Veggie Fields Bring on the Brussel sprouts! Perhaps the most anticipated veg of the year… sown in spring, nursed as seedlings, beds prepared for them, carefully transplanted, weeded of competitors, and again, provided healthy soil containing worms, microbes, fungi, plenty of sun and rain and finally… they’re ready to eat. Ours are currently looking resplendent […]
Author: Aleks Osinska
Advent Farm Fayre on 26th November at Hawkwood
Our Advent Farm Fayre with our friends from the Somali Kitchen is happening this Sunday! We are so looking forward to seeing you all there. The weather forecast seems to be on our side with no rain and even a bit of sun – but should the weather turn, don’t worry, as we will have a big marquee to […]
SCA Annual General Meeting 2023
It’s that time of year again when we hold our Annual General Meeting, the main business of which is to review and celebrate the year, approve the accounts and elect the core group for the following year. It will be held at the Trinity Rooms in Stroud on Saturday 28th of October from 3 to […]
Autumn Farm News (2023)
Veggie fields Welcoming autumn on the farm means gearing up for what we call “second spring”, the transition from summer to winter crops. It is a balance between eking out the last of the tomatoes, peppers and beans and getting the salads and over winter crops in as soon as possible to make the most […]
Core Group Members needed to support our wonderful Farm Team
SCA is more than just a veg box scheme: it’s a community. And it needs the involvement of members in order to function and thrive. We have an exceptional Farm Team who manage the farm, look after the land, and produce nutritious, delicious food for us throughout the whole year. And they need a ‘Core […]
SCA receives continuing Biodynamic Certification
The Whole Farm Team are really pleased to announce that we have recently received continuing Biodynamic Certification. Lillie Bellamy, the Certification Officer responsible for our farm inspection, wrote: “Thank you for your preparation for the inspection and for having good documentation in place. It appears from the report that the land and animals appear to […]
Summer Farm News (2023)
Veggie fields It’s summer, and even though the skies are sometimes pretending that’s not the case, the plants know the truth. Abundance knocks at our door. The memory of the hungry gap (the late spring period where we produce less veg) fades as the shelves in the pack shed have begun to fill. It’s a […]
Looking for Land – a long-term goal
Stroud Community Agriculture is the oldest Community Supported Agriculture scheme in the UK and quite possibly the largest. We have been looking after the land whilst feeding our members biodynamic/organic veg and meat for 20 years. We have over 300 members and provide 250 veg shares every week, with the option to buy meat. Our […]
Camping night at Hawkwood! 8-9 July.
We are having a camping night in July on our farm at Hawkwood. When and where: 5pm onwards on Saturday 8th July until after breakfast on Sunday 9th July in a field at Hawkwood where the cows aren’t but the butterflies are. There will be a fire to gather around and tell your stories/anecdotes, sing/teach/play your […]
Special General Meeting this Saturday, 20th May
Please try to join us for a Special General Meeting this Saturday, 20 May at 11.00-11.45AM in the lounge above the Shambles indoor market. (Come in from the churchyard entrance to the church hall and up the stairs.) There is a single issue on the agenda, which is to approve some changes to our Rules: not very exciting but very important to […]
