First of a three-part interview blog series with Uffe Elbæk unbreaking.eco/uffe-elbaek-... @compassoffice.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @kateford.bsky.social @5mbooks.bsky.social @greenlibdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk @labouruk.bsky.social @indraadnan.bsky.social @kaospilot.bsky.social

All set up at #Rootstock

We are proud to support the @publishersassoc.bsky.social Publishing Inclusion Pledge to help create a more inclusive and equitable #publishing industry. More information here 👉https://www.publishers.org.uk/news/

1st draft of the book I've been editing submitted: 'The Welfare of Wildlife'. Both milestone & anticlimax. Looking forward to publication in late 2026. @zoophilosophy.bsky.social @walterveit.bsky.social @nikolaj-bi.bsky.social @markjonesvet.bsky.social @vassilipapa.bsky.social @5mbooks.bsky.social

Review of The Profitable Farm by Colin Tudge in Nov/Dec Resurgence & Ecologist. ‘Everyone with a stake in farming should read this book … that means all of us since our lives depend on it’ www.resurgence.org/magazine/art... 5mbooks.com/product/prof...

Looking forward to taking Kalle Lasn's Manifesto for World Revolution to the Anarchist Book Fair London this Saturday. See you there. @adbusters.bsky.social @anarchistbookfairs.bsky.social

A few photos from yesterday’s launch of Wild Cattle of Chillingham. General release 30 September. 5mbooks.com?s=Chillingha...

At the #agroforestryshow for launch of 2nd edition of @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Agroforestry Handbook edited by @benraskin.bsky.social which we’re delighted to be distributing. Presale at the show. General release 30 September. 5mbooks.com?s=Agroforest...

The Farmers Club on 23 October will be discussing Applied Equine Psychology with authors Sharon Smith and Dr Marie-Louise Holmes. The event is open to non-members and includes a talk and Q&A with Sharon Smith and Marie-Louise Holmes, a drinks reception and dinner with wine. lnkd.in/eC4axKQ4

We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Wild Cattle of Chillingham: The Natural History of an Ancient Breed by Professor Stephen Hall. 🎉 To celebrate, join us at Chillingham Castle on 13th Sept. Please share in your networks. lnkd.in/edCB5b8c @nffn.bsky.social @ciwf.org.uk

These 📚 have been occupying us recently. Two aside, they have something in common – the authors were guests on podcasts we love: @natehagens.bsky.social Great Simplification, www.thegreatsimplification.com, and Oliver Goshey’s Regenerative Skills, regenerativeskills.com.

NEW PUBLICATION - REGENERATIVE MEDICINE IN SMALL ANIMAL MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS by Russell Chandler A practical guide for vets aiming to instruct practitioners on how to use regenerative practices in the veterinary clinic. For more details 👇 5mbooks.com/product/rege...

"You can try to expel nature with a pitchfork, but it will always return" Chris Clark's opinion on @farmersguardian.bsky.social. Read the full article at the link below 👇 www.farmersguardian.com/4414753

Great to hear from @cla.co.uk on the plans for a generative #AI training licensing for publishers. IPG members can learn more about this at a free online webinar on 22 July, click here for more details 👉 www.independentpublishersguild.com/SharedConten... #booksky #publishing

🌞 Headed to #Groundswell25 next week? We're part of three thought-provoking sessions to explore solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing food and farming today. Here's where you can find us... Explore the full programme here 👉 groundswellag.com/sessions/

🎪Join us at #Groundswell25 – Agricology sessions at The Study 🐝 1️⃣ Dung beetles, cattle & trees: allies in resilient farming 🌳🐄🪲 📍Wed 11:15 - 11:45am @rothamsted.bsky.social #regenerativefarming

🎪Join us at #Groundswell25 – Agricology sessions at The Study 🐝 2️⃣ Regenerative Stacking - combining #regenerative practices for healthy, profitable land 🌾 📍Wed 1:15 - 1:45pm #RegenAg #FarmingfortheFuture #SoilHealth

🎪 Join us at #Groundswell25 tomorrow for an illuminating session about the awesome power of beans! It features an expert panel including: Sheila Dillon, @henrydimbleby.bsky.social, Amelia Christie-Miller, Andrew Howard, and Josiah Meldrum. Get your tickets: tinyurl.com/4jnpbbza

Going to Groundswell? 📕 Chris Clark will be signing copies of The Profitable Farm - lnkd.in/ebicxXVD 📗 David Finlay of The Erhical Dairy be doing likewise with copies of A Dairy Story - lnkd.in/e5GEq5Kd 📅 Both at noon, on 3 July at the book stand. #groundswell25

The Farmers Club Book Club on 22 July will be discussing The Profitable Farm with authors Chris Clark and Brian Scanlon.  The event is open to non-members and includes a talk and Q&A with Chris and Brian, a drinks reception and dinner with wine. www.thefarmersclub.com/events#MEMBE...

Last Wednesday, we attended the The Guild of Food Writers Awards at The Royal Institution to find out if the Six Inches of Soil 📕 had won the Investigative Food Writing Award. Alas we did not but as one of just 3 shortlisted We’re chuffed to bits still.

Come find us at Carbon Calling 2025.

