Posted: 30th June 2022
This webinar set out to address how we can better incorporate green manures into organic no-dig or min-till vegetable systems. Green manures are a very important part of organic vegetable systems but often under-used in no-dig or minimum tillage situations. They can be perceived as difficult to handle and kill... Read More...
Posted: 17th June 2022
29th January 2025 – 10:00-12:00 GMT One of the trickier aspects of growing food is making sure that you have a constant supply. When your business relies on supplying a consistent amount and quality of fruit and vegetables weekly, year-round, you can have a problem. Abundant year-round produce in supermarkets... Read More...
Posted: 16th June 2022
How to use green manures in no-dig or min-till growing systems Green manures are an important part of organic vegetable growing systems, However, they’re often under-used in no-dig or minimum tillage situations. They’re often seen as difficult to handle and kill (without glyphosate) so robbing growing space from cash crops. ... Read More...
Posted: 4th June 2022
12th February 2025 – 10:00-12:00 GMT For your CSA to be a success, you need to know what that looks like and the steps needed to get there. What equipment and infrastructure do you need? How much do you need to produce? What wages and contractor’s fees will youbudget for?... Read More...
Posted: 17th May 2022
Join Christian Keeve to learn more about the political ecologies, cooperative geographies, knowledge politics of seed keeping, and seed grower networks. This webinar is a partnership between the CSA Network UK, the Seed Sovereignty Programme run by the Gaia Foundation and the Organic Growers Alliance and forms part of a... Read More...
Posted: 11th May 2022
26th February 2025 – 10:00-12:00 GMT If you’re interested in starting a CSA, you just want to get on with producing food and selling your shares. But, unfortunately, there’s all the other awkward stuff to sort out first. What insurance coverage will you need? What is the best legal structure... Read More...
Posted: 11th May 2022
12th March 2025, 10:00-12:00 GMT Members are at the core of what a CSA is. Without members, your CSA doesn’texist. So how do you get them? Just as importantly, how do you keep them? Recruiting new members and keeping them happy is an issue that all CSAs haveto grapple with at... Read More...
Posted: 11th May 2022
Dates 2025 TBC When you start a CSA project there are so many decisions you need to make:What equipment will suit your project? How can you make the best use of thespace you have available? What tools and irrigation equipment should you buy soyou don’t waste money? This workshop is relevant... Read More...
Posted: 29th April 2022
UK Fibre Industry Unpicked: Could You Grow Your Own Clothes? Landworkers’ Alliance webinar from April 27th 2022 focussing on UK fibre and textile industry. Hosted by Robyn Minogue, guest speakers Emma Hague, Rosie Bristow and Sofi Thanhauser. Read More...
Posted: 24th February 2022
Webinar on how to create your own peat-free growing media for plant-raising. As growers we need to move away from using peat for propagation, but buying in can be expensive and not always as reliable as it should be. An alternative is to make up our own mixes using ‘recipes.’... Read More...
Posted: 27th January 2022
For many of us, our connection to seeds runs much deeper than just the practicalities of food production. Our seeds represent hard work, the growing season to come, and belief that we can build a better future. The journeys seeds take and the challenges they face are reflections of our... Read More...
Posted: 25th November 2021
Nicky Scott, aka Dr Compost, talks about all things composting for small farms and market gardens in this masterclass webinar from the CSA Network UK. Get practical tips and learn the science behind the perfect heap in this video – part of the Farming the Future series. Read More...
Posted: 3rd November 2021
Hear all about growing field scale vegetables from some of the experts. This webinar debunks the myths of field-scale production and shows how it can be done regeneratively and agroecologically without huge investments. We discuss at rotation, technical issues of production, and machinery to support you in producing the staple... Read More...
Posted: 1st November 2021
This webinar explored the reasons why soil is so important to organic production systems, what the threats are to soil-based production, and how we as growers can maximise the vitality of our soils for healthy crops, people and planet. Speakers Dave Chapman runs Long Wind Farm in Vermont, USA and... Read More...
Posted: 30th September 2021
As market gardeners are busy bringing in their crops this time of year, so too are seed producers hard at work harvesting their seed. These seeds are destined to become next year’s crops, but what happens to them between harvest and being deposited in packets to be shipped to growers... Read More...
Posted: 30th June 2021
This webinar from the CSA Network UK aims to bring those involved in local and regional food production up to speed on the latest developments in genetic engineering. It looks at claims that we need it to make farming sustainable and ‘feed the world’ – and to provide an agroecological... Read More...
Posted: 3rd June 2021
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