Sutton Community Farm
40a Telegraph Track
Wallington
London
SM6 0SH
07419 740754
Profile:
Sutton Community Farm exists to improve wellbeing and enhance community through people-powered food production that is good for people and planet.
Our History
Sutton Community Farm was created with the following aims:
- Provide a space for local people to learn more about growing food
- Foster community and promote health and wellbeing
- Increase the supply of locally produced food
Originally started in 2010 by a local environmental charity BioRegional, the founders also received some help from another Sutton-based environmental charity EcoLocal. BioRegional had conducted research into the environmental impact of different parts of the economy and identified food as a key sector. Food production, distribution, packaging, consumption, and wastage all combine to have significant environmental impacts.
Starting a community vegetable farm was a way of redressing some of these impacts. In its early days, the farm had a low level of production with a small group of volunteers doing the work. The farm soon gained independence from BioRegional and the VegBox scheme was launched in 2011. Two years later in 2013 the farm became a Community Benefit Society, being legally owned by the community.
The Farm Today
We’ve come a long way since the early days, and our farm now sells and delivers 500+ VegBoxes each week and grows 15+ tonnes of fresh veg every year.
Up to 80 volunteers are on site every week, and volunteers are involved in all areas of our community enterprise.