Over 70% of the UK is agricultural land. Decisions about farmland, about what we feed ourselves, and how, will determine the future for all of us, no matter where we live and work.
We are proud to be part of a wide movement of people and organisations reimagining what farming and food growing could mean in the UK. We work with and support community-owned farms, agroecological farmers and those moving away from industrial agriculture. We have a particular interest in farming the urban fringe, and how revitalising our peri-urban areas could transform our cities for the better. We are also working to better understand how to support people from non-farming backgrounds into farming and food growing.
We carry out research – often as part of multidisciplinary teams – to develop robust and pragmatic policy and practical solutions. We also provide consultancy support to landowners wanting to better use farmland, and to community and social enterprise food and farming projects.
Take a look at some relevant projects
Shared Assets are part of a working group investigating the viability of a new Land Matching service for England which will bring new entrants, landworkers, landholders and landowners together to open up more space for farming and growing.
As part of the Resilient Green Spaces project, the Landworkers Alliance and Shared Assets teamed up to find ways to realise the challenges and opportunities of access to land for new entrants and local communities interested in agroecological farming.
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Between November 2022 and May 2023 we worked with Organiclea, Landworkers’ Alliance, The Ubele Initiative and Eves Hill Veg Co to develop and deliver a new training programme for new entrants into agroecological farming in the South East of England.
We’re a small organisation with big ambitions! We are grateful for all support people feel able to offer us.
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Check our FAQ section where we clarify how we can help with. You can always get in touch if you’re still not sure something here.
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