Growing better, together.
Our principles.
Food
Fresh vegetables grown without chemicals taste better and are better for us. We believe everyone should have access to fresh, local veg. Our goal is to grow the best possible produce, and help others to do the same, so that more people in East Lothian can eat as well as possible.
Land
We live in a beautiful place and
we want to keep it that way for us and for future generations. We use the latest agroecological growing techniques to produce great tasting food while also taking care of the soil and insects that make our ecosystems work.
Community
Community is about belonging to a place and looking out for one another. What could be more central to community than working to grow our own food, in the place that we live? We want to help our community be closer, stronger and more resilient by helping everyone in it to grow, together.
Our People
David Barfoot
Head Grower
9 years commercial growing experience, Qualified mechanic, commercial joiner and 3 years experience coordinating volunteers in outdoor conservation work.
Jacob Wright
Board Director
25 years experience in marketing and advertising and 12 years experience with social enterprise including founding and serving
on boards. Enthusiastic amateur grower since 2012.
Daniel Wight
Board Director
10 years’ experience managing small holding and organic orchard, lifelong involvement
with organic growing and community environmental groups.
Naomi Barnes
Board Director
Experienced volunteer coordinator and fundraiser
with 3 years experience as secretary of the board for
a social enterprise. 10 years experience growing tree fruit.
Erica Wimbush
Board Director
30 years experience in health promotion, research and evaluation. Board member of community-owned bakery and greengrocer. Exhibiting artist.
Rachel Blenkharn
Board Director
Smallholder and chartered landscape architect with
15 years' experience in the industry. Passionate about growing food without harm
to humans or planet.
Our governance.
We are not
for profit.
Tyninghame Community Farm is constitued as a CIC or “Community Interest Company”. This means we exist to deliver a community benefit, not to turn a profit. Our aim is, however, to be financially self-sustaining
after 2-3 years, once we have covered our initial setup costs. We follow the Community Supported Agriculture model.
We are administered
by a board.
There are five Directors of TCF who make the primary decisions about the running
of the farm as an enterprise. The board oversees fundraising, site planning and finances. All our growing and on-site operations are overseen by our Head Grower.
We exist for
our members.
Although we are run by the board, our members are at the centre of the organisation. Members can appoint directors to the board at our AGM and can influence key decisions about the running
of the farm. You can become a member by buying a veg box or by volunteering.
Our Benefactors
We are deeply grateful to the generosity of these organisations who have helped us get the farm up and running. We hope in future to be able to do the same for others who want to start similar farms.
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