Scoop May 2011
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| + | =Local Food with Norwich FarmShare= | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | Tully Wakeman | ||
| + | Norwich FarmShare | ||
| + | norwichcommunityag.blogspot.com | ||
| + | 07717 471 396 | ||
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| + | tully@eafl.org. Tully | ||
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| + | =Amnesty Events= | ||
==AI monthly open meeting, Wed 18th May, 7.30pm, Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket== | ==AI monthly open meeting, Wed 18th May, 7.30pm, Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket== | ||
General business meeting with 50th anniversary updates and | General business meeting with 50th anniversary updates and | ||
