News & Events

Stroud Community Agriculture – a farm with opportunity Stroud Community Agriculture is looking for a new Head Grower. We are a 350 member CSA farming 70 acres of land on 3 sites in Gloucestershire, producing both vegetables and meat for our community of members. The horticulture unit consists of 9 acres of field vegetable and […]

The work on the community building is still progressing steadily. Recently we have been working on lighting. We are installing 12v LED lights which are powered by a battery charged by a solar panel. Other jobs that still need doing are: installing a wood burner (any HETAS approved installers out there want to help?),  applying […]

Spring Farm News Firstly, how can I not mention the weather! We call this the “Spring Newsletter” and I’m writing this on the spring equinox but it has felt distinctly like winter of late. We have had a couple of snow falls this winter the last one being in mid March! Last year when I […]

I often start my Farm Reports with some observations on the weather but you don’t need me to tell you what an exceptional summer it has been! It was the driest summer I can ever remember, on the bright side it meant we could make some lovely hay in June but on the down side […]

Stroud Micro Dairy is becoming a reality and come March 201 7 raw milk, yogurt and kefir will flow. It is exciting to be a new addition to the Community Supported Agriculture family in Stroud; instead of veg shares, ours will be milk. As Oakbrook farm (the new plot of land that is home to […]

Hey, hey! We would like to invite you to our annual BARN DANCE event. It will be held on the 10th of September at our Brookthorpe Farm.  The gates open at 3:00 PM. There will be a barbecue (from 5:30-7:00PM) and a bar. Kid’s dancing starts at 4:00PM and adult dancing will be from 7:00PM.  Entry: Adults […]