Land wanted for Market Gardening & CSA in Suffolk
Land wanted for Market Gardening & CSA in Suffolk
Jules and Kate currently manage a no-dig 4-acre historic walled garden for a charitable trust in East Sussex growing a diverse array of fruit and veg using organic and regenerative principles.
The couple and their two young girls have a dream to take what they’ve learnt and experienced over the past 7 years and start a similarly inspired growing community project/business, ideally in East Anglia or Suffolk to be closer to family.
The walled garden Kate and Jules currently work at is an open garden, welcoming many visitors each week and using the enthusiasm and passion of local volunteers to help create a richly biodiverse space which continues to teach, feed, offer peace and healing – demonstrating the dual importance of growing food and people, whilst re-connecting people to land to tackle many of the current social and cultural challenges.
Jules is a horticulturist by training and loves the day to day growing activities. Kate was a paediatric A&E nurse for 18 years before crossing over into growing, with a keen interest in supporting vulnerable people and seeing people’s physical and mental health improve through holistic support in a community garden environment.
The future project may form around a CSA type model, as Julian and Kate love the direct feedback and enjoyment of growing produce for people who support regenerative agriculture and who can regularly visit the farm. They also have strong links with amazing chefs in Suffolk and would like to explore the potential of a farm gate cafe where produce can be utilised and events can take place.
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