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Community Supported Fisheries Around Europe: Belgium
A contribution by Thibault Josse, Pleine Mer / URGENCI In Belgium, the majority of the landings come from the industrial fishing sector. In total, Belgian fishermen fished 26,000 tons of seafood per year in 1950, a figure that collapsed to 5,000 tons in the 2000s. Grey shrimp (Crangon crangon) and
Community Supported Fisheries Around Europe: Ireland
A contribution by Thibault Josse, Pleine Mer / URGENCI Ireland has a long history of fishing. In the 1950s, the Irish fishery landed about 20,000 tons of seafood per year. This figure gradually increased to 75,000 tons per year in the 1970s. Then, in the early 1980s, the fishery was
Community Supported Fisheries Around Europe: Spain
A contribution by Thibault Josse, Pleine Mer / URGENCI Spain is the biggest fishing country in Europe in terms of tonnage. Galicia is the main fishing region in Spain, although there are also many fishing ports in Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and Catalonia. Galicia is located at the northern
Community Supported Fisheries Around Europe: Italy
A contribution by Thibault Josse, from Pleine Mer / URGENCI Italy is the country with the largest volume of fish landed in the Mediterranean. In the 1950s, Italian fishermen landed 350,000 tons of fish per year, a tonnage that increased enormously afterwards to reach a peak of 850,000 tons in
Food Citizens: Report from the Test Training Events in the Czech Republic
Looking back at the season or how the “Test training events” took place in the Food&More project With all the training events we were eagerly waiting to meet in person, and we did. During June 2021, we were thus able to carry out the planned training events, with the main
Oma Maa Agriculture Camp in Finland 19-30 April 2022
Welcome to our Agricultural Camp during 19 – 30 April! This are the last days to register!
#CSADay Photo Contest: and the Winner is…
Congratulations to the winners of the #CSADay photo contest, a “Perfect Day in our CSA” ! We’ll contact you shortly for your prizes. You can check out all the winners here: https://urgenci.net/photo-contest-csa-day-2022/
CSA Day Photo Competition: a Perfect Day in our CSA
For this year’s CSA day on the 22nd of February we invite you to send in your most beautiful images showing what CSA is all about.
Job Announcement: Movement Coordinator
The URGENCI team is growing, and we are seeking a talented and collaborative professional to join us as our Movement Coordinator. If you feel you want to bring your skills and play a role in a dynamic and mission-driven organization, we invite you to apply!
The first Central and Eastern European meeting of Community-Supported Agriculture just kicked off in Wroclaw, Poland!
Wroclaw, Poland, 12 November 2021 The first Central and Eastern European meeting of Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) just kicked off: 30 participants from 6 different countries travelled to EkoCentrum Wrocław, Poland (https://bit.ly/3Hj2Wl2). All participants are citizens and farmers willing to build resilient food communities, where local, ecologically produced food is accessible and considered
Shortening the Distance, Building the Food Community: The organic market Bazar Ekologiczny Krótka Droga, Wrocław
By Mariusz Sibila, Eva Riecanska, Monika Onyszkiewicz Photo credits @KrotkaDrogaBazar (https://www.facebook.com/krotkadrogabazar/photos) The story of the Bazar Ekologiczny Krótka Droga started to unfold in 2009 when a group of local activists in Wrocław set up the Falanster – a book store and a café. At that time, a delegation of consumers
Liveability in Networks Supporting Agriculture
What is Liveability in CSA and LSPA Networks? Liveability helps networks become more participative and inclusive and also helps them retain their social capital and workforce. It also enables networks to become healthier working environment, fostering a greater sense of purpose in the community and promoting active citizenship and well-being. Building and maintaining
SWIFT exchange in Paris!
On the 29th and 30th of June, at La Ferme de Paris and in Montreuil (France), fifteen employees of different AMAP Networks, including two persons from URGENCI, gathered for an important meeting for collective discussions on the French CSA movement from an operational point of view in the framework of the SWIFT Project.
Transhumants on the Move!
Transhumance and heirloom cheesemaking practices are vital traditional farming methods that have respected animal welfare and sustainably utilized natural resources for millennia. In an era marked by climate crises and biodiversity loss, preserving and improving these agrosylvopastoralist practices is crucial, as they play a key role in adapting to and
ViVid final dissemination event in La Riche!
On 31st May in La Riche (near Tours, Western France), URGENCI held the 2nd part of the final dissemination event for the Erasmus+ ViVid project, that took shape in the main stand of the annual AMAP de La Riche festival. This stand was shared with Réseau des AMAP de Centre-Val de
URGENCI’S 9th International symposium | Report
URGENCI is excited to share the Report of the International Symposium, that was held December 11-13, 2025, at the Bergerie de Villarceaux near Paris, France under the slogan of Sowing Solidarity, Cultivating Community! . In this document you will find: A report made by Elizabeth Henderson, URGENCI Honorary President A summary of all
Self-Assessment for CSA/LSPA Networks!
How well is your CSA or LSPA network actually doing and how would you know? Find out thanks to the Self-Assessment Toolkit developed during the ViVid Project! The ViVid project brings together eight European partners to strengthen CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and other LSPA (Local Solidarity-based Partnerships in Agroecology) networks.
International Meeting in Béarn, France!
URGENCI is pleased to announce that an important meeting of shepherds and pastoralists is organized by Association des éleveurs et transhumants des Vallées béarnaises, 15-20 July. This event is organised in the frame of the Erasmus+ -funded Transhumances-Project, and it will take place in the Vallée d’Aspe, in the Pyrénées
Offre de stage: Correspondant Living Lab dans un projet européen
Contexte Le projet européen « MultiCAS » (appel à projets Agroecology Partnerships 2) porte sur l’évaluation des performances des fermes en agroécologie dans cinq pays européens. L’objectif principal du projet est d’adapter et de contextualiser un outil d’évaluation destiné aux petites exploitations agricoles en Europe, en particulier celles caractérisées par des relations locales, directes, et de proximité, entre producteurs
European Peer-Learning Exchange on LiVeability in the Basque Country!
By Isabel Alvarez Vispo, URGENCI’s President. When a project is coming to an end, and you feel it has truly been useful, there’s a beautiful sense of the journey taken, but also a pressure to ensure that what has been learned and created doesn’t end up stored away in a
Happy CSA Day 2026!!
And that’s a wrap on CSA Week! CSA Day was first launched in 2015 by Small Farm Central as a sign-up day in the USA. Since then, Communities Supporting Agriculture (CSA) and Local Solidarity Partnership for Agroecology (LSPA) have continued to grow as a truly international phenomenon, with initiatives on all continents. The International #CSADay is
Mapping Local and Solidarity-Based Partnerships in West Asia and North Africa
Across West Asia and North Africa (WANA), food systems are under growing pressure, from wars and land grabbing to climate change and economic crisis. Yet, across the region, producers and consumers continue to build alternatives rooted in trust, solidarity, and care for the land. URGENCI embarked on a journey with
CSA Day 2026 Campaign!
EN: As CSA Day (and week!) approaches we want to highlight the strength and diversity of Communities Supporting Agriculture (CSA) networks in different countries. ☀️💚 To achieve this, we are collecting photos and videos from your networks. If you want to share a picture, please send us group photos of