Latest news from the ELC

Open evening at Orchard Park 15 September 2021 We have recently submitted an application for temporary planning permission at our Orchard Park site near Rilla Mill in East Cornwall to create three residential small farms for three households. If successful, we will create a Section 106 agreement that legally ties the smallholders to operate viable agricultural businesses. If after five years the businesses are a success we will apply for permanent permission.	Support needed for Orchard Park planning application 18 August 2021 The Ecological Land Cooperative has just submitted a temporary planning application for Orchard Park, a 20.4 acre field near Rilla Mill in East Cornwall. We have grand ambitions for Orchard Park, as we hope to create three agroecological smallholdings for new entrants to ecological agriculture.	Operation Windbreak 14 July 2021 While all of us have been aware of the unpredictable and often unseasonal weather that 2021 has brought, our new stewards at Arlington have had to battle with high wind and storms while preparing their sites ready for the growing season.
New stewards needed for ELC farm plot in Somerset 16 June 2021 We are excited to share that one of our plots at Sparkford has become available again, after the stewards who were poised to take it on were offered a wonderful opportunity to farm in the mediterranean. Our Sparkford site so far will have a vegetable market garden and an apple tree orchard.	Winter solstice appeal update 21 April 2021 A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our Winter Solstice appeal back in December. Your donation contributed towards the planting of much need windbreaks and wildlife habitats at Orchard Park, our newest land in East Cornwall.	Help us find land for 6 new farms this year 13 April 2021 The Ecological Land Co-operative’s vision of a living, working countryside is to provide affordable opportunities for ecological land-based livelihoods in England and Wales.
Land In Our Names 29 January 2021 Jumping Fences – understanding and addressing the barriers to access to land for agroecological farming for Black people and people of colour (BPOC) in Britain.	Agroecology Research Collaboration 15 January 2021 The Agroecology Research Collaboration (ARC) is a recently established partnership between The Landworkers' Alliance, Community Supported Agriculture Network, Organic Growers Alliance and The Ecological Land Cooperative.	Join the ELC as a Director 23 December 2020 Are you a member of the ELC? Would you like to play a more active part in the running of the organisation? We are looking for members to join the ELC Board of Directors.