Explore the GFM
Discover helpful resources for using the GFM framework by clicking the ‘+’ buttons. Scroll down to view our reports.
Videos and podcasts
See our YouTube playlist for the latest podcasts, webinars and events on the GFM.
Guidebook for schools
This seasonal guidebook helps educators integrate a holistic understanding of sustainable farming into children’s gardening projects. Based on the GFM and shaped by The Harmony Project’s principles, it introduces students to key environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability.
Designed for schools, community gardens, libraries, and outdoor learning programmes, the guide offers practical activities, inquiry questions, and tools to help children explore how gardens connect to wider food and farming systems.
Please note, this was based on GFM 1.1 (2023) version of the framework. Updated resources will be released for GFM 2.0.
Printable poster
Use the GFM wheel as a visual prompt to support decision-making on your farm, in your organisation, or in conversations about sustainability. The wheel highlights the key areas of a holistic farm system — from soil health to livelihoods — helping guide reflections, discussions, and actions.
Print it out, display it somewhere visible — in your office, farm meeting space, or classroom — to keep the big picture in view when making decisions that balance environmental, social and economic outcomes.
See here for an accessible version of the wheel.
Accessible wheel
See here for a colour-blind accessible version of the GFM wheel.
We strive to make all our resources as accessible as possible. If you have ideas on how we can improve, we’d love to hear them. Please contact us on info@globalfarmmetric.org
Reports
Below you’ll find our latest publications — covering everything from our farm trials and the insights they’ve generated, to updates on the detail and development of the Global Farm Metric framework.
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The Sustainable Food Trust, alongside partners Soil Association Exchange, LEAF, the Andersons Centre (with ABP), and BASIS Registration took part in the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) Test & Trial programme.
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Explore GFM2.0 in more depth — uncover the scientific basis and reasoning behind the framework, and find definitions and explanations for its outcomes, categories and subcategories.
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This short-report marks the launch of the new GFM framework, designed to bring clarity and alignment to sustainability in farming. It explores updates to the framework and how the GFM is already helping farmers, businesses and policymakers speak a common language and drive action.
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This report provides a summary of the GFM mission and how the framework is designed to drive change across the farming system.
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The 2025 Global Farm Metric Trials Report shows how a shared sustainability framework, tested on 240 farms worldwide, can drive action across farming, policy and finance. It highlights the power of aligned, outcome-focused data to support people, nature and climate.
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Read the results of our 2022 UK farm trials and find out how a common language drives change across the food system – from farmers, to retail, finance and government.
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How are we putting a common language of sustainability at the heart of UK farming policy?
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Why do we need a common framework for on-farm sustainability?
External reports
Follow the links to see where the GFM has been cited in other publications.
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