Green Initiatives & Environment

Soil Association - Community Supported Agriculture
A really good source of general information on community supported agriculture (CSA) projects.

f3 - the local food consultants
Market research, business planning and consultancy services to organisations and enterprises involved in local food and farming, and related sustainability initiatives.

National Trust - Food & Farming
The National Trust helps and encourages farmers to manage their farms to high environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards. They work with their farmers to help them add value to the food they produce and to get a better return.

LANTRA
Lantra is the industry body supporting skills, education and training for the UK's environmental and land-based industries.

Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust
A local, independent charity dedicated to looking after some of Torbay's most important wildlife and heritage sites. Our aims are to protect land, conserve nature and strengthen the bonds between the people and the natural world of Torbay.

DEFRA
Defra is the UK government department responsible for policy and regulations on the environment, food and rural affairs.

Occumbe Farm
The overall aim of Occombe Farm is to reconnect people with food, farming and the countryside and to have a profound effect on the local food culture of South Devon.

English Riviera Geopark
Geoparks aims to protect geo-diversity and to promote geological heritage to the general public as well as to support sustainable economic development of the area, primarily through the development of geological tourism.

Making Local Food Work
A partnership of seven organisations managed by the Plunkett Foundation and funded by the Big Lottery Fund to explore community enterprise approaches to connecting land and people through food.

Devon Association of Smallholders
DASH was established in 1986 to serve the needs and interests of smallholders and those planning to undertake any kind of country living.