1-acre wanted for a new CSA market garden for Sandridge, St Albans
1-acre wanted for a new CSA market garden for Sandridge, St Albans
Up to 1-acre of land is sought for a small market garden and CSA scheme in close proximity to the village of Sandridge on the outskirts of St Albans, Hertfordshire.
The market garden would be cultivated on a no-dig system, building fertility through the use of green manures. Longer term would hope that the venture will provide employment for another grower to manage the site and become a stepping stone to further their career.
The market garden would operate on a membership scheme with members paying subscriptions and volunteering a set number of hours per month. The market garden would also link with local food banks with any excess produce being donated and also providing opportunities for recipients to engage in the production as well.
Ideally the site will be accessible on a bus route so it can easily link to the people in the area. A stable water supply would be needed and a polytunnel would be an aspiration for the future.
Long-term there would ideally be a building on -site that can be used to host community kitchen, workshops and meetings and to link with similar organisations promoting sustainability, food production and information on food nutrition under a food hub umbrella.
The market garden will play a key part in the Food Futuring project which started in 2026. Food Futuring is a research collaboration between the Institute for Creative Futures at Loughborough University London and Reimagine Everything, a St Albans-based participatory design collective who are looking to connect all players in local food system.
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