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Are community-facing farms more resilient?

Are community-facing farms more resilient?

Update: 2025-09-09
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👩‍🌾 🚜 Can community-facing farm enterprises be more successful? CHARLOTTE HOLLINS (Fordhall Community Land Initiative) and JON THORNES (South Ormsby Estate) join FFINLO COSTAIN to discuss the benefits of welcoming people and communities onto farms - as shareholders, businesses and for pleasure.

👩‍🌾 What are the benefits of community-facing agriculture?

🦋 What are the options?

🌿 What will the neighbours think?

🐂 Could this make farm businesses more resilient?

😊 Can working with the community make farming more enjoyable?


👉 Find out more about Fordhall Community Farm [https://www.fordhallfarm.com/]

👉 Find out more about South Ormesby Estate [https://www.southormsbyestate.co.uk/]

👉 Find out about Babbinswood Farm [https://www.babbinswoodfarm.co.uk/]

👉 Buy Babbinswood community shares [https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-babbinswood-farm]

👉 Find out about Plunkett UK [https://plunkett.co.uk/]

👉 Find out about Co-operatives UK [https://www.uk.coop/]

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Are community-facing farms more resilient?

Are community-facing farms more resilient?

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