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United Kingdom
Aberystwyth University
Institut of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Llanbadarn Campus
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion, Wales SY23 3AL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1970 624471
fax: +44 (0)1970 611264
e-mail: ibers@aber.ac.uk
Web: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/
or http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/undergrad/courses/agriculture/organic-agriculture/
or http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/research/orgfarming/
B.Sc. Honours Degree in Organic Farming; Foundation Degree in Organic Agriculture. Research in organic farming.
Askham Bryan College
Central Admissions
York, North Yorkshire YO23 3FR
United Kingdom
01904 772211
fax: 01904 772288
e-mail: enquiries@askham-bryan.ac.uk
Web: http://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/
or http://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/degree_courses
or http://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/images/upload/he_courses_09/
agriculture_countryside_land_and_sustainability_7918.pdf
Diploma programs and courses in organic production and sustainable farming systems. Westfield Farm offers instruction and experience in sustainable dairying.
Bangor University
School of the Environment and Natural Resources
Bangor
Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2UW
United Kingdom
01248 382281 (United Kingdom) or +44 1248 382281 (International)
fax: 01248 354997 (United Kingdom) or +44 1248 354997 (International)
Web: http://www.senr.bangor.ac.uk/
Courses and degrees in multiples subjects related to sustainable agriculture.
Web: http://www.senr.bangor.ac.uk/index.php
B.A./B.Sc. in Sustainable Development with option in Agriculture
e-mail: senr@bangor.ac.uk
Web: http://www.senr.bangor.ac.uk/courses/ug/listcourses.php?view=course&prospectustype=
undergraduate&courseid=100&subjectarea=10
Brighton Permaculture Trust
92 Stanmer Park Road
Brighton BN1 9PZ
United Kingdom
07746 18 59 27
e-mail form: http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk/contacts/index.html
Web: http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk/
Courses in permaculture design.
Capel Manor College
Bullsmore Lane
Enfield, Middlesex EN1 4RQ
United Kingdom
Tom Cole
08456 122 122
e-mail form: http://www.capel.ac.uk/Request/index.html
Web: http://www.capel.ac.uk/courses/Horticulture/060340cm_nptcl2_organic.html
or http://www.capel.ac.uk/courses/Arboriculture/National_Certificate_CM_200522.htm
Certificates in organic horticulture. Organic farm.
Carmarthenshire College
International Office
Graig Campus
Sandy Road, Pwll
Llanelli, South Wales SA15 4N
United Kingdom
Ian Bannister
+44 1554 748112
fax: +44 1554 75608
e-mail: ian.bannister@colegsirgar.ac.uk
Web: http://www.colegsirgar.ac.uk/sites/web/find_course.php
National Diploma in Agriculture includes modules in Organic Production and in sustainable agriculture cropping methods.
Centre for Alternative Technology
Machynlleth
Powys, Wales SY20 9AZ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1654 705981
fax: +44 (0)1654 702782
e-mail: courses@cat.org.uk
or see http://www2.cat.org.uk/shortcourses/contact_us.php
Web: http://www.cat.org.uk/
Short courses in sustainable land use, including organic growing and woodland management; ecological housing, including straw bale building; renewable energy systems; water treatment and recycling. Postgraduate degrees in renewable energy and sustainable architecture. Hosts conferences and events.
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)
Greenmount Campus
22 Greenmount Road
Antrim, Co. Antrim
BT41 4PU
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Freephone: 080 0028 4291
Textphone: 028 9052 4420
fax: 028 9442 6606 (International 00 44 289442 6606)
e-mail: enquiries@cafre.ac.uk
Web: http://www.cafre.ac.uk/ (search for organic or horticulture or sustainable)
Courses in Organic Production; Organic Horticulture; and Organic Principles and Practices.
Duchy College
Organic Studies Centre
Rosewarne, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 0AB
United Kingdom
(01209) 722155
fax: (01209) 722156
Dr. Stephen Roderick
Organic Programmes Coordinator
e-mail: s.roderick@cornwall.ac.uk
Web: http://www.organicstudiescornwall.co.uk/
Courses and research in organic farming. Coswinsawsin Organic Demonstration Farm.
