Our mission is to help create a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture Project) within reach of every neighbourhood of the UK.
That’s an ambitious mission, and we’ve got a long way to go.
- So, what is a CSA?
- Perhaps you’ve already started a project and want to improve it.
- You could be looking for a CSA you can join in your area.
- You may want to support our movement to make a more secure and efficient food system.
If any of these things interest you, you’ve come to the right place. As you’ll find out, the network and this website is a rich source of information, inspiration and knowledge.
On the 18th of March 2024, the staff and directors of CSA Network UK visited four CSAs on the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea in South Wales. They were four very different CSAs, but they all shared one common feature. They all saw the benefits of running their farms as a CSA because of the advantages the CSA farm business model gave them.
News and Events
How a CSA farm in the UK raised £350K in community investment
At our Annual General Meeting last week, Laurence and Adele of Soul Farm gave an informal presentation about how their farm converted to a cooperative and ran a community investment campaign that raised £350k in community shares. The video can now be viewed below or on our YouTube channel (subscribe for more CSA content), complete…
Job Opportunity: (Paid) Grower at Farnham Community Farm
We are currently hiring for a paid Grower to join our co-operative team. We run a 2-acre Community Supported Agriculture scheme on the outskirts of Farnham, Surrey, growing veg for the community with the community. We are a small, friendly and dynamic team and we follow agroecological methods in our growing. We currently provide veg…
Annual General Meeting + How to raise £350K in investment
The CSA Network UK AGM is coming up! All members are invited to join us on Tuesday 8th October at 3-5pm. Only CSA farm members, however, will have voting rights. We’ll cover the usual AGM bits, keeping you in touch with the work you’re supporting and then we’ll talk about accessing vital funds for the valuable work you’re doing! Network Co-ordinator…
Joint venture opportunity: Norton Court Farm
Norton Court Farm is seeking collaborators in a number of agricultural ventures inGloucestershire. The farm is set over 938 acres and benefits from diversified, well-established,farming operations. Whether you are interested in share farming, contract farming, or establishing anew enterprise, we are open to discussing potential arrangements that align with our holisticcontext. Farm Objectives:
CSA partnership / lease opportunity in Highland
Knockfarrel Produce is a croft-based market garden, 20 miles north of Inverness, led by grower Jo Hunt. For the past 14 years we have been growing 81 different types of fruit and veg at 58 degrees north. We have all the physical resources needed: organic-certified land in good condition, polytunnel and Keder growing space, lots of…
Meet some of our new CSAs
Following on from two successful previous schemes that ended last year, this spring the CSA Network UK launched a new programme to provide support to CSAs in the process of getting off the ground. Thanks to Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust we had funding for six places on the programme but with so many exciting new…
Part-time Grower Opportunity – Sims Hill Shared Harvest – Closes 15th August 2024
Sims Hill Shared Harvest is recruiting for a part-time grower. Status: Part-time fixed term contract (October 2024 – February 2026) Start date: 2nd October 2024 Hours: Pay: £11.76 per hour (to be reviewed for 2025) Sims Hill Shared Harvest is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) run using a cooperative structure, based in Frenchay on the edge of Bristol.…
Double the land used to grow fruit and veg
We have backed an open letter coordinated by the Soil Association to the new Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling him to back and scale-up British fruit and vegetable farming. Along with other farming and environmental groups, influencers and TV presenters we have sent the letter asking the Prime Minister to double the land used for…
Land Matching
We are part of a working group investigating the viability of a new Land Matching service for England which will bring new entrants, landworkers, landholders and landowners together to open up more space for farming and growing. The CSA Network UK, Shared Assets, The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, The Landworkers’ Alliance, Tamar Grow Local community interest…
