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Fork and Dig it is a Community Food Growing Project committed to Organic Principles: Health, Ecology, Fairness, Care.
They grow fruit and vegetables on three acres of Soil Association accredited organic land practising and teaching sustainable agriculture with a sensitive approach towards land management, biodiversity and the environment.
Their approach is informed by both traditional organic farming techniques and the no-dig method.
When:
- Fridays
- Saturdays
- Sundays
Check the website for weekend dates
Facilities:
Whilst encouraging a healthy, active lifestyle, their work aims to develop a closer, more meaningful connection to our food, each other and to the soil. Here’s a flavour of what you can do with them:
- Volunteering – enjoy learning how to grow food and meet like minded people
- Brighton Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fruit and Veg Share – receive a weekly share of their harvest, regularly join them onsite and become a member of their growing community.
- Training – The Principles and Practice of Organic Food Production – 3 day and 1 year traineeship and how to run a CSA – 2 year traineeship
- Education days – for nurseries, schools, colleges, universities
- Team building away-days – for companies, corporates and groups
- Workshops – pick, cook and learn, jam and pickle making, hape-zome leaf printing and successful composting
- Food Events – regular celebrations of their delicious organic harvest
