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=Local Food with Norwich FarmShare=

community supported agriculture scheme
A growing community
Joining FarmShare’s community supported agriculture scheme isn’t just about buying
vegetables. We’re a community of people from Norwich and Broadland working together
to create a more resilient food supply while taking care of each other and of the land we
use. We invite you to join us in our regular social events; to contribute to occasional
workdays; and to share the effort of getting the vegetables from the farms to your kitchen.
A share of the harvest
As a member of our community, you’re entitled to a share of all the vegetables and
salads we grow on our two farm sites (Postwick and Hewett). Naturally at some times of
the year there will be more produce, and more variety, than at other times (though we’ll
do our best to make sure there are always good things to eat). We ask you to join with the
intention of sticking with us for at least one whole year at a time so that we all share in the
abundant times and the leaner times, and our grower can plan the year knowing she has
that financial support.
Veg share prices
We offer 2 different sizes of veg share
Size of share price (per Month) works out as … PER WEEK*
Large (usually enough for a
small family)
£53.50 £12.75
Small (usually enough for 1 or
2 people)
£37 £8.50
* Please note, we do not offer a weekly payment option.
Please ask if you are interested in paying annually for your veg share.
Social Membership fee
This goes towards the running costs of the scheme such as the monthly newsletter and
recipe sheet, social events, insurance for members visiting the farm sites etc.
Type of
membership
price (per Month) Works out as … Per Year
Standard £2 £24
Concession** £1 £12
* Concessions for low income individuals and families, pensioners, or anyone on other
benefits (we do not need to see evidence as we work on a trust basis)

Collecting your share of vegetables

We invite you to help with the work of getting the produce from the farm sites to your
kitchen. Our grower plans to harvest once a week and to bring the produce to a single
point in Norwich. We aim to help our members to group into clusters based on where they
live or work, and to work together to collect the cluster’s shares from the central point.
(Similarly members in Postwick, Brundall etc will hopefully collaborate to collect produce
from the farm site at Postwick).

SCHEME DESCRIPTION
*Payment
Payment will normally be by monthly standing order direct to FarmShare.
However, as we haven’t yet got our bank account set up, and also we’re not sure exactly
when we’ll be starting (it’ll be sometime in June), we’re asking you to send your first
month’s subscription by cheque, made out to East Anglia Food Link. Please add up the
veg price and the social membership fee and send a cheque with your completed form.
We’ll then send you a standing order form as soon as we can.

*Helping with the work
As well as your payment, we also ask that for each Vegetable share taken up, you also try
to contribute three 3-hour work shifts throughout the year. You will be able to do these
shifts on any of our work days throughout the year. This will mainly involve manual work in
the vegetable fields, weeding, harvesting etc. If, however, you do not feel you would be
able to do such physical work, there are other options open to you, e.g. helping out at
social days, delivering leaflets etc. Please let us know if you feel this applies to you; we
can then work out together what other activities may suit you better.
Also, a limited number of work shares will be available. These involve doing more regular
work instead of paying for your veg share. Contact Tully if you are interested in this option.

*If you should need to cancel…
As noted above, we ask you to join with the intention of being part of the scheme for at
least a year. Should you however need to cancel your veg share subscription with us, we
ask for 2 months notice. This is to allow enough time to ensure that we have someone else
to take up your share.

Tully Wakeman, Norwich FarmShare, norwichcommunityag.blogspot.com, 07717 471 396

tully@eafl.org. Tully

=Amnesty Events=
==AI monthly open meeting, Wed 18th May, 7.30pm, Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket==
General business meeting with 50th anniversary updates and monthly action.  
Speaker will be  Linda Bellos and the title of her talk is '''Equality and Diversity in UK society'''.

All welcome.

Venue Charing Cross Centre St John Maddermarket Norwich

Organised by  Amnesty International (Norwich) http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk/

Contact:  01603 810740 info@norwichamnesty.org.uk

==Open Garden Event, celebrating Amnesty's 50th anniversary, Sunday May 22nd, 1-5pm, Bishop's Garden Anglican Cathedral==

Joint venture between Amnesty International and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. 

Join us for tea and cakes and a rare chance to look around the beautiful 4 acre garden. This well kept secret has a kitchen garden,ornate gardens, rose beds and a wide variety of plants including one grown from a sprig taken from Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet in 1840. 

Entrance £3

Contact: Louise 01603 454509

Venue Bishop's Garden Anglican Cathedral, Bishopgate Norwich

Organised by Amnesty International(Norwich group) and Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street==
Hot topics will be discussed in a series of cafes run by UEA MED lecturer Dr Stefi Barna. Free of charge and all welcome. The cafe conversations are sponsored by CUE East, Magdalen Street Celebration and Transition Norwich. More details and full programme at: http://www.uea.ac.uk/ssf/cue-east/events
===WHAT IS LEARNING? Friday, 6 May, 8 pm===
Must education be either teacher-driven or learner-driven? John Dewey describes an
‘aesthetic experience’ for learning and proposes that the most worthwhile education
consists of memorable experiences which make a real difference to one’s life. What are
your views on what learning and education should be like?

Geoff Hinchcliffe, School of
Education
===CAN WE CONTROL OUR BRAIN ACTIVITY? Wednesday, 18 May, 12.30 ===
Techniques have evolved which allow us to measure the activity of our brain, and evidence
suggests that we can use biofeedback methods to control and change our brain activity.
The equipment used is becoming more accessible, so is this useful to us? Could we use it
to maximise our cognitive performance, or help us to relax? Can it also be used as a
treatment method? How would this change our view of ourselves?

Neil Rutterford
Social Work &
Psychology
===A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HOSPITAL LAWYER, Wed, 25 May, 12.30===
What are the pros and cons of the principle of confidentiality? Does everyone have a
right to make decisions about their medical treatment? What are current myths and
realities about the NHS? Come meet a medical law specialist to discuss these topics.

John-Paul
Garside
School of
Medicine
===THE VALUES REVOLUTION: WHY EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO THE VALUES YOU HOLD,Saturday, 28 May, 3 pm===
In politics, at work, when making major personal decisions, the values you hold dear
determine what you do. Often, people and organisations are unaware of the values they
hold. This conversation will be about getting clearer about (y)our values using techniques
derived from the latest philosophical, psychological and linguistic research.
Rupert Read
School of
Philosophy

==UNA Lunchbox,Friday 20 May== 
Dr Catherine Locke will talk on ‘The effect on the reproductive & family lives that rural/urban migration has on the poor in Vietnam’ 

=Transition events=
Lots, see http://transitionnorwich.org/

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