Agroforestry | Soil Association

The Big Give Christmas Challenge is coming. Double your donations to boost trees on farms.

Tuesday 3rd – Tuesday 10th December – all donations will be doubled.

Intensive farming has destroyed more than 50% of trees and decimated wildlife habitats where over 130 species should thrive. Please give whatever you can. There’s no time to waste. Trees take time to establish so we must act now if we want our farms, nature and the planet to survive.

How does the Big Give work?

Donate from midday on Tuesday 2nd December to midday on Tuesday 9th December to have your donation doubled by a Big Give champion and generous Soil Association pledgers. They will match up to £28,000, so we could raise an amazing £56,000.

You can learn more about the campaign on the Big Give website. If you have more questions, email us at memb@soilassociation.org or phone on 0300 330 0022.

What impact will my donation have?

£100 could help fund long term research into the benefits of trees on farms through our Innovative Farmers network

£50 could help provide bespoke support for 500 farmers a year through farm visits, emails and calls, and create 20 Local Learning Networks to help 400 farmers boost trees on their farms,

£25 could expand our team of Agroforestry Ambassadors so more farmers can share their passion for trees in farming at UK-wide events, local networks and with the media.

Donations made offline (such as via BACS transfer or by cheque in the post) or on other websites (including the Soil Association website) cannot be doubled, but will still be greatly appreciated.

What is agroforestry?

Agroforestry is the practice of combining agricultural crops or livestock with trees and shrubs. It is a great example of agroecology in action.

Trees play an important role in every part of a farm. If farmers carefully plan trees on farms, they can help to regulate growing conditions for crops and increase biodiversity.

Agroforestry provides healthier soil, higher yields and vital homes for wildlife.