nutrient density, soil and human health.

KISS THE GROUND (USA) - Kiss the Ground is an online educational hub for regenerative agriculture. The team there also offer grants to farmers and ranchers, and produced the documentary Kiss the Ground, which is a great starting point for people to learn more about the soil movement.

SOUTH AMERICA

VIDACYCLE (CHILE) - A viticulturalist and educator, Abby Rose developed the brilliant Soilmentor app to help farmers and growers monitor their soils while supporting her family’s regenerative farm, Vidacycle. Her award-winning podcast, Farmerama Radio is also a must listen.

AUSTRALASIA

KOANGA INSTITUTE (NEW ZEALAND) - An amazing resource of years of knowledge built up by Kay Baxter and her team. Perfect for those looking to start their own journey into regenerative living or for those with a particular interest in heritage seeds.

NUTRI-TECH SOLUTIONS (AUSTRALIA) - Run by Graeme Sait, Nutri-tech Solutions spans all things soil and plant health. Graeme has a brilliant blog, has given some inspiring TED talks, and runs courses across an extraordinary depth and breadth of topics.

SOILS FOR LIFE (AUSTRALIA) – Soils for life is an independent, non-profit organisation that works to support Australian farmers to regenerate soils for resilient people, communities, businesses and landscapes.

YLAD LIVING SOILS (AUSTRALIA) - Bill and Rhonda Daly established YLAD Living Soils to help farmers transition away from conventional chemical inputs. They create fertility programmes for individual farms analysing their soils and have created a community around their prescriptions for recovery.

GLOBAL

THE FOOD AND LAND USE COALITION - This organisation connects a global community of change-makers to help unlock a net-zero, nature-positive world that ensures food security for all. They’ve got some visionary projects to join or learn from.

SAVE SOIL – Save Soil is a global movement to address the soil crisis by uniting people. If you’re looking to start your own soil campaign, they’ll help you write to your political representative, gather educational material for children’s activities and they’ve even got an online save soil game.

THE BIODYNAMIC FEDERATION DEMETER INTERNATIONAL – A global community of farmers, winemakers, gardeners, beekeepers, researchers, advisors, trainers, certifiers, processors and traders who all believe in the power of sustainable biodynamic agriculture.

SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND NETWORKS (SPUN) - SPUN is a scientific research organization founded to map mycorrhizal fungal communities and advocate for their protection.

If you know of any soil health organisations you think should be on our list please do get in touch.