Charlotte Hollins
2025
Charlotte is the General Manager of the Fordhall Community Land Initiative (charitable Community Benefit Society), a published author, consultant on land-based community ownership, and a leader in the We’re Right Here Campaign for Community Power. She led the high-profile campaign that saved Fordhall Organic Farm from industrial development. As England’s first community-owned farm, with a tenant farmer and many community activities onsite, it is a pioneering example of community collaboration.
My Sessions
Building community on your farm and why it matters
Ian Wilkinson
Rose Lewis
Sam Parsons
Charlotte Hollins
Suzy Russell
Many of us farm in isolation. Whilst some of us are happy doing this others would love to see more people engaging with them and their farm. The speakers have all brought community onto their farms in different ways. This session will explore why they chose to do it, the benefits they have seen and […]
How to build a movement of community nature recovery
Helen Avery
Ben Goldsmith
Charlotte Hollins
Christoph Warrack
Mark Walton
Nature recovery projects are now more investable with the integrity of local participation. A movement of community land initiatives is gathering pace around the world, of which those in the British Isles are pioneers. Can farming and communities together turn the tide on nature decline? With blended finance, ownership and management, its now possible to […]