Lady Eve Balfour (1898 to 1990) was a British farmer, educator and organic farming pioneer who became 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.
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Defining ContributionLaunched the Haughley Experiment in 1939 and co-founded the Soil Association in 1946, a founding figure of the organic movement 1 In the Other Atlases
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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.
Article body, Haughley Experiment section
In 1939, she launched the Haughley Experiment, the first long-term, side-by-side scientific comparison of organic and chemical-based farming.
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