Landworkers' Alliance
@landworkersuk.bsky.social
UK-wide alliance of farmers, foresters and land-based workers. Working to defend our members’ interests and build a better food & land use system for all. https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/
Following the #FarmingRoadmap 2050, the government now needs to focus on market regulation in order to expand domestic markets; releasing us from our over-reliance on volatile global supply chains and supporting cooperative localised food webs instead. landworkersalliance.org.uk/lwa-response...
🌺🌱SINGING THE SONGS OF THE SOIL “It is a constant thing that I’m thinking about: How does this relationship feel? How am I interacting with the land?” Meet Tilly Gomersall, who runs Cân y Pridd market garden in Powys, Cymru. You can read her story below: tinyurl.com/3a5p7j8s
A Land Use Framework for England: What do we need next? Our 2025 report ‘Share The Land’ found that the UK could produce the majority of its food at home through an agroecological land-sharing approach. Read more in the article below: tinyurl.com/2sbrk52a
Scotland Small Producer Grant Tripled to £1.5 million! landworkersalliance.org.uk/scotland-sma...
Scotland Small Producer Grant Tripled to £1.5 million - Landworkers Alliance
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
landworkersalliance.org.uk
Workers' rights in the agroecological sector - where are we now? Chloe Broadfield, the LWA’s New Entrants Training Coordinator, reflects on this and provides an update on changes to employment law: tinyurl.com/ykhmsree
Reflections on workers’ rights in the agroecological sector, and an update on changes to employment law under the Employment Rights Act 2025 - Landworkers Alliance
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
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“We can walk on the land, but we cannot shape what happens to it.” @landworkersuk.bsky.social’s campaigns coordinator Tara Wright on the inadequacies of Scottish land reform.
Grassroots hope in face of watered-down Scottish Land Reform Act
Tara Wight, Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator for the Land Worker’s Alliance, shares her perspective on the Scottish Land Reform Act.
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Last week we hosted DEFRA Minister Dame Angela Eagle at Dagenham Farm 🥬 Together with our UK Fruit and Vegetable Coalition partners we made the case for a 'Market Garden Support Fund' for England. Photo credit: DEFRA
🎬 To celebrate the launch of ur 5-Year Strategy we have worked with Black Bark Films to produce a new 'About Us' film which explores our 4 Strategic Aims... vimeo.com/1171032613
Landworkers' Alliance - About Us
We are the Landworkers' Alliance. Filmmakers: Black Bark Films With footage from: Black Bark Films, Alfie Warren-Knight, Marley Kazimba, Reel News, Has San,…
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You need more than a 'can-do' attitude to be a farmer💰 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Ep 20, cee-cee manrique of @landworkersuk.bsky.social calls for more wealth transparency as we tell farming stories; too often work ethic is centred w/o talking about privilege & wealth. 🎥 Produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... The warnings are clear, especially this year, but the government "has no plans" other than to increase poultry which is already destroying our rivers and #nature. #Biodiversity #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty @landworkersuk.bsky.social @nfudc.bsky.social
UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns
Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable
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We've just launched our new 5-Year Strategy 🎉 Writing this strategy has been a process of deep engagement with our membership throughout 2025, and lays out a bold vision for what we want to achieve from. You can read it (or listen to it!) here: landworkersalliance.org.uk/5-year-strat...
We are disappointment and disheartened at the Government’s recent announcement that the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will exclude farmers and growers operating on fewer than 3 hectares of land. Read our full response here: landworkersalliance.org.uk/sfi-2026-upd...
SFI 2026 Update: It’s time to mobilise for below 3ha farms - Landworkers Alliance
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
landworkersalliance.org.uk
When it comes to government investment in our food and lan use system, farming and environment organisations constantly find themselves scrambling for crumbs from a shrinking pie. It’s tempting to think that the Government is short of money. It is not. landworkersalliance.org.uk/why-we-need-...
Why we need a Defence Strategy which is rooted in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty - Landworkers Alliance
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
landworkersalliance.org.uk
The Landworkers’ Alliance stands in firm solidarity with the people of Rojava and condemns the actions of the Syrian regime whose attacks threaten not only the Kurdish resistance but the existence of the Kurdish people themselves. Full statement: landworkersalliance.org.uk/lwa-stands-i...
