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Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, OBE (16 July 1898 - 16 January 1990) was a British farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement. She was one of the first women to study agriculture at an English university, graduating from the institution now known as the University of Reading. [1] Biography

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Lady Eve Balfour knows what she's talking about: she has a thorough academic understanding of the science behind her subject but also a thorough practical background through her experience of being a farmer. This book, first published in 1943, stands the test of time very well.

Lady Eve Balfour, agricultora británica, educadora, pionera de la agricultura orgánica.

Lady Eve Balfour was a visionary farmer, educator, and organic farming advocate who transformed attitudes toward sustainable agriculture. Born in 1898 into a prominent political family, Balfour defied norms by pursuing her passion for agriculture.

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The Living Soil (1943) by Lady Eve Balfour is considered a seminal classic in organic agriculture and the organic movement. [1]

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The Living Soil By Lady Eve Balfour This classic text on the organic movement is an address given by the late Lady Eve Balfour, author of the organics classic "The Living Soil and the Haughley Experiment", to an IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) conference in Switzerland in 1977.

NPG x194225; Eve Balfour Portrait National Portrait Gallery

JEFY3C EVE BALFOUR (1898-1990) British organic farming pioneer on a Ferguson tractor about 1925 Dismissed as a crank in the late 1930s for her progressive views on farming, Lady Eve Balfour went on to co-found the Soil Association, says Sarah Langford.

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Save Our Soil. Soil is the heart and soul of our planet. We can't live without it. It sustains us, captures carbon, provides a home for billions of organisms and can help defend us against flooding and drought, but too often we're taught to think of it as dirt! As a result, many of the world's soils are now in crisis - degraded and eroding.

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Lady Eve Balfour, born in 1898 to an aristocratic family, was a pioneering organic farmer and founder of the Soil Association. She was also a jazz saxophonist and a crime novelist. Show more.

NPG x86256; Eve Balfour Portrait National Portrait Gallery

Lady Eve Balfour was born on 16 July 1898 in Dublin, the daughter of Gerald William Balfour, 2nd earl of Balfour MP and Elizabeth Edith Lytton. During her childhood she often visited.

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By Lady Eve Balfour The following classic text in the organic movement is an address given by thelate Lady Eve Balfour to an IFOAM conference in Switzerland in 1977 Reproduced with permission from the Organic Gardening and FarmingSociety of Tasmania Inc © 1995, Canberra Organic Growers SocietyInc.

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1 Lady Eve wanted to do things differently - and she did. Doing things differently At the age of 12, despite her youth, Lady Evelyn Balfour had big plans for her future. She decided that she was going to become a farmer. She wasn't the sort of person to sit around waiting to see what would happen.

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Lady Eve Balfour: a significant, but neglected figure If a more complete and well-rounded picture of the history of the British organic movement is to emerge, the career of Lady Eve Balfour (1898-1990) must be examined. Lady Eve Balfour is widely acknowledged to have been a central figure in its early history, both by

NPG x95255; Lady Evelyn ('Eve') Barbara Balfour Portrait National Portrait Gallery

In 1939, English farmer Lady Eve Balfour became interested in alternatives to chemical agriculture and decided to put her theories to the test. Along with Alice Debenham, she launched the first long-term, side-by-side scientific comparison of organic and chemical-based farming.

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Lady Eve Balfour | Soil Association Organic 2.0 Norming and Performing Organic 2.0 started in the 1970s when the writings and agricultural systems developed by our pioneers were codified into standards and then later into legally-mandated regulatory systems.

Eve Balfour (actress) Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Lady Eve Balfour (1898 to 1990) Farmer, educator, organic pioneer. Founded The Soil Association in 1946 following the publication of her book "The Living Soil" in 1943 based on her experience farming at Haughley Green. . Eve Balfour the niece of the former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour and daughter of the 2nd Earl Balfour.