Latest news from the ELC

Hurdles to Horticulture: A new report 17 June 2019 'Planning Barriers Faced by New Organic Horticulture Businesses in England' is a jointly written report by the Landworkers' Alliance and the Ecological Land Cooperative, demonstrating a number of examples where a new entrant to organic horticulture has sought permission from their local authority, either for infrastructure or temporary accommodation	Permanent Permission 16 June 2019 Permanent planning permission at Greenham is secured. Hurrah!	AGM - 29th June 2019 20 May 2019 You are warmly invited to attend this year’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday 29th June 2019 from 2.00 – 4.30pm. The meeting will be held in the village hall in Arlington, East Sussex, nearby to our second site which has been granted temporary planning permission to create three small farms and for which we are looking for applicants.
From Single crops to species rich mosaic - how agroecology helps biodiversity 30 April 2019 Greenham Reach, the Ecological Land Cooperative’s first cluster of small farms, in mid Devon, is a prime example of Agroecology in action. What was once made of pasture and arable fields is now a mosaic of biodiversity and interlocking crops.	James Dexter interview 24 April 2019 ELC's Oliver Bettany interviews James Dexter - an ELC steward at Greenham Reach in Mid-devon	Launch of open application process 16 April 2019 Today we launch our open application process to find our future farmers!
Lynne Davis joins ELC Board 15 April 2019 We are very pleased to announce that Lynne Davis has recently joined our board of directors - hurrah!	Open share offer 21 March 2019 Invest in the creation of future farms with the Ecological Land Cooperative and receive up to 3% interest	Become a board member 21 March 2019 We’re calling for new board members to join us at this exciting time.