CSA start-up and scaling-up course September 2024
Date Published: 13th June 2024
We are pleased to announce that Ed Hamer and Chagfood will be running their eleventh CSA start-up and scaling-up course in September 2024.
The course will build on the first-hand experience they have gained in establishing their own CSA’s over the past ten years to provide the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence for you to start a CSA in your own community. The course will also be targeted at individuals and community groups who have already established a CSA enterprise but are looking to take it to the next level in terms of membership or new enterprises.
The course will run on the weekend of the 14th & 15th September 2024 the proposed timetable will be:
Saturday morning 10am start:
Introduction to Chagfood & the format of the weekend
First steps of a CSA
Identifying demand
Start up costs and infrastructure
Finding a suitable site and securing planning permission
Initial business planning
1-2pm Lunch
Saturday afternoon:
Crop planning specific to CSA’s
Fertility building
Delivering your first season
Managing finances and membership
6pm Evening Meal
Sunday morning:
8am-10am Breakfast
10am start:
Increasing membership & marketing
Growing field scale
Generating additional revenue through wholesale
Business planning for expansion
1-2pm Lunch
Sunday afternoon :
Diversifying your CSA
Flower shares
5pm close
They have a limited number of places on the course offered on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.
The full cost is £125 for either day or £220 for both days including meals; (lunch/dinner, breakfast/lunch).
Camping available on site with compost loo & use of their wood-fired riverside sauna!
Local B&B’s can be recommended on request.
If you would like to book a place please send an email to chagfood@gmail.com and you will receive a request for a BACS payment up front.
If you would like any further information on the course content please email chagfood@gmail.com or call Ed on 07858 381539
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Ed Hamer 07858 381 539
Yssy Friend 07852 280 469
Mill Farm Cottage,
South Zeal,
Okehampton,
Devon,
EX20 2QB