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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.

The European Community Supported Agriculture Movement Supports the Common Agriculture and Food Policy for Radical Ecological Change
URGENCI, the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)1 network and its national members from 12 European countries held an advocacy capacity building session in Brussels. This training session took place on the 14th, 15th, 16th of May. CSA advocates had an unprecedented opportunity to share experience and to refine their key messages.

Webinar on the Financial Sustainability of CSA Farms
The 4th Episode of the 1st Season of the CSA Webinar Series is scheduled for the 8th of May 2019, 17.30 (CEST). It will address the issue of the financial sustainability of CSA farms in concrete terms.
Webinar on PGS and CSA
The 3rd Episode of the 1st Season of the CSA Webinar Series is scheduled for the 24 April 2019, 18.30 (GMT+1). It will address the relationship between Community Supported Agriculture and Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS).
Healthy Food from Healthy Soils
Webinar on Agricultural Strategies and CSA Welcome to the second session of the 2019 CSA Webinar Series! Our webinar, scheduled on 17 April 2019, is going to address the relationship between CSA and farming. The leading questions will be: What type of agriculture would motivate a customer to go the

The MedNet Show: A Short Movie about the Learning Journey in Turkey is Available
By Jocelyn Parot, General Secretary The members of the Mediterranean network of Local and Solidarity -based Partnerships for Agroecology (MedNet) came up with a Vision during its 2nd meeting, held in Thessaloniki in November 2018. This was the result of an intensive maturation process. Several “Common Training Framework Editing Workshops”

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.