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That happened one year ago: CSA Beyond Borders
What a better way to celebrate the anniversary than sharing the official report from #CSABeyondBorders?
Deck to Dish: Increasing the Visibility and the Resilience of the Community Supported Fisheries Movement
The Istanbul-based fishers cooperative Birlik, Local Catch, the USA Community Supported Fisheries network and the French small-scale fishers’ platform Pleine Mer, URGENCI and TNI met on 18th and 19th October in Amsterdam to launch a joint CSF mapping, training and capacity building endeavour.
Access to Land and CSA: Struggles, Invention, Advocacy
Several members of URGENCI took part to the European Seminar on Access to Land, that was held 9th-13th September 2019 in Villarceaux, France. The seminar was organised as part of a European Union-funded project on Local Land Strategies. 90 participants from all corners of Europe from Ireland to Greece and from Spain to Ukraine had the opportunity to share their experience.
URGENCI Bidding Round 2019
Following the decision made during URGENCIi’s 2018 General Assembly to amend our membership fee scheme, we are excited to let you know that the 2019 membership fee is now launched, with the new bidding model.
SolidBase Hackathon in Freiburg 15-17 November
In Freiburg, Germany, there will be a special event 15-17 November 2019 in the frame of the SolidBase project. The goal is to address both the question of IT development and training for Community Supported Agriculture.
Community Supported Agriculture and Climate Change
How does the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) contribute to the fight against global warming? Judith Hitchman, President of Urgenci, explains the role of Community Supported Agriculture and its benefits in mitigating our impact on the climate.
URGENCI Hub for LSPA Training Materials: One Place to Find Them All
“Our hub combines all the functionalities of a resource centre for CSA members, CSA farmers and CSA trainers”, explains Zsofia Perenyi, URGENCI’s Special Expert on Education and one of the key persons behind the hub. “There are modular training curricula to follow, videos to watch, sample documents to be used in so-called “real life”, webinars to attend or to listen to, mentors to interact with, practical booklets to print for yourself and many many more… “.
News from “How to financially plan your CSA” in Czech Republic
The second of the four test seminars foreseen in the European project “Solid Base – Financial Sustainability for Solidarity-Based Food System“ focused on how to plan CSAs financially. During this seminar, the discussion was on how we should be looking for new ways of supporting the financial self-sufficiency of solidarity food systems, including Community –Supported Agriculture (CSA).
A snapshot of Community Supported Agriculture in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 2018
This report describes the responses received to a survey of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2018. In this executive summary, key findings are highlighted, though for a more complete picture of the findings please refer to the full report on the following pages.
URGENCI Call for Submission: Logo Renewal
URGENCI, the global movement of Community Supported Agriculture, is planning to revamp its visual identity in 2019! This summer URGENCI is calling for proposals for a new logo, to replace the current one. The logo is a core part of one’s visual identity and meant to be used across a
Drepturile Țăranilor ! The European movement for Peasants Rights Rallied in Bucharest
URGENCI participated in the Nyeleni Europe meeting that took place 1-3 June in Bucharest, Romania.
Honestly about CSA
The 5th Module of CSAct training programme was tested in Hungary in May. Training participants were motivated to get to know the concept and were especially interested in learning about the financial aspects of CSA initiatives.
