The Landworkers’ Alliance is a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers.

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Please contact Lauren.Simpson@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk

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We are currently not recruiting for any roles but please read our newsletters for any announcements. We currently do not offer any volunteer or internship placements directly with the LWA, but keep an eye out in the newsletter or on the forum for any members looking for volunteers or workers.

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Please look at the Agroecology Research Collaboration to see if it fits your area of research/work.

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Currently the LWA does not have capacity or resources to help individual members or potential members on their specific projects, farms or programmes. We get a lot of requests for individual support and would love to have the time to respond to each request in full. We are fundraising for a new role for somebody to focus on membership support and services as we have identified it is a gap in our offering so please watch this space. Having said that, if your query is critical and urgent please email info@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk including the word URGENT in the subject header and it will get picked up and we can try our best to help.

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Please take the time to explore our staff page here to see who the most relevant contact for your enquiry is.

Our addresses format is firstname.lastname@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk

Please bear in mind we all work part time and have limited capacity to respond to enquiries outside our core areas of work.

You can also find information under the About Us header about branch and regional organising, and identity groups within the LWA membership.

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For any queries relating to press please email press@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk

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All Other Enquiries:

For any other enquiries that are URGENT please email info@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk with the word ‘urgent’ in the subject header and we will do our best to help.

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Agrobiodiversity = Resilience

Reviving agrobiodiversity on farms for the survival of the UK food system 

What’s the issue?

After almost a century of industrialised agriculture, we’ve found ourselves in a precarious position. We’ve ended up with a food and farming system based on just a few varieties of specialised crops and animals; but with this specialisation comes great risk.

In the face of changing climates, unpredictable extreme weather events and increased risk of disease outbreaks, what we need is diversity in our food and farming system.

What is ‘agrobiodiversity’?

Agrobiodiversity is the umbrella term given to all aspects of biodiversity that relate to agriculture and food.

It includes the genetic resources of: crops (e.g. vegetable, fruit and grain varieties) pastures and meadows, trees, wild plants and flowers, medicinal plants and herbs, domesticated animals (e.g. cows, pigs and sheep), wild animals (e.g. insects, birds and small mammals), fish and aquatic organisms, microbes and fungi.

But agrobiodiversity is more than about just genetic resources, it’s also about how they interact with the environment, and the systems and practices used by farmers and land workers to manage them.

Images by Joya Berrow

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We’re working to raise awareness about agrobiodiversity, what it means, what it looks like practice and why it’s so fundamental to agroecology and the survival of our food system.

We’re working with policymakers to advocate for agrobiodiversity and to call for specific support packages which will enable farmers, growers and landworkers to revive diversity on their farms; from keeping native breed livestock, to growing diverse grain varieties and having the ability to save and share open-pollinated seed.

To launch the campaign we worked with The Right to Roam Films to produce a series of short videos which explore what agrobiodiversity means to different farmers, growers and landworkers. You can watch the videos by clicking on the below links:

Images by Joya Berrow

Become an Agrobiodiversity Champion! 

Do you farm in a way which promotes agrobiodiversity? Maybe you keep a herd of native breed sheep, grow heritage vegetables, or are cultivating a landrace crop?

Get involved in the campaign by becoming an Agrobiodiversity Champion!

We’re looking to create a network of Agrobiodiversity Champions who can be advocates for agrobiodiversity by hosting farm tours, speaking to press and media, and sharing their stories and case studies of how agrobiodiversity is the key to creating thriving, resilient food and farming systems.

If you are interested in becoming an Agrobiodiversity Champion please email yali.bantonheath@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk for more information.

 

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