Emerson College
Forest Row
East Sussex RH18 5JX
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1342 822238
fax: +44 (0) 1342 826055
Arjen Huese
e-mail: arjen.huese@emerson.org.uk or info@emerson.org.uk
Web: http://www.emerson.org.uk/?s=courses&id=16
Three-year Biodynamic Organic Agriculture Training program. Full-time courses in biodynamic agriculture and horticulture.
Harper Adams University College
Admissions Officer
Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB
United Kingdom
Emma Tappin
+44 (0) 1952 815452
fax: +44 (0)1952 814783
e-mail: etappin@harper-adams.ac.uk
Web: http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/
or http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/postgraduate/course.cfm?id=47
Courses in alternative farming methods, organic production and sustainable farming. Post graduate degrees in Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable crop protection research conducted at the Crop and Environment Research Center (http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/groups/crops/CERC/crop.cfm).
Hartpury College
Hartpury House
Gloucestershire
GL19 3BE
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1452 702283
fax: +44 (0) 1452 700629
e-mail: enquire@hartpury.ac.uk
Web: http://www.hartpury.ac.uk/
http://www.hartpury.ac.uk/courses/courses_search.asp (search for sustainable or organic)
Further Education Diploma courses in Agriculture and Countryside Management include sustainable farming practices. Certificate in Organic Gardening.
Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA)
Garden Organic
Garden Organic Ryton
Coventry Warwickshire
United Kingdom CV8 3LG
+44 (0) 24 7630 3517
fax: +44 (0) 24 7663 9229
e-mail: enquiry@gardenorganic.org.uk
Web: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/ (search for course or workshop or conference)
Research in horticultural techniques that do not rely on chemicals. Offers practical advice and courses on organic gardening, farming, and waste management. Conferences and workshops.
Horticultural Correspondence College
Fiveways House
Westwells Road
Hawthorn
Corsham, England
SN13 9RG
01225 816700
fax: 01225 816708
e-mail form: http://www.hccollege.co.uk/contact.asp
Web: http://www.hccollege.co.uk/courses.asp
Correspondence courses in organic gardening, and organic crop and livestock production.
International Agricultural Exchanges Association (IAEA/Agriventure)
IAEA Servicing Office
Speedwell Farm Bungalow
Nettle Bank
South Brink
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire PE14 0SA
United Kingdom
phone: +44 (0) 1945 450999
e-mail: uk@agriventure.com
Web: http://www.agriventure.eu/ or http://www.agriventure.net/
See statement in General listing that begins this section.
Kingston Maurward College
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY
United Kingdom
01305 215000
fax: 01305 215001
e-mail: reception@kmc.ac.uk
Web: http://www.kmc.ac.uk/
or http://www.kmc.ac.uk/courses/subjects.cfm (search KMC Web sites for horticulture, permaculture or organic)
Courses in organic agricultural principles and practices, organic horticulture, and permaculture design.
Myerscough College
St. Michael's Road
Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire PR3 0RY
United Kingdom
01995 642222
fax: 01995 642333
e-mail: enquiries@myerscough.ac.uk
Web: http://www.myerscough.ac.uk/
Honours Degree and Foundation Degree courses in Agriculture, Foundation Certificate in “Agriculture and Countryside,” Honours Degree in “Rural Resource Management.” Courses include modules on small-scale livestock production, crop technology, organic production and sustainable agriculture.
New Castle University
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Agriculture Building
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 191 222 6000
e-mail: afrd-enquiries@ncl.ac.uk
Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/afrd/undergrad/degrees/agriculture/organic-modules.htm
B.Sc. (Honours) degree in Organic Food Production offered in selected years. The degree program is run jointly with the Nafferton Ecological Farming Group. Research in Integrated Agricultural Systems (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/afrd/research/integratedagric/index.htm). Research in organic production at Nafferton Farm (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/afrd/business/nafferton/index.htm).
or
Guy Garrod
+44 (0) 191 222 7552
e-mail: guy.garrod@ncl.ac.uk
Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/afrd/undergrad/degrees/countryside-modules.htm
B.Sc. Countryside Management includes modules in organic and sustainable agriculture.
