Not sure how to take that one as NIMBY is a favourite for developers who do not want landfill on their doorstep. I do not agree with landfill sites and think there are alternatives. I have seen police nationally and internationally search for missing persons on such sites and it is not nice in the extreme.
But on a positive note here is a link to a twenty quid course that is affordable as distance learning.
For those really interested in working on the land lambing season will soon be upon us. I am sure many farmers need volunteers. Coppicing and land management are serious issues.
Growing Well at Low Sizergh Barn as courses of gardening insitu are on the Net.
Otley College - emagister.co.uk