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Crofting is Sustainable Farming

This post explains why Crofting is Sustainable Farming, particularly on farming with beef and sheep. Why?

Firstly it is important to state that crofting is a developed traditional farming system that makes best use of it’s local environment for farming. The fact it is relatively not harmful for wildlife is coincidental and crucial. The only fertiliser used traditionally is seaweed. That’s fine within reason.

It is also coincidental because support of crofting is national policy in Scotland.

How is it that Crofting is sustainable farming?

There is a great Blog from the Soil Association about new Crofter, Helen O’Keefe
Sustainable Farming can be Achieved in Wales

Iain Dunn

Founder of Earth and Leaf Community Interest Company. Lifelong career and education in agriculture. Now researcher and writer and sustainability campaigner.

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