Fwd: North East Organic Growers Alliance get together

[CSA Network UK]

North East Organic Growers Alliance visit for anyone interested

We are organising an action-packed day out especially for OGA members and fellow travellers on Saturday 14 October. We’ll be visiting:

• North East Organic Growers, a worker's co-operative near Newcastle upon Tyne, that has been running a box scheme on 12 ac since 1995. - West Sleekburn Farm, Bomarsund, Bedlington NE22 7AD 
• Nafferton Farm, where we’ll be joined by the Border’s Organic Growers and where Carlo Leifert will bring us up to date with the organic programme at the Nafferton Ecological Farming Group- Nafferton Farm, Stocksfield, Stocksfield NE43 7XD
• Gibside Community Farm, where Mick Marston will lead us on a farm walk after which we’ll enjoy dinner and a few drinks in the Café on the estate. - Gibside Community Farm.near Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE16 6BG

Bring something to bring and share for Lunch. For those of you wishing to stay over there are various options near Gibside including camping, B&B’s and hotels.

For more information and booking contact Tony Little on to...@sustainablefarming.co.uk 07969 541133

Programme

9:30	Tea & Coffee
10:25	Welcome	Tony Little, OGA
10:30	Introduction to North East Organic
11:00	Farm Walk
12:30	Leave for Nafferton
1:00	Bring and share lunch
1:30	Introduction to Nafferton and key research recent work/findings	Carlo Leifert, NEFG
2:00	Tour of Field Trials Experimental design and history of long-term field trials Current crops and experiments
16:00	Organic Nutritional study (Presentation) & discussion of future research priorities	Carlo Leifert
17:00	Leave for Gibside Community Farm
17:30	Farm Walk	Mick Maston
18:30	Pitch tents / check into accommodation
19:00	Dinner at Gibside estate cafe
21:00	Close/ drinks in local pub		Mick Marston       21 Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill, Newcastle upon Tyne NE17 7TD Mobile : 07764221425

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Maresa Bossano | CSA Network UK Co-ordinator

www.communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk