Tag: grants

The Organic Research Centre, a leading independent research charity, is launching the new Dean Organic Fund at the Oxford Real Farming Conference this week. The fund offers interest-free loans, typically ranging from £5,000 to £25,000, to small-scale organic/ecological growers and food businesses.

Tim Bevan, Soil Association Farm Advisor fills us in on what to look out for when applying to the Countryside Stewardship scheme. The main objective of the new Countryside Stewardship scheme is to improve the farmed environment for wildlife and to reduce diffuse water pollution.