Supporting local food
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We are a small, local workers cooperative based on a community farm. We believe that people should be connected to where their food comes from and be part of the farm community.
We host volunteers, run workshops and community events. Our veg box scheme is a relationship between us and the community where people support our work in return for a share in the harvest. |
Supporting organic food
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We grow using organic, no-dig and agroecological methods. We believe that food can be grown in a way that nourishes people and is good to the planet.
Our produce is high in nutrients because we build healthy living soil. We don’t use any pesticides, buy organic seeds and leave room for wildlife to flourish, so that biodiversity has a place on our farm. |
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Feeding the community
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We run a flexible Veg Box scheme and a 24/7 honesty farm shop. We believe that food should be grown in the community it is eaten in to keep food miles are low and to sustain the local economy. Our market garden is a place people come to learn, grow, heal and to celebrate. The community farm we are based on seeks to be an asset to the local community and to facilitate learning, training and social experiences on the farm.
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Meet the Growers...
Johnny Agnew
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Lynsey Payne
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Freida Sweeney
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Taybank Growers Co-operative is run by Lynsey Payne, Johnny Agnew and Freida Sweeney. We set up the market garden at Blackhaugh Community Farm on the edge of the village of Spittalfield in Perthshire in the spring of 2017. It was established by Roz Corbett, Dave Shand and Johnny Agnew
Our vision...
Is a food growing system that is inclusive and cares for people and communities by providing nutritious and healthy food. One which brings communities together to build resilience through shared resources. We want to show that food growing can be environmentally sustainable, beneficial for biodiversity and can minimise our contribution to climate change through responsible use of resources. We are working to create systems that connect people and land through human scale production, collective action, and increasing accessibility to livelihoods from the land.
Our aims...
1. To produce high quality, chemical-free, fresh vegetables, fruit and herbs for sale to the local community, aiming for an annual increase in production & sales.
2. To promote community locally through community-supported agriculture, volunteer and learning opportunities, communication and events which reconnect people to where their food comes from.
3. To promote and support the wider small-scale agro-ecological farming community.
4. To provide employment opportunities within the co-operative business structure, including secure employment for three or more people, at a rate at or above the Living Wage and with employee benefits, reflecting the skills and work put into a market garden
5. To use ecological farming practices in a way that promotes biodiversity, sequesters carbon and builds healthy soil
6. To provide a positive social environment for the whole market garden community
Through these aims, TGC will ensure all decisions are socially, environmentally and financially sound.
2. To promote community locally through community-supported agriculture, volunteer and learning opportunities, communication and events which reconnect people to where their food comes from.
3. To promote and support the wider small-scale agro-ecological farming community.
4. To provide employment opportunities within the co-operative business structure, including secure employment for three or more people, at a rate at or above the Living Wage and with employee benefits, reflecting the skills and work put into a market garden
5. To use ecological farming practices in a way that promotes biodiversity, sequesters carbon and builds healthy soil
6. To provide a positive social environment for the whole market garden community
Through these aims, TGC will ensure all decisions are socially, environmentally and financially sound.
