friendsofthecountryside

The Friends of the Countryside

The Friends of the Countryside is a non-profit making organisation consisting of a network of like minded private landowners,
rural managers and entrepreneurs from 27 countries stretching from the Rockies & Andes to the Carpathians.
By means of innovative, regenerative and sustainable practices, this network promotes the long term interests of their land. Through the  platform of the European Landowners’ Organisation, the FCS are able to ensure that their voice is heard throughout the European Union and well beyond.

 

The Friends of the Countryside and the European Landowners’ Organisation stand in solidarity with our Ukrainian colleagues and citizens.  Property rights, collaboration, dialogue & freedom are ELO’s most prominent values. 

   

The Pre Tour will take place from May 26 to May 30, 2024 and will begin in Florence and end in Siena.   

Please note that registrations for this popular location will close on April 15.                                                    

Details of our last GA are still available on the POZNAN website or you can head to the Trusted Members Area (top right).

 

  Current Events

The November-December issue no. 208 of the CountrySide Magazine is out. You are invited to read it by clicking on the Publications page.

*** FORUMFORAG***

Friends are invited to join a 3 day Programme around the ForumforAg from March 25 to March 27 in Brussels.

For more details of the prorgramme, please check your email.

To join the Forum on March 26, registration is required through the website.

The winner of the Soil Award will be announced during the ForumforAg Gala Dinner

Wednesday, 20 March 2024
17:00 – 18h30 CET
Online – Zoom platform

REGISTER NOW for the online event “Next Steps for Wolf Conservation and Management in Europe” hosted by the Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside Intergroup and organised in conjunction with the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) and the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO)

European Tree of the Year 2024 Award Ceremony

The Grand Finale of the European Tree of the Year 2024 will take place on the 20th of March in the European Parliament. Do not miss the opportunity to register for the Award Ceremony!

Registration will close on the 14th of March! 

Dear Friends,

We had a highly successful ForumforAg with over 800 participants in the hall and as many on line. If you missed any of the discussion or would like to see parts again, you can watch the recordings here

The ELO has launched the “Women for the Future of Agriculture” during the month of March to celebrate all women that are operative within the Agriculture sector. 
Each day the ELO will post a story from a woman, to share her story and learn about her challenges within the sector. 
 
4 FCS members took part! Galina Peycheva-Miteva, Norma Hoagland, Felicitas von Carlowitz and Stephanie Gigot.
To read:
Linked-in: Click here!
Twitter: Click here!
ELO website (overview of all articles): Click here!
The ELO Activity Report for **2022** 
 
For all the news on ELO Policies, Projects, Awards, Events and the ELO family, please click here to access the online Flipbook version.

We are pleased to present the study that we produced in association with the François Sommer Foundation, OFB and AGPB in both English and French. Please click on the image to download it.

This work aims to serve as a scientific basis for the adoption of measures favorable to biodiversity within the framework of the reform of the CAP.

In order to see such measures adopted by the agricultural world, (& hence the involvement of the AGPB in the writing of the book) various sessions will be held including the Biodiversity summit.

We invite you to distribute this study widely to whom it may concern.

Hardback copies are available on order for 25€ +p&p. Please email events(at)elo.org

A comprehensive Power Point Presentation of the activities to support landowners by the European Landowners’ Organisation from the ELO General Assembly in Paris in December 2021. Please click here to view it

       November 9 2022 : NEW ENTRY!                   Details of a book written by FCS member Iñigo Alvaro de Toledo : The Great Climate Regenation (in Italian)

 If you have information to share, please write to events[@]elo.org

Welcoming Estates Website: Countryside estates open to the public for private events, countryside getaways with a historic touch, countryside produce, sports, restaurants, picnics and so much more…

Click on the logo for a full list of estates, their history and activities on offer or visit our Instagram page!

Click on the image to access information about all our Previous Events.