Organic farming courses and contacts
17 February 1999
Organic farming courses and contacts
Detailed below is a list of colleges running courses in organic agriculture and organic horticulture.
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COLLEGES OFFERING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND ORGANIC HORTICULTURE
Broomfield College
Broomfield, Morley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6DN
01332 831345
First Diploma in Agriculture (organic)
Higher National Diploma in Organic Agriculture
Otley College
Otley, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 9EY
01473 785543
National Certificate in Agricultural Organic Production
National Certificate in Organic Crop Production
Advanced National Certificate in Organic Crop Technology
Pershore & Hindlip College
Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 3JP
01386 552443
Advanced National Certificate in Organic Land Use
Lackham College
Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 2NY
01249 443111
National Certificate in Organic Horticulture
Carmarthenshire College of Technology and Art
Gelli Aur Campus, Carmarthen, Dyfed SA32 8LR
01558 668341
National Diploma in Horticulture
Dundee College
Old Glamis Road, Dundee DD3 8LE
01382 834834
Scottish Vocational Qualification in Amenity Horticulture
Higher National Certificate in Horticulture
University of Wales,
Aberystwyth
The Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL
01970 624471
BSc (Hons) in Agriculture with Ecological Agriculture
The Soil Association
86 – 88 Colston Street
Bristol
BS1 5BB
Tel: 0117 929 0661
Organic Living Association
St Marys Villa
Swan
Worcestershire
WR8 0EA
Organic Farmers and Growers Ltd
50 High Street
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5HF
Tel: 01353 720250
Fax: 01353 721571
Henry Doubleday Research Association
National Centre for Organic Gardening
Ryton on Dunsmore
Coventry
CV8 3LG
Tel: 01203 303517
UK Register of Organic Food Standards
Room 320C
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Tel: 0171 238 5915
Fax: 0171 238 6553
The Soil Survey and Land Research Centre
Silsoe Campus
Silsoe
Bedfordshire
MK45 4DT
Tel: 01525 60428
Fax: 01525 61147
Earth Resources Research
258 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JY
Tel: 0171 278 3933
Fax: 0171 278 0955
The Organic Advisory Service
Elm Farm Research Centre
Hamstead Marshall
Newbury
Berkshire
RG20 0HR
Tel: 01488 658298
Fax: 01488 658503
Environmental Medicine Foundation
Breakspear Hospital
Abbots Langley
Hertfordshire
WD5 0PU
Tel: 01927 761333
Working Weekends on Organic Farms
19 Bradford Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1RB
Tel: 01273 476286
Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Environment Alliance (SAFE)
21 Tower Street
London
WC2H 9NS
Tel: 0171 240 1811
Fax: 0171 240 1899
Springhead Trust
Fontmell Magna
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 0NU
Tel: 01747 811853
Centre for Alternative Technology
Machynlleth
Powys
SY20 9AZ
Tel: 01654 702400
Fax: 01654 702782
Land Heritage
Wellington
Somerset
Tel: 01833 667764
Organic Conversion Information Service – Telephone Helpline
England and Wales: 0117 922 7707
Contacts: Laura Barrington (Agricultural Development Officer)
Robert Howard (Horticultural Development Officer)
Philip Stocker (Senior Agricultural Development Officer)
Scotland: 0131 662 1303
Northern Ireland: 01849 426666
A list of training courses approved by the Soil Association may be obtained by contacting the Soil Association on 0117 929 0661.
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