The Organic Research Centre- Elm Farm
Hamstead Marshall
Newbury, Berkshire RG20 0HR
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1488 658298
fax: +44 (0)1488 658503
e-mail: elmfarm@organicresearchcentre.com
Web: http://www.organicresearchcentre.com/
Conducts research in and distributes information on organic farming. Offers on-farm demonstrations of organic and sustainable farming practices. Occasional specialty short courses.
Permaculture Association (Britain)
Hollybush Conservation Centre
Broad Lane
Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS5 3BP
United Kingdom
+44 (0)113 2307461
e-mail: office@permaculture.org.uk
Web: http://www.permaculture.org.uk/mm.asp?mmfile=education
or http://www.permaculture.org.uk (select Learning and Courses)
Certificate and diploma in permaculture design. Courses in permaculture design, organic agriculture, sustainable land use, composting, alternative energy, and eco-building. Listing of national and international permaculture schools, educational projects, and organizations.
Pershore College (part of Warwickshire College)
Avonbank, Pershore
Worcestershire WR10 3JP
United Kingdom
+44 01386 552 443
fax: +44 01386 556528
e-mail: highereducation@warkscol.ac.uk
Web: http://www.warkscol.ac.uk/Courses/DisplayHE.asp?Mast_ID=11480
or http://www.warkscol.ac.uk/Default.aspx?cNode=16284
Two-year Higher National Certificate in Organic Horticulture. Sustainable Farming course at Moreton Morrell Centre (http://www.warkscol.ac.uk/Courses/Display.asp?Mast_ID=12219&type=pt).
Plumpton College
Ditchling Road
Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3AE
United Kingdom
David Lamb
01273 890454
fax: 01273 890071
e-mail: enquiries@plumpton.ac.uk
or http://www.plumpton.ac.uk/contact/contact.asp
Web: http://www.plumpton.ac.uk/
Course in Sustainable Forestry. Netherfield “Centre for Sustainable Food and Farming” (http://www.thenetherfieldcentre.co.uk/, e-mail: info@thenetherfieldcentre.co.uk) is located on two working organic demonstration farms. Ivyland Farm offers vocational training in organic production.
Royal Agricultural College
Cirencester GL7 6JS
United Kingdom
Web: http://www.rac.ac.uk/
Stephen Chadd, Programme Manager
+44 (0)1285 652531, ext. 2249
e-mail: Stephen.chadd@rac.ac.uk
B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Organic Farming) (http://www.rac.ac.uk/?_id=3056)
or
John Conway, Programme Manager
+44 (0)1285 652531, ext. 2234
e-mail: john.conway@rac.ac.uk
Graduate degree in Sustainable Agriculture, Food & Rural Economy (http://www.rac.ac.uk/?_id=3603)
M.Sc. International Rural Development with option: Organic Agricultural Systems Pathway or Sustainable Agricultural Systems Pathway (http://www.rac.ac.uk/?_id=3683).
Schumacher College
Administrator
The Old Postern
Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1803 865934
fax: +44 (0)1803 866899
e-mail: admin@schumachercollege.org.uk
Web: http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/
Short courses on ecological and sustainable issues.
Scottish Agricultural College
Ferguson Building
Crabstone Estate
Aberdeen, Scotland AB1 9YA
United Kingdom
Norman Stephen
0122 471 1132
fax: 0122 471 4591
e-mail: Norman.Stephen@sac.ac.uk
Web: http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/courses/postgraduatetaught/mscorgfarm
M.Sc. Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Organic Farming.
or
Sustainable Livestock Systems Research Group Manager
Sir Stephen Watson Building
Bush Estate
Penicuik
Edinburgh, Scotland EH26 0PH
United Kingdom
Geoff Simm
0131 535 3209
fax: 0131 535 3121
e-mail: Geoff.Simm@sac.ac.uk
Web: http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/
or http://www.sac.ac.uk/research/sls/
Graduate research in sustainable livestock systems.
Shuttleworth College
Old Warden Park
Nr Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 9EA
United Kingdom
Robert Bone
01767 626222
fax: 01767 626235
e-mail: enquiries@shuttleworth.ac.uk
Web: http://www.shuttleworth.ac.uk/pge_MainDisplay.cfm/hurl/ID=104/CID=402/smenuid=145
or http://www.shuttleworth.ac.uk/
National certificate/diploma in agriculture includes module on organic production. Courses in organic gardening.
