CSA Network UK Conference and AGM
We’re very excited about attending the CSA Network annual gathering at Canalside CSA this Saturday – why not join us? Tickets are still available – for more info and to book click the link below!
Book now! Our national gathering and AGM is booked for Saturday 11 July at Canalside CSA, Leamington Spa. Tickets will be £30 for non-members and £15 for members, including a delicious lunch, stomping ceilidh in the evening and camping overnight. We will also have a variety...
New bees on the farm this year
We’ve been busy on the bee front at CropShare this Spring! We were happy to rehome a top bar hive and a national hive from a lovely lady called Christine. She built the top bar hive herself and it’s got a great window in one side which gives you a beautiful view of comb and busy bees, make sure you check it out next time you’re at the farm- just ask. Christine kept these...
Impressions from the first UK FarmHack
Last month CropShare volunteers Ben, Reggie and Axel attended the first FarmHack event in the Uk, at the lovely Ruskin Mill in Gloucestershire. Here’s a collection of inspiring blog posts, galleries and tweets about the weekend:
Inspirational day at #farmhack On Your Farm Farm Hack on @BBCRadio4 coming soon. I need broad fork for my allotment!! pic.twitter.com/YIlUOTWY6y
— Sybil Ruscoe (@SybilRuscoe) April 19, 2015
UPDATE: And here’s a link to the aforementioned programme – it even features...
Onion sets are go!!
Thanks to Satowa who has kindly given us a write-up of her day at CropShare, read on to see what she thought of her day! Thanks to Axel Minet and Lily O'Mahony-Gibson for ace photos....
Landworkers’ Alliance and CSA Network Eastern Regional Gathering
Many thanks to Glenn and Jeannie Buckingham of Two Fields, Suffolk for hosting us at the recent CSA meet up! Was a good chance to catch up with other CSAs and continue to learn from each other. Also really enjoyed the tour of Two Fields, take a look at Axel’s photos below…
Photos: Axel Minet...
Variety is the Spice(y Squash) of Life
Commercial seed is big business. Traditionally, keeping seeds from one year to the next was a valuable sustainable practice, it saved money and, because other local gardeners were doing the same thing, there was a resource of locally appropriate varieties and growing know how....
CropShare Social 26th January, plus birds, seeds and cake!
Hey CropSharers,
Happy New Year to all of you – we hope you’ve all had a lovely festive period!
Apparently CropShare’s love of Kale means that we are soo last year (Kelp is said to be the superfood for 2015 – shame the sea is so far away) although our fermented food workshop makes us very hip indeed.
What more could a New Year Resolution list want than healthy vegetables and happy times? Pseudo science says we...
Home is where the (celery) heart is
Today is World Food Day… and this year’s theme is Family Farming: "Feeding the world, caring for the earth". Read on to find out how CropShare helps family farming survive at Willow Farm...
Plums!
Willow Farm, home of Waterland Organics and CropShare, has an orchard with three different varieties of plums: Victoria, Guinevere and Ouillan's Golden Gage...
Autumn CropShare Activities
The nights may be drawing in, but don't worry: there's still lots more to do on the farm this year! Findo out more about our autumn events...