Category: Farm News

It might be a bit grey today, but the recent sunny skies, warmer weather and the appearance of daffodils, crocus and green shoots everywhere have put a spring in our step and a smile on our faces up at the farm. And now you can read all about what we’re working on – including big […]

Mainly driven by pressure on our finances, we launched a process to consider whether we should continue to have livestock on our farm back in the autumn of 2024. This culminated in a members’ meeting at the end of February to reach a decision. The core group is grateful to Nigel Westaway, who led a […]

Exciting news!! LOOKING FOR FOOD VENDORS!!! We are launching FARM FEASTS at Stroud Community Agriculture at Hawkwood College in Stroud this summer. If you are a food vendor and interested in a pitch please get in touch. The event will be at the farm with a beautiful view down the valley and over our cut […]

We are looking for a new farm grower to join our team! Grower – Stroud Community Agriculture – To start March 2025 Stroud Community Agriculture (SCA) is a mixed Organic and Biodynamic CSA in Stroud, Gloucestershire.  We produce approx. 225 organic veg shares a week all year round, as well as rearing a small herd […]

We are looking for a seasonal grower to join our team! Seasonal Grower – Stroud Community Agriculture – To start Mid March 2025 Stroud Community Agriculture (SCA) is a mixed Organic and Biodynamic CSA in Stroud, Gloucestershire. We produce approx. 225 organic veg shares a week, as well as rearing a small herd of Hereford […]

Download the SCA Autumn Newsletter here! Autumn is here! Tis the season for big harvests and transitioning from shorts to everyday waterproofs. Autumn also heralds “second spring”, which involves taking the summer crops out of the tunnel to make way for winter salads and more. It’s also a race with the weather to get all […]

Farm members are invited to the launch of the Farm’s composting bays on 1st September, 3:00pm, up at the farm! Built by fantastic volunteers with timber from Follywood and as part of the Growing Places project – we hope to see you there! During the  autumn a range of arts  activities will be happening at […]

Download the SCA Summer Newsletter here! The wetness of winter and spring feels like a distant memory as the brave farm team run around watering the plants and themselves. How quickly things turn. Long gone is the spring-time anxiety of waiting for gaps in the rain so that we can prep the soil and get […]

We are looking for a seasonal grower to join our team! Stroud Community Agriculture (SCA) is a large Biodynamic CSA in Stroud, Gloucestershire. We produce approx. 255 organic veg shares a week, as well as rearing a small herd of Hereford cows whose meat we sell to our members. SCA has been feeding the local […]

Spring is most definitely here, everything is growing quicker in the polytunnels at Hawkwood (which sadly includes the weeds), daffodils are up around the site, buds are bursting on some of the trees. We’ve been busy seed sowing and the propagation tunnel at Oakbrook is filling up. We’ve got much more in there than this […]