Thursday, February 24, 2011

We name this ship...

Some people who have been involved in the CSA from very early on have formed into a 'marketing group': trying to get our message and the way we put it across exactly right, to help us get the members we need to make the farm a success. We’ve put our heads together for hours and devised a marketing plan, so we know which things we have to do first and which come later- and who is responsible for each piece. The first thing we realised we had to do was find the right name. We were lucky enough to get some free ‘branding’ consultation from Thomas Cowper Johnson to help us navigate these difficult waters, and eventually we all agreed on a name we like:

Norwich FarmShare

This is the new name for our co-operative, which runs both the CSA and the Market Garden at the Hewitt School.

More good news is that William, our Growing Consultant from EAFL, has been working hard to buy all the equipment we needed. Rather wonderfully, he has found us such good deals that we are able to afford 2 extra polytunnels.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Party people!

Last night several of us involved in setting up Norwich's new CSA got together at Erik's house to meet our new grower, Laura, and celebrate her move to Norfolk. It was really nice to meet her and her partner Dave, and hear about her experience working as a grower at Abbey Home Farm, near Cirencester. We wish Laura and Dave all the best, and I'm sure Laura will be along soon to introduce herself!