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Here is an update on progress with acquisition and fund-raising
to buy Lot 3 of Hammonds Farm.
Dear Friends,
This Newsletter is for you and also to forward to any friends you think will be interested.
Thank you to all of you who have already so generously supported this Hammonds Farm community buy-out. The amount pledged to date of £250,000 approx is amazing, as is the speed with which you responded.
This is a reminder that the Share Offer closes on 24th July, so if you haven’t yet got round to investing, now is the time!
We have already put in a bid on the land and wait to hear if we are successful.
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The high level of pledges enabled us to make a bid for Lot 3. However, to be convincing and ‘proceedable’ we need the money in as soon as possible.
Don’t forget to invite organisations you are members of to join and invest as organisations. Each organisation gets one vote, and it’s a good way of partnering. For example, Stroud Town Council is investing, as is Stroud Common Wealth - to name a few.
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So imagine having the chance to co-own a beautiful, productive farm bordering Stroud. This land will help Stroud Community Agriculture further develop its successful community supported farm at Hawkwood College as a beacon for local food security, enabling more local families to buy fresh, healthy, organic food.. and;
- Develop a Starter Farm for young farmers and growers
- Regenerate soil, wildlife and biodiversity
- Protect the AONB and agricultural land from housing development
- Educate and train in farming, horticulture, rural skills
- Open up space for families to connect to nature and growing.
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Martin Large of the BDLT said that we face two burning questions about our food security:
- How will we get young farmers to grow the food we need? And,
- How can we get land for the young farmers who do want to farm?’
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At the 26th June Share Offer launch at Stroud Brewery, young farmer Sylvie Planel told of her and Clare Whitney’s plan to develop a Starter Farm, with Stroud Community Agriculture’s support .. But they need land! As the average age of farmers is around 60, getting farmland for young farmers is vital.
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Jade Bashford, Thrupp and SCA “We need land to belong to, and this is a golden opportunity to help young farmers get started, protect farmland and grow good food for local people.’
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