University of Essex
Centre for Environment and Society
Department of Biological Sciences
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
United Kingdom
+44 1206 872203
fax: +44 1206 872592
Neil R. Baker
e-mail: baken@essex.ac.uk
Web: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ces/research/susag/index.shtm
Collaborative research programs in Sustainable Agriculture.
University of Gloucestershire
Student Recruitment Office
Hardwick Administration Centre
St. Paul’s Road
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 4BS
United Kingdom
Dr. John Powell
+44 (0) 1242 714129
e-mail: jpowell@glos.ac.uk
or
+44 (0) 1242 714500
fax: +44 (0) 1242 714827
e-mail: postgrad@glos.ac.uk
Web: http://www.glos.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/Pages/mapsdescriptors.aspx?moduleCode=ERD406
Postgraduate degree in European Rural Development includes module in Farming Food and Society (ERD406). Module covers sustainable farming and local food networks, including “farm diversification; sustainable agriculture and agri-environmental policies; food quality; alternativeness; local food networks; organic farming; moral food economies and ethical consumerism.”
University of Hertfordshire
Agriculture and Environment Research Unit (AERU)
College Lane
Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1707 284548
fax: +44 (0) 1707 284185
Dr. Kathy Lewis
e-mail: aeru@herts.ac.uk
Web: http://www.herts.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/science-and-technology-research-institute/strishowcase/agriculture-and-environment/agriculture-and-environment-research_home.cfm
or http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/
Research and technology projects in organic and sustainable agriculture.
University of Plymouth
Postgraduate Admissions
Faculty of Science
Drake Circus
Plymouth PL4 8AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1752 233093
fax: +44 (0)1752 233095
e-mail: science@plymouth.ac.uk
Web: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk
or http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/course.asp?id=1911&al=2
or http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/course.asp?id=3606&al=2
M.Sc. degrees in Sustainable Environmental Management, and in Sustainable Aquaculture Systems.
University of Reading
Faculty of Life Sciences
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development
University of Reading
Whiteknights Campus
P.O. Box 237
Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)118 378 8471
fax: +44 (0) 118 935 2121
Linda McCarthy
e-mail: l.mccarthy@reading.ac.uk
or intoff@reading.ac.uk (international)
or student.recruitment@reading.ac.uk
Web: http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ug/courseindex.html
or http://www.reading.ac.uk/apd/about/apd-aboutagriculture.asp
B.Sc. degrees in Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Resource Management with courses in sustainability and organic farming systems. On-farm research in sustainable agriculture systems.
Wiltshire College
Lacock
Chippenham`
Wiltshire SN15 2NY
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1249 466800
fax: +44 (0) 1249 444474
e-mail: info@wiltscoll.ac.uk
or courses@wiltscoll.ac.uk
Web: http://www.wiltshire.ac.uk/ftcourses/detail.aspx?ref=563
or http://www.wiltshire.ac.uk/ftcourses/detail.aspx?ref=587
Diploma and certificate courses in horticulture and turf with units in Organic Horticulture. First Diploma in Agriculture includes optional study in organic production and locally-grown crops, alternative livestock production, and alternative pest control methods. University farm with 450 Organic Lowland ewe flock.
Writtle College
Chelmsford
Essex CM1 3RR
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1245 424200
fax: +44 (0) 1245 420456
e-mail: info@writtle.ac.uk
Web: http://www.writtle.ac.uk/
or http://www.writtle.ac.uk/pge_MainDisplay.cfm?ID=103&Type=Discipline&CID=4&smenuid=11
Provides University of Essex Foundation and Honours degrees and Postgraduate programmes in Agriculture, Horticulture, and Conservation and Environment. Courses include Organic Crop Production and in Organic Gardening.
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) - United Kingdom
P.O. Box 2154 Winslow
Buckingham, MK18 3WS
England, United Kingdom
phone/fax: +44 (0) 1296 714652
e-mail form: http://www.wwoof.org.uk/contact
Web: http://www.wwoof.org.uk
See statement in General for “World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms” listing that begins this section. WWOOF-UK covers England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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