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HECTARES
Environmental Farmers Group is a farmer-led cooperative designed to give members access to natural capital markets while retaining full control over their land and business decisions. Joining EFG does not commit farmers to a specific project but ensures they are in a position to participate when suitable opportunities arise.
New income streams
Generate income for delivering environmental improvements.
You stay in control
As a member, you decide which opportunities to take.
Expert guidance
We’ll help you understand which markets suit your land.
Collective power
Farmers working at scale to influence policy and markets.
Shared knowledge
Learn from other farmers and co-design projects.
Low risk entry
Low membership fee and easy to exit if it is not for you.
How do I become a member?
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Step 1
EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST
Click our ‘Become a Member’ button and complete our interest form.
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Step 2
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Sign up your landholding and sign the EFG Membership Agreement.
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Step 3
PAY ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
Our annual subscription fee is £1.25 per hectare per year.
Membership Commitment
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Trade all natural capital through the cooperative
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Pay an annual subscription of £1.25/ha
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Share 12% of trade income with EFG and other members
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Register your full landholding with the cooperative
READY TO GET STARTED?
Join over 190 farmers already working with EFG
No project commitment required. Register your interest and take the first step to becoming a member.
These are the markets that exist now.
We are continuously works to build new markets and by joining, you can help build momentum to create new opportunities for farmers.
VOLUNTARY MARKET
Soil Carbon
Earn income for increasing carbon held in soils
Exclusive member offers with Regenerate Outcomes and Ecometric
Income over farmed land area, stackable with SFI
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
Earn income for creating and managing a new habitat
Access buyers through scale provided by EFG
Retain ownership of your land and Biodiversity Units
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
Nutrient Neutrality
Earn income for fallowing land, replacing septic tanks and more
Advice from EFG on local buyer demand and requirements
Fund either temporary or permanent changes
Select a region
Click any highlighted area on the map to explore EFG's work in that catchment
“EFG have been really helpful and I don’t think I would’ve done this project without them because it’s
Peter Shallcross, Wallmead Farm
down to trust, and building those personal relationships has been important. Initially, EFG came to me
with the proposal because we are in the right area for the trade. And so I put my hand up because I
was just interested to see how it works.”
Read our membership case study.