CSA farm tours 22 June

[CSA Network UK]

If anyone is interested in touring two of our CSA members, Five Acre Community Farm and Canalside Community Food, they are having a joint farm tour and bbq lunch on 22 June. The event is being organised through the Midlands Landworkers’ Alliance regional group but is open to others who are interested. More details in the original email below.

Page Dykstra

CSA Network UK Coordinator 

csanet...@gmail.com

m: 07869630376

www.communitysupportedagriculture.org.uk

@CSANetwork

Please excuse any delay in responding, I work two days a week for CSA Network, usually Tuesday and Friday.

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Subject:	Midlands Landworkers' Alliance Newsletter May 2019
Date:	Thu, 16 May 2019 10:09:02 +0000
From:	The Landworker's Alliance <midlandslandw...@gmail.com>
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News and updates from the Midlands regional group View this email in your browser Midlands Regional Branch Newsletter Happy spring everyone!   We had a good meeting in February with folks coming from all areas of the Midlands to discuss what we can do in the Midlands to support LWA members. We are keen to share any events you have coming up with the other members, so please get in touch by emailing midlandslandw...@gmail.com. Also any bright ideas or volunteers who want to get more involved would always be appreciated.   Wishing you all a good growing season   Becca and Brittany (your Midlands regional coordinators)    Events with our members in the Midlands region Five Acre Community Farm - Arabian Bites & Film Night  Friday 17th May - tomorrow!  Celebrating national vegetarian join us for a delicious vegan buffet at Arabian Bites. Meet with other city based food projects, growers and eating enthusiasts - feast, talk, enjoy and settle back and be inspired by the film Down to Earth.  Down to Earth - A journey in search of the keepers of the earth. Down to Earth is more than a film, it's a tool for change, a real call to action.  Watch the trailer here.  Buffet available from 6pm, film starts 7pm (tbc) tickets £10 available from Five Acre Farm Contact Rachel on 07599 692246 or in...@fiveacrefarm.org.uk Five Acre Community Farm - Wolston Lane, Ryton On Dunsmore, CV8 3LG  CSA Farm Tours - 22nd June 2019 A tour around both Canalside Community Food and Five Acre Community Farm with a BBQ lunch. A great opportunity to see two well established CSA’s and chat to the growers and staff that make it all happen.   Arriving at 10-30am for an 11am start at Canalside for a tour then moving to Five Acre where we will have a BBQ lunch and tour finishing around 5-6pm. We can arrange collecting some folks from Rugby, Coventry or Leamington train stations and ferrying on to Five Acre.   Email gro...@fiveacrefarm.org.uk for more info   Addresses: Canalside Community Food - Radford Semele, Leamington Spa CV31 1TZ Five Acre Community Farm - Wolston Lane, Ryton On Dunsmore, CV8 3LG  LWA South East Regional Gathering 6th & 7th July For those of you towards the south of our region you may be interested in going to the South East Landworkers' Alliance gathering on the 6th & 7th July in Hampshire.  "We are inviting all members and supporters of the LWA in the South East to gather, enjoy and get to know one another. There will be workshops in the daytime, food and a jig in the evening with camping on the Saturday night!" Check out all the details and book tickets here No Dig Market Gardening Course - Oxton Organics 7th & 8th September 2019, near Fladbury, WR10 2QF Hosted by Charles Dowding & Jake Eldridge During this 2 day workshop we will explore how no-dig veg growing practices can produce an abundance of healthy crops throughout the year whilst simultaneously improving soil health and reducing the weed burden. We will see how these simple strategies can be used at the garden, allotment or commercial scale to create resilient and productive gardens with less labour. Day 1: The Principles and Practices No-Dig Growing with Charles Dowding Day 2: Farm Scale No-Dig with Jake Eldridge Tickets are priced at £120 per day, and participants are welcome to attend individual days or both days. A cooked lunch of homegrown produce is included in the ticket. For those wishing to attend both days, camping facilities will be provided as well as a simple supper, but please bring everything you need for your camp. There is an inn with rooms in the village for those not wishing to camp. A significant discount is available for new entrant farmers and trainees. If this is something you need then please write tojakeel...@hotmail.com with a brief explanation of your circumstance before buying tickets. Tickets available here Facebook event here     If you have an event, report or story you would to put in the regional newsletter please get in touch! Share Tweet Forward The Landworkers' Alliance is a grassroots union representing small-scale farmers and growers in the UK.​​ The Landworkers' Alliance works to overcome the obstacles faced by small to medium scale farmers and growers by campaigning for policies to support the infrastructure and markets central to it's members livelihoods, building alliances and encouraging solidarity.​ The Landworkers' Alliance also raise awareness of the role that small-scale producers, family farmers and land-based workers play in providing food security, environmental stewardship, rural livelihoods, strong communities, animal welfare and high-quality affordable food. The Landworkers' Alliance are members of the global sovereignty movement La Via Campesina. Copyright © 2019 Land Workers' Alliance, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list