Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, works for the essentials of life - water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants.

The British Pig Association was founded in 1884. The Association is the official breed society and maintains the Herd Books for the following breeds: Berkshire, British Landrace, British Saddleback, Duroc, Gloucestershire Old Spots, Hampshire, Large Black, Large White, Middle White, Oxford Sandy & Black, Pietrain and Tamworth.

Founded in 1973 the RBST is a registered charity funded entirely on membership subscriptions, donations and legacies. "Conserving rare breeds is not a matter for sentiment. They are an essential part of greener farming systems helping the environment and improving the quality of the food we eat. Between 1900 and 1973 more than 20 unique breeds of British farm animals became extinct - their genetic diversity lost forever. With your help we can ensure that breeds such as the mighty Shire horse, Leicester Longwool sheep, Ixworth poultry, Gloucestershire Old Spots pig or magnificent Longhorn cattle do not suffer the same fate."

DASH was established in 1986 to serve the needs and interests of smallholders and those planning to undertake any kind of country living. It promotes and furthers the interests of smallholders particularly in Devon and the South West and co-operates with other like-minded organisations.

Goodlife Press stock a wide range of publications for anyone who has an interest in country living. Whether you keep a few hens in the garden, have a smallholding or farm outright we have a wide choice of books and DVDs to suit you.

Penpethick Farm is situated by the coast in North Cornwall. Our smallholding is approximately 16 acres and is home to our pigs, goats, sheep and chickens.

Hill Top Holidays is a family run business based in a delightful farmhouse – bits of which date back to the 17th Century – in idyllic North Devon. It is set at the end of a private drive, within nine acres of grounds and woodlands, adjoining open fields, and overlooking the picturesque vista of Bideford Bay.

A very warm welcome awaits you at Allershaw House; a large contemporary house set among some of the most dramatic and stunning scenery in Scotland, yet only 4 miles from the M74. Just a couple of miles from the Southern Upland Way and only an hour's drive from Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Specialist Bookseller dealing in Antiquarian and Secondhand Books on Agriculture, Farm Livestock, Pigs, Horses, and Allied Subjects