The Soil Association’s Organic Farm School, supported by the Daylesford Foundation is meant to help fill the knowledge gaps recently discovered among UK residents when it comes to gardening. According to a recent study a basic lack of confidence may be holding Brits back from taking the plunge towards self sufficiency, with half admitting they have lost the practical skills of their grandparent’s generation.

45% admit they have fewer cooking skills.
47% say they are less able to grow their own food.
48% have lost the rural craft skills that make self sufficiency possible.
51% say they would have no idea how to …read more