Check out our latest news and upcoming events.
Read our latest Summer Solstice newsletter here
Read our annual report for 2024-2025 to find out how we have been supporting and advocating for our member farms
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Leadership webinar
Running a CSA isn’t just about growing brilliant veg. Like many people running small organisations, growers find they are suddenly in a position of leadership without any training or support. Setting up and leading teams of staff and volunteers to meet the demands of a small scale growing project can be tricky. Working out how…
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Our Autumn Equinox newsletter
Dear friends and supporters, Happy Autumn Equinox. As the days grow shorter we hope life in the field, tunnel or wherever you spend your time is starting to slow down somewhat. Since our last update in the Summer our team has attended Groundswell where we were part of the Agroecology Tent and hosted the Defra…
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Climate resilient growing webinar
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 solutions: diversity, community connection, low-input systems and deep ecological understanding. With each season that passes…
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CSA spotlight: Farnham Community Farm
About the CSA Farnham Community Farm (FCF) were founded in 2008 by a group of people who felt there was a need for fresh, local produce, and a healthy attitude towards the production behind it. They farm on approximately 1.5 acres in Runfold, just outside of Farnham. Their members range from 60-70 people and they…
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Our reflections on the Organic Growers Gathering
Our Network Coordinator Suzy’s reflections At the end of last month we were lucky enough to attend the The Organic Growers Gathering (OGG) and what a fabulous event it was. Hosted by George Bennett and the team at the wonderful Sandy Lane Farm, organised by an inspiring team of people and produced in association with…
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England Organic Action Plan
We are delighted by last week’s announcement that the English government have committed to an Organic Action Plan, the first in over 20 years. It is an ambitious 10 year plan to grow England’s farmland from the current 3.4% to 10% organic. The plan points out that demand for organic food is increasing, but land…
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How to engage your community on the OGA podcast
Two of our CSA Network staff team Amy Luck and Amy Cairns, feature in this month’s Organic Growers Alliance podcast. You can watch the podcast on the OGA Youtube channel where they feature from the start of the episode to 11 mins or so in. They talk all about how beneficial CSA farms are to…
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Shortening the Swansea food supply chain
In collaboration with Bwyd Abertawe, written by Rosie Evans, CSA Network Wales Development Worker. We had a great day at Black Hills CSA, Swansea at the start of September and were blessed with sunshine and delicious food cooked up by Sunshine Kitchen with produce from Black Hills and Cae Tan. Black Hills was looking lush…
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CSA Network AGM 13th October 2026, a chance to ask us anything
Join us at our 2026 annual general meeting 15:00 – 16:30 Tuesday 13th October. Our board members including Hannah Lamb from Yorkshire Edible Flowers, Charlotte Barry from Camel CSA Cornwall, Ben Raskin Soil Association, Nbuwak Yashim CAWR, Jo Facer from Lauriston Farm Northern Ireland, Mick Marston Gibside Community Farm Newcastle, Jacob Wright Tyninghame CSA Scotland…
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Our response to the Guardian article ‘It’s my self-care tip of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme..’
You may have seen the Guardian article 16th September 2027: ‘It’s my self-care tip of the year: I quit our local veg box scheme, and set my mind free’. While we are still waiting a response from the Guardian, we wanted to share our response to this letter. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms are providing…
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A video update from our Your Farm Your Community Project
Janet, who has participated in our workshops with other Deaf people from their community has created a short film of their visit to Swillington Organic Farm. These visits are part of our Your Farm Your Community Project. Our Your Farm Your Community project and Feel Good Factor have been working in partnership. Feel Good Factor supports…
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CSA Media Training
Free training sessions for CSA Network UK members on engaging with local media. We’ve teamed up with the Local Storytelling Exchange to run two sessions to equip you with the fundamental knowledge and tools to achieve local media hits and feel confident engaging with local media. Getting local and regional media coverage is a fantastic…
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UK Horticulture Sector Growth Plan: Unlocking Organic and Agroecological Growth
Over recent years, demand for local, sustainably produced food in the UK has substantially increased. Yet domestic production is constrained by a range of structural barriers. Expanding organic and agroecological horticulture across the UK to meet this demand represents a significant opportunity to support environmental restoration, improve public health and strengthen the resilience of our…
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CSA Open Space
A quarterly online space for CSAs to meet and share. We know from listening to you that hearing from each other is one of the most powerful ways you can learn and connect in the CSA movement. We also know its hard to make it to face to face events. So we are introducing CSA Open…
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Our Summer Solstice newsletter
Happy Summer Solstice. In a busy time for growing and with so much going on in the world we hope you find a moment to slow down, breathe and connect with the land. We also hope you are surviving this heat, wherever you are. Since our last general update in the Spring we’ve been busy.…
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Northern Ireland Community Farming Gathering
Our Northern Ireland community farming gathering took place on Saturday 9th May at Jubilee Farm in Larne, hosted in partnership between the Landworkers’ Alliance NI and the CSA Network — and what a day it was! We were delighted to welcome over 20 people on a gloriously sunny day. The highlight for many was getting…
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Sustainable Farming Incentive & Capital Grants 2026 – everything you need to know to apply
The Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 will reopen on 30th June. We know from our annual survey this year that ⅓ of our CSA farm members receive SFI payments so we hope that sharing this information will be useful to those of you that are interested in applying. There are 2 application windows this year There…
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We are hiring a freelance Friendly Farms Activity Coordinator
The CSA Network UK is looking for a freelancer to coordinate and deliver outdoor activities at Kirkstall Valley Farm and Swillington Organic Farm between August 2026 and September 2027. This role will suit a gregarious community worker with an interest in environmental issues, food, farming and health with excellent organisational skills. Funded by The National…
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Friendly Farms, a new National Lottery funded project
The CSA Network UK is pleased to announce a new project in West Yorkshire funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. And as part of this will be hiring a Freelance Activities Coordinator. Friendly Farms is a new project providing outdoor activities at Kirkstall Valley Farm and Swillington Organic Farm between August 2026 and Oct…
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Resilient community farms for a resilient community future
Our member survey results 2026 Every year we run an annual survey to keep track of how our CSA farm members are doing and to collect data to continue advocating for CSA in the UK. Climate and extreme weather came up as a common issue. Many CSAs experienced drought or extreme heat last year, resulting…