On this page are links to external websites that you may find of interest:
- Community farmland purchase
- Finding land or plots
- Permaculture
- Soil, food and farming
- Nature and rewilding
- Biodiversity net gain (England)
At the bottom there are also some lists of relevant books.
(See also Courses & connections for more links)
Community farmland purchase
Some useful guidance docs and links, whether you’re buying community farmland or something a bit different:
Looking for Land (PDF) – contains possible site selection criteria
Buying land (PDF) – covers the purchase process
Protecting the community’s land (PDF) – various legal and management mechanisms
Financing your project – includes links to grant-giving bodies
Business models for agro-ecology – several case studies
Governance and structure (PDF) – including info on legal structures
Cultivating good relationships (PDF) – especially re. agroecological farming
Finding land or plots
In addition to property search websites and auction sites, here are some web resources to check out…
Abunda (land matching)
Build-It Magazine – Finding Land
Farming Connect – Start a Farm (Wales)
Homes England Land Hub (public sector land)
PlotBrowser by Built-It magazine
PlotFinder by Homebuilding & Renovating
PlotSearch by Buildstore
Self-Build Portal – How to find a building plot
Space Cymru (public sector land)
The Land Bank Partnership (S. England / Wales)
Permaculture design
Permaculture Association – what is permaculture?
Permaculture Association – courses
Permaculture Association – top 10 permaculture books
Soil, food & farming
Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming
Nature and rewilding
The Wildlife Trusts – rewilding
Woodland Trust – nature recovery
Biodiversity net gain (England)
Biodiversity Net Gain (gov.uk)
Biodiversity Net Gain (Planning Practice Guidance)
Biodiversity Metric user guide
Planning Advisory Service BNG FAQ
Biodiversity Net Gain (Planning Portal)
Relevant books
Eco-living…
- Breaking Together: A Freedom Loving Response to Collapse by Jem Bendell – see website
- The Rural Planning Handbook for Low Impact Developers by Simon Fairlie
- How to Live Off Grid by Nick Rosen
- Finding Lights in a Dark Age: Sharing Land, Work and Craft by Chris Smaje – see website
- The ‘One Planet’ Life: A Blueprint for Low Impact Development by David Thorpe
- The Earth Care Manual by Patrick Whitefield
Intentional communities…
- Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities by Diana Leafe Christian
- Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community by Diana Leafe Christian
- Ecovillages around the World edited by Frederica Miller
- The Lammas Ecovillage by Tao Paul Wimbush – feedaread.com
Wildhousing 