New! Growing inclusion in your CSA through twinning

Date Published: 28th November 2025

Wed 25 Mar 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT | online

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 opens up new pathways to participation.

In this webinar, Jade Bashford of the Real Farming Trust and a few CSA Network UK farm members will take us through the innovative practical work they’ve been undertaking to bridge the social divides on CSAs. 

Four CSAs have been running ‘Twinning projects’ and have partnered with urban groups; Somali Kitchen, a refugee group, a learning disability group and a food bank. Relationships have formed and there has been much learning about how to work together (and sometimes, how not to). We will hear short case studies from the CSA Twins. There will also be time for CSAs to talk about their own endeavours to engage with wider groups. 

As part of the Real Farming Trust’s Twinning Project, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, CSAs across the UK have been exploring how twinning can break down barriers, widen access and create meaningful, lasting inclusion. From connecting farms with culturally diverse community groups to forging partnerships with social enterprises and support services, twinning offers a structured and inspiring way to build belonging.

• There is more information about Twinning here.
  Who should come? CSAs interested in diversity. Any rural projects interested in urban access. Urban food projects who want to reach out to farming.

Join us to explore how twinning can help CSAs grow not only food but connection, equity and community resilience.

Tickets are £8 for non-members and £2 for members. And if the session is inaccessible to you otherwise, there are free places. Book your place here.