Launch date: late November 2024
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The Farming For Nature Handbook was inspired by the regular requests we received here at Farming For Nature from people wanting to learn how best to manage their land, big or small, in a way that enhances habitats, increases wildlife, harnesses natural processes, protects profits, and safeguards our natural environment and rural communities for future generations.
With over 76,000 words and stunning illustrations, this handbook is designed to help guide users who want to ‘farm for nature’. Each of the 12 chapters contains ‘top tips’ from farmers with decades of experience in farming for nature, as well as management recommendations based on extensive research. This book will guide and inspire you on your farming for nature journey, regardless of your farm size, enterprise type, or starting point.
We are really excited, the book is now completed and in the preproduction phase, your pre-order can help get the publication over the line and you can be one of the first to have it in your hands!
Choose one of the following and we will deliver this beautifully illustrated hardback book straight to your door in time for Christmas!
Options:
(€30) Pre-order your copy now and receive at the end of November.
(€50) Get one gift one Get one and gift one to a family member, friend or a neighbour. Both get sent to you.
(€240) Get a bundle Are you a small book shop, farm advisor, or just really like reading 😉. Get a bundle of these books (12 copies) for your own distribution at this discounted price.
(€500) Get a bigger bundle Same as above but 25 copies at discounted price of €20 each.
Purchase Orders. We can set up POs or send out invoices for orders over 25 copies at €20 a copy, then postage on top. Please contact Brigid on [email protected] directly to organise this. Thanks.
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Funders
This book would not have been possible without the financial support of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Life 2 Good Foundation. We would like to thank you for seeing the potential in this project and for your continued support from inception through to completion.
Our Publishing Champions
We are also extremely grateful for the generous donations made by the following companies and foundations which helped to cover the publishing and printing costs.
Table of Contents
Authors
Dr Emma E. Hart is a conservation ecologist and writer. She is the owner of habitats.ie, a consultancy service in biodiversity conservation, science communication, and research and of Oysterhaven Biodiversity Reserve, a farm, research site, and nature restoration project in the south of Ireland. Emma has a PhD in conservation ecology and extensive international experience of managing science-based conservation initiatives. She serves on several inter(national) professional committees including for the IUCN and Farming for Nature and publishes regularly in the scientific and popular press.
Brigid Barry is a conservationist with over 25 years of experience working at the intersection of people and nature. Brigid has managed Farming For Nature since the project’s inception in 2018, prior to which she spent nine years managing the landscape charity Burrenbeo Trust. She has also worked as biodiversity officer for Clare County Council and as a project officer on numerous international conservation projects. Brigid originates from a beef and arable farm in Co. Cork.
Brendan Dunford is a heritage enthusiast and ‘eco-social’ entrepreneur. He led the award-winning BurrenLIFE Project and its successor, the Burren Programme. He is a founder of, and volunteer with, the Burrenbeo Trust, a charity dedicated to community stewardship, including initiatives such as Farming For Nature, Heritage Keepers, The Burren Winterage Weekend and The Hare’s Corner. He is an Ashoka Fellow and was awarded an honorary doctorate by University of Galway in 2018 for his work in championing farmland biodiversity. He is a regular contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal on sustainability themes. Originally from a farming background in Co. Waterford, Brendan has spent the last 25 years living and working in the Burren region in Co. Clare.
Featured farmers: Andrew Bergin; Andrew Chilton; Anthony Mooney; Aoife Reilly; Boyd Bryce; Bruce Thompson; Cathal Mooney; Clive Bright; Colm Flynn; Colm Gavin; Darina Allen; David Dennison; Donna Mullen; Eileen Condon; Eoghan Daltún; Feargal Ó Cuinneagáin; Fergal Smith; Gearoid Maher; Ger Deegan; Gerry Fitzsimmons; Irish Seed Savers; Jacinta French; James Gilmartin; James Ham; John McHugh; Kate Egan; Kim McCall; Maurice Deasy; Mervyn Auchmuty; Nia O Malley; Noel Kiernan; Olly Nolan; Pat Lalor; Pat Mulrooney; Paul McCormick; Paul Moore; Rod Calder Potts; Sean Condon; Sinead Moran; Stephen Morrison; Suzanna Crampton; Thomas Fouhy; Thomas O Connor; Thomas Stack; Tommy Early; Trevor Harris.
Illustrations: watercolours and sketches by farmer and artist Clive Bright, digital illustrations by scientific illustrator William Helps.
