The School of History's, Dr Greg Barton is a recipient of a 2013 ARC Discovery funding for his project The Global History of Organic Farming.

The project, which will be the first global history of the organic farming movement, will investigate how organic farming changed land-use, government policy and consumer habits. Understanding how this scientific and cultural movement arose, where it succeeded and where it failed, will help to better formulate policy that promotes sustainable agriculture, human health and climate.