CSA Planning
Stanford CSA Plan
Our initial ideas for the layout of the site are subject to change as we get to know the land better and the community comes forward with their ideas. This plan does however give an idea of the elements we Read more…
CSA Development
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ? by Our Eco Life
Put simply it’s a social enterprise that reconnects consumers with their food. A partnership between producer and customer that shares the highs and lows of a harvest. CSA schemes can produce fruit, vegetables, herbs, salad, seeds, honey, eggs, bread, meat Read more…
Tree Planting
Tree Planting – Food Forest
Today we started planting the food forest – such an honour to be planting amongst these oaks, more than twice the age of America. And in their life (a blink of the eye in evolutionary terms) they’ve survived the felling Read more…
Sensory Garden
Sensory Gardens in Winter
The sensory gardens were designed with crisp, Winter mornings in mind. It’s great to see those elements starting to come through. At today’s Open Farm Sunday we completed the planting of the raspberry wall, thanks to everyone that came along. Read more…
Competition
Facebook Competition – WIN A YEARS SUPPLY OF NO NONSENSE VEGETABLES
WIN A YEARS SUPPLY OF NO NONSENSE VEGETABLES – We want to get the word out about our community farm, so we’re giving away a full season’s family membership entitling the winner to 52 vibrant veg boxes, starting on our Read more…
Community Coordinators
Community Coordinators
We have our first Community Coordinator, Nicola from Market Harborough delivering 6 veg boxes for herself and 5 other friends which means Nicola’s veg box is completely free! It fills us with absolute joy to see a boot full of Read more…
School Group
School Group Squash Harvest
These guys are our future, and deserve our investment and care. We provide nutrient dense, organic ingredients for their school dinners, at Tesco prices. How?! By relying on community support to put in the extra graft. The crew are all Read more…
Land Preparation
Piggys!
Meet Josephine and Alanis, our new Gloucester Old Spot Pigs. They’ll be helping us clear our growing beds and making use of our wonky veg. If you’d like to meet them in person, and maybe feed them a marrow, join Read more…
Community Coordinators
Covid-19 ANNOUNCEMENT
Stanford Hall CSA was launched to offer food security to our local community. With the recent pandemic of Covid-19 we are taking that responsibility seriously. We have devised the following plan to allow us to meet the needs of as Read more…
CSA Development
January Update
A quick look at the no dig vegetable bed preparation underway for the 2019 growing season.
Recipes
Sauteed Spring Vegetable and Sage Tart served with Spiced Stanford Chutney and Mixed Leaves
This is a simple and versatile recipe that can really make the most of all of those Spring vegetables. Delicious served hot or cold, but the real magic happens when you serve warm with a dollop of homemade chutney! Ingredients: For Read more…