A great step forward for agroecological farming in Scotland!

We're so happy we made our fundraising target through the crowdfunder!  Thanks so much to everyone who donated, offered rewards, promoted our campaign to their friends and colleagues.  We smashed our target of £10,000 and got to £18,000, with 189 supporters. 

What happens next?
We're now working on our plans to employ a Development Worker, and will release more information about this in early Spring 2020.  We're planning to apply for match funding so that we can increase the capacity of the Development Worker and also pay for legal advice on lease templates, and brokering agreements with 2-3 landowners and tenants over the next year or two.  Please sign up to our newsletter or facebook to be kept up to date with our activities.

Become a member
We are a Community Benefit Society led by our members.  Our membership is open to the general public and anyone sharing our values of access to land and agroecology.  If you're interested in becoming a member please read more here and apply!

Here's some comments from our crowdfunder supporters:

• "Farming badly needs a just transition. It's been a major cause driving global warming, but potentially it's a major climate solution.This crowdfunder is a real, tangible opportunity to help farmers see themselves as key to the changes we need to see in land use, animal welfare and food production."
  
• "Great work guys! As a new entrant veg grower I really appreciate what you're doing."
  
• "Fantastic project and initiative and so needed in Scotland at the moment. This is the kind of model that could enable complete change in land ownership, environmental stewardship and food security across the country. Good luck with everything and I hope this helps to get you the development worker, and 10 farms in 10 years!"
  
• "Wishing this well. It is surely time for more land to be entrusted to the care of communities of place and of sustainable practices that will steward the land for the common good"
  
• "Across Europe, millions of hectares will be changing hands in the coming decades. Ensuring that these land are kept for farming, made available to a new generation of farmers, and secured for agroecological forms of farming is a vital collective responsibility. Support the Scottish Farmland Trust and help a new generation of agroecological farmers in Scotland grow food, create jobs and support lively rural communities!"