"Patrick Holden" is the founding director of the [http://sustainablefoodtrust.org/ Sustainable Food Trust], a new organisation based in Bristol, UK, working internationally to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable food systems.

After studying biodynamic agriculture at Emerson College, he established a mixed community farm in Wales in 1973, producing at various times: wheat for flour production sold locally, carrots, and milk from an 85 cow Ayrshire dairy herd, now made into a single farm cheddar style cheese by his son Sam.

He was the founding chairman of British Organic Farmers in 1982, before joining the Soil Association, where he worked for nearly 20 years and during which time the organisation led the development of organic standards and the market for organic foods.

His advocacy for a major global transition to more sustainable food systems now entails international travel and regular broadcasts and talks at public events.

He is Patron of the UK [http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/ Biodynamic Association] and was awarded the CBE for services to organic farming in 2005.

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Securing the long-term future of sustainable, welfare-friendly systems is essential if we are to build up over the longer-term livestock which are...resistant to the seemingly endless cycle of diseases that challenge our farming industry.

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The words organic and sustainable agriculture are the same thing; they are synonymous.

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In our perception there is tremendous underlying interest in sustainable production and locally-sourced food which are rightly seen as offering potential solutions to current debates about protecting the environment, food security, animal welfare and other issues.

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I don't know if the line was marked or unmarked. But we've gotten it repaired and will work closely with city to mitigate or minimize risk.

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