The 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme will launch in June. Farms over 3 hectares will be eligible, the revised offering will be simpler and more focused with fewer options, reviewed payment rates and agreement value caps. If you are thinking...

Our Welsh Development Worker Eva Walters-Jones has been on the ground, connecting with growers and gathering data to help our Welsh network thrive. Here is a snapshot of what’s been happening.To better understand the landscape, we recently conducted a member...

Councils including Middlesbrough, Brighton and Hove, Bristol and Cambridge have recently been awarded £155,000 each from Defra to improve how food is procured, increase the provision of healthier and more sustainable food options, and support local and small food businesses...

This April, our staff team and board of directors visited the Midlands, as an opportunity to gather the people behind the CSA Network from the various places of the UK we live and work.. from Cornwall to Yorkshire to Northern...

Following on from two successful schemes that ended in 2023, in Spring 2024 CSA Network launched a new programme to provide support to CSAs in the process of getting off the ground, and work towards the Network’s vision of ‘a...

Last year we were generously funded by The JJ Charitable Trust and The Serve All Trust for a two-year project exploring ways to increase access and inclusion in our CSAs. The pilot project is based in West Yorkshire and is...

On 18th March 2026 the government unveiled England’s first Land Use Framework which guides how the country's finite land resource is managed across competing demands including food production, nature recovery, climate action, housing, and energy infrastructure.  We were part of...

Extreme and unpredictable weather is no longer a future threat; it’s the daily reality for growers. For small- and medium-scale agroecological farms and CSAs, these pressures are felt most intensely. Yet this scale of farming also holds many of the...

Our annual survey is open until Saturday 5th April 2026 Survey link here Please fill in our survey to help us help you! Less than 15 minutes of your time and all complete survey entries will be entered into a...

How can CSAs become truly accessible, welcoming and relevant to the full diversity of the local communities they serve? One promising approach is twinning, bringing two groups, organisations or communities into a long-term, mutually supportive relationship that shares resources, builds trust and...

For just £15 a head you will enjoy a farm tour of Ash and Elm Horticulture, workshops on Scaling Up with Tony Little of Sustainable Farming Consultancy and Community and volunteer-led growing with Nikki Giles of Flintshire CSA. Plus a...

Urban Biodiversity CIC, the team behind Newquay Orchard, is looking for an inspiring Market Garden Development Lead to build on the success of our veg bag scheme, Grown by Newquay Orchard, lead volunteers and drive forward our food strategy. Do...

Community Supported Agriculture UK (CSA UK) is extremely disappointed that the Government’s 2026 Sustainable Farm Initiative excludes farmers and growers operating on fewer than three hectares of land. Suzy Russell, CSA Network co-ordinator, said: “The application of the three hectare...

Full-time grower (single or a couple) required immediately - accommodation available - at The Three Turnips market garden at Lower Hampen Farm, Andoversford, Glos GL54 4JJApplicants must be enthusiastic and passionate about growing a diverse range of veg in an...

Stone Farm is a 40-acre, family-run, mixed farm and micro dairy in the High Weald of East Sussex. The farm is set up as a raw milk micro-dairy, and this year we are launching a veg box CSA scheme. This...

Assistant Grower📍 Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Leeds⏱ Part-time, fixed term (12 months, with a view to becoming permanent)💷 £12.71 per hour📅 Start: April 2026 Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is looking for an Assistant Grower to join their small Market Garden...

Upper Marsh Farm, Wiltshire, is offering up to 3 hectares for an experienced grower to establish an organic market garden (vegetables and/or flowers) as part of the farm’s transition toward regenerative land use. The opportunity is suited to someone with...

Eva Walter Jones recently joined our team as our CSA development worker in Wales, working on the ground to grow the CSA movement there and help us work out how best we can support Welsh CSAs as a network. We...