Becoming a subscription Member

Becoming one of our members is the single most motivating act to us farmers: by giving us a name, face, and individuality to the human beings we are producing for.

It is feeding and nourishing people we choose to be our primary purpose. This is in stark contrast to the modern food system which is increasingly faceless, distant, industrialised – and irresponsible towards the end-consumer.

We and our members are bound by shared values: that truly good food comes most directly from its source, grown not manufactured, attuned to the seasons and not at the expense of the environment and local ecosystem; and that food sovereignty isn’t achieved only by consumers purchasing from producers, but by supporting them and ensuring their continuation as a matter of interdependence.

Agriculture, as supported by the community in and around it, will provide for as long as it can be provided for.

Our CSA subscription scheme

CSA (Community-supported Agriculture) is a collaboration and mutual commitment between consumers and small independent producers, existing across the world and now here at Wealdbrook Farm.

Ahead of a growing season, members of a CSA scheme reserve a share of the upcoming harvest and pay its cost upfront. The advance helps with covering the startup costs and alleviates the economic pressure on the producer. In return, members receive regular deliveries of fresh local vegetables and fruit alongside other perks – and a producer’s uncompromised effort and ethics in growing food exclusive to members.

There are many ways to interpret making an upfront payment for a CSA scheme: you can see it as hiring your own farmer to grow a private supply of food; making an investment in a small business or crowdfunding campaign for guaranteed, delicious returns; or a model not unlike any other grocery subscription services. Our CSA scheme is any and every one of these.

We regard it as a partnership steeped in trust: our members equip us with the resources and faith at the beginning of the growing season, which gives us our best chance of delivering abundance and a consistent supply of local good food. Together we share the risks, even the odds and relish the rewards that matter: greater resilience, without compromising our own welfare or ethics, in the face of uncertainty.

To give you a preview of Wealdbrook Farm’s own CSA, here is a sample of the sheer variety of vegetables, flavours, colours and textures we nurture, harvest and deliver within the shortest-possible time and distance: