Seeking 4–10 Acres for a Community Market Garden in West Yorkshire
Seeking 4–10 Acres for a Community Market Garden in West Yorkshire
In Leeds and Bradford, a network of vegetable growers and fruit producers is coming together to establish a large market garden enterprise. The group is looking for a suitable site to rent, where they can pool resources, share infrastructure and labour costs, and develop a new model for producing food locally.
The project is inspired by the Dutch Herenboeren model, where households work together to support nature-led farms that produce food for their members. By jointly financing and managing these farms, communities can create resilient, local food systems. There are already 23 successful Herenboeren farms in operation across the Netherlands. Read more about their success here.
Bringing together expertise in orchard management, horticulture, marketing and sales, the group plans to establish a Community Benefit Society to take accountability for the lease and management of the site.
They are open to sites of varying sizes, ideally between 4 and 10 acres. Fertile, sheltered land is essential to the farm’s success. Existing infrastructure, such as a barn or other buildings, would be an advantage, although the group is confident they could secure community or grant funding to develop the site with the infrastructure they need for its success.
Work is already underway to access support for business planning and fundraising, and the group has established strong relationships with local organisations and councils.
The group is now ready to explore potential sites across West Yorkshire that are accessible from Leeds or Bradford and could provide a strong foundation for this exciting project.
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