Wanted: Land for new farmers. Join us at the Scottish Parliament

SFLT present results from feasibility study
27th September 6-8pm 

Along with Gail Ross MSP we invite you to join us at the Scottish Parliament to hear the results of our feasibility study research and speakers from successful land trusts in Europe.

Research for our study revealed that hundreds of people are actively looking for farmland in Scotland, and are motivated by looking after the environment and developing rural livelihoods. However, access to land is a critical barrier.  A lack of access to land is preventing people from making a sustainable livelihood from the land and something practical needs to be done!

We think that thing is a Scottish Farm Land Trust. According to Scotland's Land Reform Act, we are working for 'a Scotland where the ownership, management and use of land and buildings contributes to the collective benefit of everybody’. A land trust could help facilitate a transformation of how we use our land, and support farming in Scotland that provides nutritious food for local people, sustains rural communities, contributes to healthy ecosystem and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
 
On 27th September, we’ll be joined by speakers who have successfully established land trusts in Europe, and local farmers who are farming for social and environmental benefit. You’ll also be able to pick up a copy of our forthcoming report 'Wanted: Land for New Farmers' which puts forward the case for a land trust in Scotland to increase access to land for ecological agriculture.
 
To register please visit: landfornewfarmers.eventbrite.co.uk