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First SolidBase Test Seminar in the Czech Republic
“How to manage CSA” was the name of the first of the four upcoming testing seminars in the European project “SolidBase – Financial Sustainability Education for Solidarity-Based Food System”, where we look for new ways to support the financial self-sufficiency of solidarity food systems, including Community Supported Agriculture.
More Farmers, Better Food: Nyeleni Europe Releases a Position Paper on the CAP
29 March 2019 – Sustainable small farmers should be put at the core of EU agricultural policy, according to a new paper released today by the Nyeleni Europe and Central Asia Platform for Food Sovereignty [1]. The strongly documented publication comes ahead of a key vote in the European Parliament’s
First Workshop on the Financial Sustainability of CSA in Germany
The first SolidBase workshop on the financial sustainability of Community Supported Agriculture farms was held in Germany last February.
Basics for CSA Groups
CSAct !, a Community-Supported Agriculture collaborative training programme, is developing the first Webinar Series dedicated to CSA. First session on “Basics for CSA groups”, 3 April, 18.30 (GMT+1). Welcome!
Another Food System is possible
How does the German Bidding Round system work in practice? Here is an example from January 2019 from Solawi Marburg-Giessen.
#CSADay on the 22nd of February
The #CSADay was launched for the first time in 2015 as a sign-up day in the US by Small Farm Central. Since then, CSA has kept growing as a truly international phenomenon, with initiatives on all continents mobilizing more than 2 million consumers.
First SolidBase Research Results Shared in Thessaloniki
By Peter Volz, European CSA Research Group and Agronauten Photo Courtesy: Sara Meissner The Thessaloniki International, European and Mediterranean CSA meeting in November 2018 featured a workshop on “Financial Sustainability of CSA and other types of solidarity-based food systems in Europe”. Peter Volz from the research organisation AGRONAUTEN and Jocelyn
URGENCI Wishes for 2019
In 2019, the role of our Urgenci Community Supported Agriculture network will be key. Our collective efforts to build greater social, environmental and economic justice – with an obvious focus on food justice – means that every project, every collective action must clearly aim to create genuinely sustainable local food systems.
10th China Community Supported Agriculture Conference
At a time when the CSA movement globally is working to gain greater recognition by policy makers, it comes a jaw-dropping and agreeable surprise to discover the extent to which CSA in China has gained legal status and is perceived as a genuine part of the way forward by all three levels of government in China (local, provincial and national).
The 10th anniversary celebrations of the Chinese network marked this achievement in many noteworthy ways.
New energies, and a new team in the URGENCI International Committee
Over 300 URGENCI International Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) network delegates representing over 2 million members from all over the world have just spent three days gathered in Thessaloniki (Greece) for the 7th Urgenci International CSA network meeting, as well as the 4th European gathering and the 2nd Mediterranean Network meeting.
CSA Beyond Borders Conference Launched in Thessaloniki
Launching today in Thessaloniki of Community Supported Agriculture Beyond Borders, a three- day conference on CSA bringing together Urgenci’s 7th International symposium, the 4th European Meeting and 2nd Meeting of the Mediterranean network.
#CSABeyondBorders: Cultivating CSA in Palestine
Our 4th episode of #CSABeyondBorders is leading us to Palestine. The agronomist and agroecological farmer Saad Dagher is telling the story of his group, one of the first ones in the Middle East.