📣ECVC reaction on the EU-Mercosur FTA vote following farmers protests in Liège, Brussels, France, Greece and other European countires this week! #StopEUMercosur #CAP #Farmersprotests #Brussels
Harnessing horticulture to solve the health crisis #ORFC26 Bee Laughton Landworkers' Alliance Anna Taylor The Food Foundation Lily Farmer #Mazi, Joanna Poulton (Sims Hill Shared Harvest)
Francesca Price tells the story of the Oxford Real Farming Conference #ORFC and how it grew into a movement for #change — creating spaces for conversations about #RegenerativeFarming and founded in a belief that #AnotherWorldIsPossible > www.resurgence.org/magazine/art... @orfc.bsky.social #Farming
Join our webinar to explore how trees can boost productivity, improve welfare & provide valuable fodder. 🌳 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agroforestry-and-its-benefits-for-livestock-health-and-welfare-tickets-1978113206851?aff=oddtdtcreator In partnership with Coed Cadw/The Woodland Trust
Solidarity is not a crime ✊ LWA AND CETIM SUCCESSFULLY CALL FOR UN INTERVENTION ON BEHALF OF HUNGER STRIKERS 🇵🇸 Read our full update here: landworkersalliance.org.uk/soliarity-is... @cetim-cetim.bsky.social
Solidarity is not a crime: LWA AND CETIM SUCCESSFULLY CALL FOR UN INTERVENTION ON BEHALF OF HUNGER STRIKERS - Landworkers Alliance
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
landworkersalliance.org.uk
Come and see us at ORFC! Jan 8th -9th in Oxford 🌾 This year we will have a table in the Exhibition Hall, as well as another exciting programme of sessions ...including our collaborations with La Via Campesina. Full in-person programme here: orfc.org.uk/orfc-2026-in... @orfc.bsky.social
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "When I visited farmers I witnessed how settler violence works in tandem with the occupation against the fundamental rights of Palestinian farmers." – @landworkersuk.bsky.social landworkersalliance.org.uk/attacks-on-l...
Attacks on La Via Campesina Palestine: Israel severs one of the few remaining lifelines to Palestinian Farmers - Landworkers Alliance
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
landworkersalliance.org.uk
🚜 To coincide with @landmatchengland.bsky.social's new website launch, we've published a new policy brief making the case for a publicly funded National Land Matching Service for England. Read it here: landworkersalliance.org.uk/wp-content/u...
🍿LWA FILM CLUB IS BACK WITH A BELTER🍿 This month you can screen the wonderful 'Gaucho Gaucho' from the comfort of your home. Click the link below to find out more about the film and watch the *brilliant* trailer. tinyurl.com/5n8puu77
Join SAP outside #TheScottishParliament on Wed 3 Sept for: 👨🌾Farmers & crofters speaking out for change 🌱Clear demands & proposals for a just transition for Scottish agriculture 🍲Delicious hot food 🤝Solidarity for a fairer food & farming system All welcome! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/thesc...
We make this statement as a member of the Seasonal Worker Interest Group, alongside our colleagues at @focusonlabour.bsky.social @workersupportc.bsky.social @landworkersuk.bsky.social @fairsq.bsky.social @antislavery.org and ATLEU
A message to all members of the Landworkers' Alliance from @freedomflotilla.bsky.social vessel ‘Handala’: “We as landworkers, we as La Via Campesina, we have always been in solidarity with Palestine. Stop the genocide, stop the killings, stop using starvation and famine as a weapon of war.”
Here's a little peak into the Land Skills Fair, put together by folk who were there last time out 👀 Just one more week until we gather again 🎪 🪕🎙️🪓💃🏽🕺🏼 🎫 you can get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/42nuxb8r Footage: @eoghanmcd @nononanadeg Edit: @alfievideocreator Poem: Sonny the Sunshine Bard
Looking forward to our first time performing at @landworkersuk.bsky.social Land Skills Fair, which we've heard so many good things about. Find out more via landworkersalliance.org.uk/events/land-...
