Last week we had a very positive meeting with Dame Angela Eagle, Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs. We made the case for capital and revenue support for #communitysupportedagriculture farms
@landmatchengland.bsky.social Apricot Centre, Organiclea, ELC
In 2 days time! Scotland's first National Food Debate
We are hiring! A Membership Manager to grow our membership and support #communitysuportedagriculture farms. Deadline 26th April communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/we-are-hirin...
Tomorrow 10am, an interactive masterclass on growing inclusion in your CSA farm with The Real Farming Trust. Discounted tickets available @orfc.bsky.social communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/new-growing-...
Last week DEFRA Minister Dame Angela Eagle visited @growingcommunities.bsky.social Dagenham Farm.
We are really pleased that the UK Fruit and Vegetable Coalition partners (which we are part of) made the case for a 'Market Garden Support Fund' for England.
Box of seasonal greens picked today and picked up this afternoon. A great big frilly red lettuce, leeks, salad bags, Nero Kale & spinnach
Four online webinars for diversifying and strengthening your CSA farm. One exciting in-person gathering Wales for shared learning, encouragement, celebration and visioning! www.tickettailor.com/events/commu...
Saw this and ordered our weekly winter salad & veg box: will pick it up tomorrow. Support local small growers, folks!
That's great! Thanks for doing what you can!
There is a need for an immediate market garden support scheme, in time to stop hundreds of small farms and decades of horticultural knowledge disappearing just when it’s most needed. communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/small-farms-...
🥕 Let’s make food policy a defining issue at this year’s election!
Join us for Scotland’s flagship National Food Debate and hear directly from political parties on how they plan to deliver meaningful change to our food system.
Sign up here ➡️ bit.ly/49E4CWI
Hi everyone, if you're in Wales, we have a CSA gathering coming up at the equinox on Sat 21 March, organised in collaboration the Social Farms & Gardens, the Landworkers' Alliance and the Organic Growers Alliance. Hope some of you can make it!
In March:
🌷Adding flowers with Hannah Lamb
🌳 Adding agroforestry with @benraskin.bsky.social of @thesoilassociation.bsky.social
☀️ Building resilience with Andy Dibben
💚 Growing inclusion through twinning with Jade Bashford of the Real Farming Trust www.tickettailor.com/events/commu...
See you at Oxford Real Farming Conference this week!
We're pleased to be one of the organisations behind the launch of @landmatchengland.bsky.social, a new not-for-profit land sharing service for England, bringing together land seekers and landowners
We dream of seeing a thriving CSA in every neighbourhood in the UK. If you're ready to join us in making that a reality by starting your local CSA or keeping your CSA going, our masterclasses will equip you with the basics and beyond: www.tickettailor.com/events/commu...
We're excited to put this out into the world with @ogagrowers.bsky.social and funded by @afnnetwork.bsky.social
We're in Westminster today launching the UK Fruit & Veg Coalition, which we co-founded! We're meeting with MPs and other politicians to discuss our key messages: grow more fruit & veg in the uk, reduce reliance on imports and make healthy, fresh, sustainable produce available to all
CSAs continue to deliver public goods that supermarkets never could: fresh food grown with care, thriving ecosystems & meaningful work that brings people together.
Check out our Annual Report for stories, numbers & people behind the year in CSA: communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/rooted-in-re...
We’re especially excited to hear from @benraskin.bsky.social, who’ll share fresh insights from his research on part-time farming, exploring how it can support farmers, strengthen local food systems and open up new ways to connect with the land
Join us for our AGM!
Tuesday 14th October | 3-5pm | Online
This is your chance to help shape the CSA Network’s work for the year ahead, connect with fellow members, share ideas and celebrate what we’ve achieved together. Come along if you're a member: calendar.app.google/KMQTAwR9fhSm...
River Bure
Lymington River
River Meon
River Wye
Introducing the Rivers at Risk 💧
We're looking beneath the surface of some iconic and important National Park rivers to highlight key risks and why we need to rescue our rivers.
You can take action for our rivers 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...
🌱Growers, smart water use matters more than ever
This webinar looks at how soil moisture probes & weather stations can transform irrigation decisions
John Taylor: Pollybell Farm
Peter White: Moisture Moisture Sense
With our head of hort Carolyn Coxe
15/10, 3pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1639854582...
We're hiring a development worker in Wales! The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 19th October so be quick!
The Development Worker Wales with work closely with our team to develop Community Supported Agriculture in Wales.
communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/work-with-us/
Cam from Offgrid Organics tells about how the Community Supported Agriculture farm got started and how our course Grow Your Own CSA (starting Tuesday 30th) helped. You can book on here: communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/gyocsa/
🌱 CSA Gatherings this Sept in Scotland & Wales 🌱
A day for CSA farmers to connect, share experiences, learn together & enjoy farm tours, workshops & shared meals 🌾
📍 Edinburgh – Sat 13 Sept
📍 Llanidloes – Sat 27 Sept
💷 £40–50
Info & tickets: communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/regional-csa...
Our 2-day in-person course, Setting up & Scaling up your CSA, offers real-world insights, step-by-step guidance, space to explore ideas and share challenges plus first-hand experience from the host CSA
communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/setting-up-s...
CSA in the @theguardian.com: "In Edinburgh, Lauriston Farm is run by a majority-women workers’ cooperative, who are drawing on the power of local people to restore a 100-acre urban growing site. When it started in 2021 it was the largest urban farm in Scotland" www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
🌱 Two-day CSA training with Ed Hamer this July
For growers + organisers building just, local food systems.
In-person, hands-on, rooted in agroecology.
📅 19th-20th July 📍 Leamington Spa
🎟 Info + tickets: communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk/setting-up-s... #CSA #agroecology #landjustice
