Market Garden

Host: Kate

Participants: Jane Durney, Rachel Pose

Main points:

  • What to grow? – mixed farming, salads, tomatoes, beans etc
  • Land availability – unused, privately owned land, Laughton, Firle, Glynde, allotment land in Lewes, rich houses with walled gardens
  • Design – permaculture?
  • Labour – wwoof – working on an organic farm
  • Distribution/selling – local shop, market stall
  • Education – cookery with the seasons, resource, schools, Plumpton College
  • Café
  • Skills/ resource to plan/oversee

Focus areas:

  • land – talk to people about sites available
  • talk to and involve local agricultural college
  • decide how food will be distributed

Get involved: contact one of the Group contacts on the Groups page