UK Smallholding Organisations

A list of some of the smallholding organisations in the UK that you may find useful

Advisory Committee on Organic Standards (ACOS). E-mail: organic.standards@defra.gsi.gov.uk

ADAS. www.adas.co.uk

Association  of Scottish Smallholders. Tel: 07989856171
Email: green.side@btinternet.com
www.scottishsmallholders.org

Biodynamic Agricultural Association. Tel: 01453 759501
Email: office@biodynamic.org.uk
Web:  www.biodynamic.org.uk

Biggar Area Small holders Group (Scotland).Tel: 0189922178

Email: Pauline@deanbank.org.uk

Ceredigion Smallholder Network. www.members.aol.com/smallholdernet

Cheshire Smallholders' Association. Tel: 01928 740212

Compassion in World Farming. www.ciwf.co.uk

Cornish Guild of Smallholders. Tel: 01840 250586. www.cgos.co.uk

Cornwall Smallholders. www.cornwallsmallholders.fsnet.co.uk

DEFRA Helpline Tel: 008459 335577. www.defra.gov.uk

DEFRA Publications. Tel:  08459 556000.

Devon Association of Smallholders. Tel: 01822 890751

East Kent Smallholders (at Canterbury) 01227 372519.

Email: hernetreebeard-smallholder@yahoo.co.uk

East Riding Smallholders' Society. Tel: 01430 430667

Egg Marketing Inspectorate (Northern). E-mail: j.sweeting@emi.defra.gsi.gov.uk

Egg Marketing Inspectorate (Midlands & Wales). E-mail: b.marper@emi.defra.gsi.gov.uk

Egg Marketing Inspectorate (South & East Region). E-mail: mark.s.jones@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Egg Marketing Inspectorate (Western). E-mail: j.hainsworth@emi.defra.gsi.gov.uk

Fenland Goatkeepers' & Smallholders' Club. Tel: 01945 700961. www.fgsc.org.uk

Freedom Food Ltd. www.freedomfood.co.uk

Friends of Ferguson (Tractors) Heritage. Tel: 01444 414087.

Hertfordshire and Essex Smallholding and Garden Society. Tel: 07836 385441.

Humane Slaughter Association. Tel: 01582 831919. www.hsa.org.uk

Irish Organic Farmers' and Growers' Association. Tel: 00 353 506 32563.

E-mail: iofga@eircom.ne

Kent Rural Interests Group. www.krig.co.uk

Kent Smallholders' Club. Tel: 01959 523098

Lincolnshire Smallholding & Self Sufficiency Club. www.lsssc.org.uk

NFU. www.nfu.org.uk

National Association of Farmers' Markets. Tel: 08454 588420. www.farmersmarkets.net

National Scrapie Plan. www.defra.gov.uk

National Smallholders Organisation. www.nationalsmallholders.org.uk

E-mail: rebecca@nationalsmallholders.org.uk  

Norfolk Smallholders Training Group. Tel: 01379 674413.

Northwest Organic Centre. Tel: 01995 642206. www.nworganiccentre.org

North Yorkshire Smallholders' Society. Tel: 01845 567471

Organic Centre Wales. Tel: 01970 622248. www.organic.aber.ac.uk

Organic Conversion Information Service. tel: 01224 711072

Organic Egg Network. Tel: 01570 480785. E-mail: maesyronnen1@aol.com

Organic Farmers & Growers. Tel: 01743 440512. www.organicfarmers.uk.com

Organic Food Federation. Tel: 01760 720444. www.orgfoodfed.com

Organic South West. Tel: 01579 371147. E-mail: osw@soilassociation.org

Organic Trust Ltd. E-mail: organic@eircom.ie 

Quality Welsh Food Certification Ltd. Tel: 01970 636688. E-mail: mossj@wfsagri.net

RSPCA and Freedom Food Ltd. www.rspca.org.uk

Scottish Organic Producers' Association. Tel: 0131 335 6606. www.sopa.org.uk

Shropshire Smallholders' Group. Tel: 01694 723706
Web Site:  shropshiresmallholdersgroup.org

Small Farm Training Group. Tel: 01435 830799. www.sftg.co.uk

Smallholders Online. www.smallholders.org

Soil Association. www.soilassociation.org

The Accidental Smallholder (Diary of a smallholder). www.accidentalsmallholder.net

The Smallholders Association Somerset. www.shasomerset.org.uk

West Sussex Smallholders Club www.westsussexsmallholdersclub.org.uk/

Wholesome Food Association. Tel: 01237 441118. www.wholesomefood.org

Wiltshire Smallholders' Group. www.wilts-smallholders.co.uk

Working Horse Courses. Tel: 01425 470273.

Yorkshire Organic Centre. Tel: 01756 796222. E-mail: info@yorkshireorganiccentre.org