Glad to be sponsoring Carbon Calling again this year. Cracking line up over 3 days. www.carboncalling.farm/conference-c... We'll be up there too with a few books. @cprecountryside.bsky.social @wtscotsocial.bsky.social

‪🌱 Agroecology Map is a Free Software & Open Data 🌍 platform to map agroecological initiatives. Anyone can use, share & improve it! Built for transparency & collaboration 🤝 #Agroecology #OpenData #FreeSoftware #FoodSovereignty #Agroecologia #Agroforestry 🔗 agroecologymap.org/who_we_are

OPEN WEBINAR: Participatory Foresight for Sustainable Agrifood Systems through Agroecology 🌎 📅 3 July 2025 🕐 13:00 – 15:00 CET 💻 Register now 👉 fao.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #agroecology #foodsystems

🌍 Want to meet farmers, chefs & food changemakers from across Europe? #TerraMadreEurope is happening June 22–24 in Brussels, a unique gathering of the European #SlowFood network to share ideas, build alliances & shape the future of food. #Agroecology Join us 👉 bit.ly/3ZEBzwS (3/3)

📢 Positive news: @foodgov.bsky.social recommends retaining the Small Abattoir Discount - a lifeline for local food, animal welfare & rural economies. But pressure remains: 40% still face closure without support @thesoilassociation.bsky.social sustainablefoodtrust.org/press-releas...

Many thanks to HortWeek for their review of The Profitable Farm! www.hortweek.com/book-review-...

🤞 Big day today! We find out if we have won The Guild of Food Writers award for our Six Inches of Soil book. 🤞 @5mbooks.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social @thesoilassociation.bsky.social @sustainablesoils.bsky.social @sustainweb.org @susfoodtrust.bsky.social @realfarmed.bsky.social

The Farmers Club Book Club on 22 July will be discussing The Profitable Farm with authors Chris Clark and Brian Scanlon.  The event is open to non-members and includes a talk and Q&A with Chris and Brian, a drinks reception and dinner with wine. www.thefarmersclub.com/events#MEMBE...

World bee day 🐝🐝🐝. Tried and mostly failed to capture the thrumming of the bird of bees in the laburnum outside our offices. @bbka.org.uk

Extract of Kalle Lasn's Manifesto for World Revolution available on Resilience.org www.resilience.org/stories/2025... @adbusters.bsky.social @5mbooks.bsky.social @postcarbon.org

Honoured that our Six Inches of Soil has been shortlisted for the The Guild of Food Writers Investigative Food Writer Award www.gfw.co.uk/2025/guild-o... #thegfw2025 @5mbooks.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social @publishersassoc.bsky.social @ipgbook.bsky.social @booksource.bsky.social

Delighted to sponsor the 2025 GFC conference and bring a selection of our books. Grab a ticket while you still can. www.greenfarmcollective.com/event-detail... @no1farmerjake.bsky.social @angusgowthorpe.bsky.social

Registrations are now open on the AWSELFA website for their Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) event happening in July! Sign ups will close on the 4th July. More information at the link below 👇👇👇 awselfa.org/conference/a... #animalwelfare #animalhealth #planthealth

Catch Chris at the Devon County Show on Thursday 15 May. Thursday will be a month to the day that we published Chris & Brian's The Profitable Farm: 5mbooks.com/product/prof...

Our World Veterinary Day sale ends tonight! Check our sale page for 50% off a range of books 📚 Please share with your colleagues and friends

OUT NOW: ANIMAL LAW by Simon Brooman, Deborah Legge, Deborah Rook, Rachel Dunn An examination of the law relating to animals, in the UK and with consideration to European and international law, from the perspective of policy, society, philosophy, history and economics. 5mbooks.com/animal-law-c...

‘When will it fall’ - tree sculpture by Beavers I feel this piece really has captured the essence of what the beaver was trying to achieve… @kneppwilding.bsky.social

Increasing farmer’s digital agency for agroecology 👉 REGISTER HERE 📅 8 May, 2025 🕗 8:00 New York | 9:00 São Paulo 14:00 Rome | 15:00 Nairobi | 19:00 Hanoi 📍 Online via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #agroecology #agroécologie #permaculture #agroforestry #foodsovereignty #citizenscience

Really enjoyed joining Tom & Ed on the Defra Farming podcast. We talked through what IPM actually looks like on farm - building habitats, adapting the system, learning from trials, and working closely with your agronomist to cut inputs and back nature 🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1657363/epis...

CAWR is offering a new funded studentship, Technologies of care: fostering nature-relatedness & environmental practice through social-technological innovation as part of the DAISY project. The position begins in Sept & the deadline is 27th May. See more: bit.ly/42ipDRN

🚨 Last chance to sign-up for our webinar with @afnnetwork.bsky.social 🚨 Tomorrow at 10am, FFCC’s Mhairi Brown will be speaking to Jez Fredenburgh to give a first-look into findings from our final #TheFoodConversation report, due to be published later this month.

"Through our campaigning and lobbying, we’ve made huge strides. But there is still more work to do.” Nine years after the publication of BVA's landmark #AnimalWelfare strategy, our new report documents key wins and identifies six areas for future action. www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blo...

Important @landworkersuk.bsky.social event coming up in London on April 26. Unfortunately I am already committed elsewhere, but very best of luck! #FoodSovereignty and #FoodSecurity are crucial issues of our time landworkersalliance.org.uk/foodinourhan...

Out today: The Profitable Farm by Chris Clark and Brian Scanlon A pragmatic guide for farmers and other interested parties to maximum sustainable output (MSO) concepts, practices and applications Order 👉 5mbooks.com/product/prof...

Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden, please support this petition at change.org chng.it/LjHNpyzR5V

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm in Leeds is looking for a head grower to manage their small market team. The deadline for applications is this Sunday! communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/head-grower-...

Out today. Manifesto for World Revolution 2nd edn UK/ROW: 5mbooks.com/product/mani... Canada: subscribe.adbusters.org/products/a-m... @adbusters.bsky.social @kaospilot.bsky.social @5mbooks.bsky.social

March News from the OGA. Read all our news - appeal update, SFI gloom, AGM report, protecting organic, webinars, events, jobs and more! mailchi.mp/b049334a70fc...