Recipe of the week: 7th Feb
Here Jakki suggest a warming & tasty dish, using many of the vegetables in this week’s share. Enjoy! 1 swede – peeled, boiled and mashed 1 medium carrot – scrubbed & coarsely grated 1 leek 1...
View ArticleRecipe of the week: Feb 14th
A fast, warming soup 2 large carrots – peeled or scrubbed and cut into thin circles 1 turnip – peeled and cut into slices, and then halved into D-shapes 1 finely chopped onion 1 leek – cleaned and cut...
View ArticleTwo soups for our recipes of the week: 21st Feb
Two for the price of one this week, with two of Jakki’s favourite soups. Just the thing in this chilly weather! Spicy Parsnip Soup 300g parsnips – peeled and cubed small 1 small carrot – peeled or...
View ArticleRecipe of the week: Feb 28th
Mushroom Stroganoff 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion – diced 2 cloves garlic – crushed half a green pepper – diced (optional) 200g mushrooms – sliced 1 tsp dried mixed herbs 1 tsp mixed spice 1/2tsp...
View ArticleGetting involved with Norwich FarmShare
As FarmShare grows, the work involved in keeping us running grows too, so we’d really welcome more people getting involved in the work that goes on behind the scenes to get your vegetables to you each...
View ArticleWhy are there peppers in my vegetable share?
You’ll have noticed a few unusual vegetables popping up in your share over the last few weeks and we wanted to be sure all our members understand why they’re there. We expect to be able to fill our...
View ArticleEggs from NorwichFarmShare!
We’re very egg-cited (sorry!) to be able to add eggs to the produce you can collect along with your veg each week with the launch of our new EggShare. We’ll be working with a local egg producer to...
View ArticleMeet Mel: our new grower
Several of you will know Mel from her time as an apprentice at Norwich FarmShare last year, but here is a more in-depth introduction to our new grower and what makes her tick. Mel will be working...
View ArticleSave money on wholefoods with Norwich FarmShare
We’re working in partnership with EcoGreenStore- a brilliant locally owned wholefoods & green products business- to offer all our members and supporters a 5% discount across their whole range....
View ArticleWhat’s growing at Norwich FarmShare?
As the sun comes out and the soil warms up, we’re getting very busy on the farm. Over the last week, we’ve planted 7000 onions, 450 kg of seed potatoes and 1800 red and white cabbages and purple...
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Meeting up with other local CSAs
Last Saturday one of our growers (Mel) and two of our members (Hafidha and Harriet) visited The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm in Ipswich for a regional CSA gathering. Here’s a piece Mel wrote about the day....
View ArticleBikes and Beans: a well-being in recovery project
You might already have heard about the well-being project that Norwich Farmshare and Bicycle Links are running together called ‘Bikes and Beans’ for people in early recovery from substance misuse....
View ArticleThinking of joining us? Some Frequently Asked Questions
I was at the Norwich Veggie Fair recently and a few people asked me the same two questions- so I thought it might be worth popping the answers up here too – just in case you’re wondering the same...
View ArticleGet your veg delivered by bicycle!
You already know we love vegetables, but did you know we love bicycles too? We’ve had this idea cooking for a while now, and we’re so delighted it’s now a reality: We are launching a cycle delivery...
View ArticleWhat’s this knobbly black raddish all about?
One of the joys of a CSA is getting your hands on new veg you’ve never tried before… but knowing what to do with them one you’ve got them is another matter. Never fear, we’re here to help! This week’s...
View ArticleRecruiting now: a new Grower position
Norwich FarmShare are looking for an experienced grower to join our team. You will be responsible, alongside our existing grower, for planning and growing a year-round supply of vegetables for our...
View ArticleWinter Gathering and AGM: Jan 25th.
We’re holding a Winter Community Gathering and AGM on Saturday 25th; a chance for you to meet the people behind your veg, share ideas, community and soup! That’s 2 to 5 pm, Saturday 25 January at the...
View ArticleRead all about our AGM!
What a positive start to 2014! We can celebrate the biggest turn out for a Farmshare AGM. Thank you to all who were there to represent the Farmshare community and share ideas. The AGM was a great...
View ArticleMeet James, our new grower
Hello! Firstly I’d like to say how great it feels to be back. After being away from Norwich for a couple of years, it was fantastic to come back and to find such a fantastic job opportunity advertised...
View ArticleMeet our newest grower!
Hello, my name is Rosalind and I’m your new grower! Having only been working at FarmShare and living in Norwich for 3 short weeks, I already feel so welcomed and settled, in addition to being hugely...
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