Preserving biodiversity on organic farms

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Terre de Liens
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
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Why we love it?

Terre de Liens fights throughout France to preserve peasant farming and prevent the artificialization of land. Given the importance of our farmers and farmland, we can only thank them for their unwavering commitment to defending organic peasant farming!

The project

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The objectives of the Terre de Liens Foundation are 1) To help volunteer farmers become active players in the preservation and restoration of biodiversity, by increasing the number of biodiversity actions on Terre de Liens farms, 2) To participate in the emergence of communities of exchange between Terre de Liens and non-Terre de Liens farmers on the theme of biodiversity, 3) Pursue our mission of popular education by involving citizens in the realization of participative workcamps on Terre de Liens farms, 4) Create bridges between environmental protection and agricultural actors, 5) Strengthen/develop advocacy on how to integrate biodiversity in agriculture.
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implement biodiversity-friendly actions: changes in farming practices, creation or restoration of agro-ecological infrastructure, etc.

Solution

Faced with the alarming disappearance of farmland in France, the mission of the Fondation Terre de Liens is to preserve our agricultural heritage over the very long term. 

Today, when a farm is entrusted to it or when it purchases land, the Fondation rents it to peasant farmers under a rural lease that includes environmental clauses. It enhances the farms to make them exemplary sites (biodiversity, water quality, hedges, wetlands, renewable energies, etc.). In this way, the Foundation can guarantee to the transferring owner or to local authorities that their farms will remain part of an ecological agricultural approach that respects the land.

Launch of work and collection at Mas St Joseph
Friday December 2 in Avignon, some 50 farmers, elected officials, local partners, media and citizens gathered in front of the Mas St Joseph building around a buffet of fine local produce following an invitation from the project's partners: the Paysans d'Avignon association, the Des pieds et des mains agricultural SCOP and Terre de Liens. It was an opportunity to toast the progress made collectively over the past 2 years, culminating in the launch of work on the farmhouse, which will soon house a producers' store, a platform for grouping produce for delivery to the catering industry, and farm sheds. And to announce the Terre de Liens savings campaign currently underway for this farm. A great moment of conviviality, now let's meet for the inauguration of the store next year!
Launch of work and collection at Mas St Joseph
Association de producteurs Paysans d'Avignon
Cette ferme historique a été sauvegardée grâce à un travail de longue haleine de Terre de Liens PACA et des agriculteurs, en partenariat avec les collectivités locales. Le soutien fort de la Communauté d’Agglomération dans le cadre du Plan Alimentaire Territorial a permis d'obtenir une subvention du Plan de Relance pour la rénovation du bâtiment notamment, décisive pour concrétiser l'achat par la Foncière. Préservation des terres agricoles de la ceinture verte, installation d’agriculteurs en bio, magasin de producteurs… Un lieu emblématique de l’agriculture péri-urbaine et de l’alimentation locale est en train de se créer !
Les agriculteurs de la SCOP Des Pieds et des Mains cultivent 6 hectares dans une commune voisine. L’exploitation, créée en 2008, est passée 10 ans plus tard en société coopérative et participative. Les légumes sont vendus à un grossiste bio et à des détaillants locaux via une offre commune de plusieurs producteurs.
Le projet au Mas Saint Joseph : diversifier les productions pour développer les circuits-courts et l’approvisionnement local, et permettre à deux jeunes agriculteurs de rejoindre la structure déjà composée de 4 associés. L’association de producteurs bio Paysans d’Avignon a prévu d’installer le premier magasin de producteurs de la ville d’Avignon dans le Mas et d’y créer une plateforme de regroupement de produits pour livrer la restauration collective.
Plantations de haies et cultures maraîchères ont démarré en 2022. L’ouverture du magasin attendra la fin du chantier de rénovation du bâtiment qui devrait durer quelques mois.
Association de producteurs Paysans d'Avignon

The money will be used for

To improve the way in which biodiversity is taken into account in agriculture, Terre de Liens has planned several phases:
  • On Terre de Liens farms: Support for 75 farms by carrying out biodiversity diagnostics and work. The diagnoses will lead to two types of recommendations: modification of farming practices (late mowing, modification of grazing schedule and route) and creation/restoration of agroecological infrastructures. 
  • In the territories : The creation of exchange communities between farmers will enable Terre de Liens and non-Terre de Liens farmers to meet at a local level. The aim is to create nuclei of committed farmers who are changing their practices to integrate the conservation of living organisms. These networks will enable peers to share their experiences.
  • At national level
    • The development of advocacy will enable us to impact public policy by drawing on the examples carried out on our farms to preserve biodiversity. 
    • We will also develop training actions, such as webinars, to highlight important issues and innovative solutions. We have decided to dedicate this year 2024 to biological life and soil fertility, which are closely linked to biodiversity conservation. 
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