robyorke

Ref your recent presentation to the Soil Association

http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=9rPQtFoky0I%3d&tabid=2063

do we now need to have a serious debate on land spare & share to prioritise the best way to produce food while saving biodiversity?

(a link to a good piece for readers on land sharing;sparing http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/sep/02/farming-biodiversity-conservation-nature-reserves)

Thanks Tim. Bit concerned that UK conservation NGOs under auspices of the Natural Environment White paper are pushing to link us to nature (often within high-output agric areas close to where most of us live - i.e. urban south east England) without acknowledging the impact of producing affordable food. Prioritise & utilise - but not in our back yard!