Hazelhurst Community Supported Agriculture Co-operative

The Hazelhurst CSA Co-operative is in the process of being legally established.

The plan is to buy a 9 acre field in the Moss Valley and to use this to grow a weekly supply of fruit and vegetables for members.

The project started in April 2009 at a meeting organised by Transition Heeley/Meersbrook.

For general discussion and news the project is using the Meersbrook-Heeley-Food list which you can join by putting your email address in the following form and submitting it:

Table of Contents

Events

Public Meeting — Monday 5th July 2010
On Monday 5th July there will be a public meeting, at the Grapevine Centre.
Hazelhurst CSA Introduction to Permaculture Courses July and August 2010
Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th July and Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th August
Annual General Meeting — Monday 20th September 2010
The the inaugural AGM of the Hazelhurst CSA Co-operative will be held on Monday 20th September at the Grapevine Centre.

Latest News

Public meetings
Dates have been set for two public meetings to discuss the project, Monday 10th May 2010 and Monday 5th July 2010 and for the first AGM, Monday 20th September 2010. These will all be held at the Grapevine Centre.
Rules and legal proposal
The Hazelhurst CSA Committee has agreed to propose that the project be legal constituted as the Hazelhurst Community Supported Agriculture Co-operative Limited an Industrial and Provident Society bona fide co-operative, using the Somerset CSA model rules.
Conservation and Biodiversity List
A new email list has been set up to coordinate work about conservation and biodiversity, please join it if you want to get involved.

Domain name
The project now owns hazelhurst.coop and a basic web site has been put up and @hazelhurst.coop email addresses are available, contact chris@hazelhurst.coop if you want one.
Heeley to Hazelhurst Walk
Around 40 people had an enjoyable walk from Heeley to Hazelhurst and onto Ford and then a bus back to Heeley after a stop at the pub, some photos from the day have been added to the walk page.
The 9 acre field
Has been sold by the farmer to Huw Evans' company on 25th January 2010, Hazelhurst Community Supported Agriculture Co-operative will have a 2 year option to buy it from Huw Evans' company.

The Committee

The Committee which is sorting out the registration of the Co-operative can be contacted by email at committee@hazelhurst.coop.

The notes of Committee meetings and the Committee list archive are also available.

Further Information

The Co-op is using the Transition Sheffield Wiki for documenting the project and further information can be found there.

Updated: 24 June 2010
By: chris@hazelhurst.coop
Hazelhurst Community Supported Agriculture Co-operative Limited