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Glebelands City Growers seeks apprentice to join co-op

25 January 2013

We are commercial growers looking for a new grower/member to join our 3 person workers' co-operative. This is a potential apprenticeship placement.

UK CSA Network Gathering, 23 Feb 2013

24 January 2013

The UK CSA Network is holding a UK Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) gathering in the lovely surrounds of Coed Hills near Cowbridge, Wales on 23 February 2013.

BBC Food and Farming Awards 2012

06 June 2012

Nominations will open next week [17 June] for the BBC Food & Farming Awards. Now in their thirteenth year the awards have helped to transform and celebrate the lives of the unsung heroes of the food world including school dinner cooks, small traditi...

Laverstoke Park seek experienced butcher with retail experience

04 May 2012

Laverstoke Park is an organic/biodynamic farm based in North Hampshire. We specialize in producing a wide range of high quality produce “from the field to the fork”.

Minimum organic grass seed content to remain at 65% until December 2013

30 April 2012

The European Commission and Defra have agreed to continue allowing forage seed mixes containing a percentage of non-organic seed to be used without the need of a seed derogation before use.

Schmallenberg Virus briefing from the National Sheep Association

29 February 2012

As we approach the month of March when the bulk of our flocks lamb, Schmallenberg virus has now been confirmed by Defra AHVLA to have been found on 83 farms in England. The first cases were identified in the counties of East Sussex, Suffolk, and Nor...

Additional training and advice

Free advice from our Making Local Food Work partners

  • For enterprise support advice call 01993 814 388 (Plunkett Foundation)
  • For governance and legal support - www.uk.coop/start-co-op  (Co-operatives UK) 

Organic Farm School

The Soil Association is running 300 courses over the next two years as part of the Organic Farm School. On offer are hands-on courses in growing your own food, rearing animals, cooking and rural crafts. Participants can learn practical skills direct from organic farmers, growers and producers with personal experience.

Charity Bank

Charity Bank are running free workshops for charities or community groups on how to make social enterprise projects self-sustaining and raise funds.


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Events

UK CSA Network Gathering
23 February

Riverside Market Garden, Coed Hills, nr Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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