The Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op, on Djarra country, Central Victoria, is 'a collaboration of diverse organic farmers who lease land on a single farm at Harcourt'. The farm is owned by Katie Finlay whose family has been growing fruit in the area for three generations. Although the land is leased to farmers according to the usual legal arrangements, members act as a co-operative. On today's episode Katie explains how this model works. She discusses the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) system by which some of the produce is sold to the local community, and also some of the challenges faced by small scale farmers.
Find out more:
https://www.sellardairy.com.au
https://www.murnongmummas.com.
https://theorchardkeepers.com.
https://openfoodnetwork.org.
Up-coming on-line events at the Harcourt Organic Farming Co-operative
Co-op relaunch webinar, Thursday 6 June, 7-8pm
Join them to celebrate relaunching HOFC for the next iteration, including screening of their new short film, sharing of their new collaborative farming resources and interactive Q&A
and
Tuesday 11 June, 7-8pm
A smaller session for those seriously interested in joining the co-op or interested in finding out more.
Go to https://hofcoop.com.au/ to register.
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