Sutton Neighborhood Farm in south London has launched a Crowdfunder that may run for six weeks from Monday 20 March, to boost very important funds that may safe the way forward for the farm and guarantee it survives the price of residing disaster.
Based mostly on a good looking 7-acre web site in Wallington, South London, Sutton Neighborhood Farm is London’s solely community-owned fruit and veg farm – a singular enterprise whose future is now in danger.
Proper on my doorstep, the farm could be very near my coronary heart ever since I labored with its workforce just a few years in the past to ship a Wholesome Meals Program all through our area people.
Sutton Neighborhood Farm grows over 40 varieties of fruit and greens, and final 12 months the farm produced greater than 18 tonnes of meals. That is bought by way of their on-line farm store and delivered to properties all through South London and Surrey.
Working with nature is vital to the farm’s core ideas: constructing wholesome soils, creating habitats for wildlife, and by no means utilizing chemical compounds to develop meals. The farm additionally helps the livelihoods of many different natural farmers by commerce, a mannequin that builds a greater and extra resilient meals system for the UK.
Neighborhood is on the coronary heart of this farm. Over 70 weekly native volunteers get entangled in all farm actions, together with volunteers with studying disabilities. Aspiring meals growers and farmers can entry very important coaching alternatives in a group setting. Partnerships with native meals banks and charities present an important supply of recent meals to these most in want.
Sutton Neighborhood Farm’s imaginative and prescient is being threatened by the price of residing disaster
Sutton Neighborhood Farm makes most of its revenue by promoting VegBoxes and different recent meals by its on-line farm store. Over the previous 12 months, rising prices have created monetary uncertainty for this group enterprise.
Instances are powerful. However well-produced, locally-grown recent meals that’s good for individuals and the planet shouldn’t fall sufferer to the present financial disaster. In the beginning of the pandemic, the provision chains of the massive supermarkets failed, and the demand for native and various meals companies soared. As soon as once more, we’ve just lately seen empty cabinets for recent meals and additional projected grocery store shortages which have uncovered
the vulnerability of the UK’s meals system.
Save Sutton Farm Crowdfunder
Sutton Neighborhood Farm is working in direction of constructing a greater, extra resilient meals system. This implies paying a good value for good meals by instantly supporting nature-friendly farmers. Crowdfunding £50,000 will present monetary safety till 2024, permitting time to rebuild the farm’s buyer base and search grant funding.
A profitable Crowdfunder will safe the way forward for London’s solely community-owned fruit and veg farm!
Watch the video under and go to the farm’s Crowdfunder web page for extra info on the numerous rewards on supply (together with workshops and enjoyable experiences on the farm to VegBoxes) and to make a donation to assist save Sutton Neighborhood Farm.
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