We want to build a new, very large multispan polytunnel! Thinking of stockpilling food? Why not help fund future production as well!!
Who are we?
Blacklands Organics was set up by Mary and Jamie Carr in 2016 as a 2 acre market garden. It has now grown to 11.5 acres of organic veg selling through a local shop, market, box scheme and wholesale to the Oxford colleges via OxFarm2Fork. With a small committed team we work hard to produce nutritious healthy food without harming the environment.
The Problem
The UK's food system is under threat. The UK imports about 47% of all vegetables, mostly from France and Spain which are both feeling the effects of Climate collapse. This leaves us very vulnerable to price and supply shocks especially in the "hungry gap" of Spring and early summer.
The Solution
We should grow more veg in the UK all year round, on small farms with short supply chains to our customers. At Blacklands Organics we want to expand our polytunnel area so we can grow more crops during the hungry gap. This will mean more local veg, increased food security and a major boost to our Climate resilience.
We will also be able to expand our crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and winter greens, all local and sustainably grown near the people who will eat them.
What we are asking for
We want to raise £12000 to build a 600m2 multispan tunnel. This would almost double our protected cropping space so we can grow a predicted extra 25 tonnes of veg per year! This tunnel has full length vents so we can keep it cool in the very hot summers Climate change is making more common. It is also high enough to get our tractor in which will make it quicker and easier to cultivate and drill the beds.
There are very large challenges facing us all and we need to expand fast to meet them. Small scale farming is one of the key areas where we can make a difference but we need your help to grow fast and to the sort of scale we need.
If you are thinking of stockpilling food why not help fund future production as well?
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 21st December 2026 at 12:00pm