The Groundspring Network is new entrant branch of the Landworkers’ Alliance. A collective of entrant farmers, growers, woodsmen, beekeepers, cheese makers, mushroom pickers, and more creating a burgeoning community spread across the UK, finding a bigger voice and new energy in coming together. Brining together many different perspectives in alternative agriculture, working in both urban and rural landscapes, the groundspring network will provide support for individuals starting out in sustainable agriculture.

Intrinsic to strengthening a movement is forging friendships and connections, thereby increasing peer-to-peer support and teamwork. A key objective of Groundspring is to host annual festivals for aspiring and new entrant farmers and growers to celebrate. Through strengthening connections, business collaborations, machinery shares, land shares and skill swaps can emerge.

The Groundspring network is creating partnerships with organisations invested in supporting the new generation of ecological farmers and growers, adding energy to existing networks and organsiations by acting as a springboard to bounce new entrants into these groups.

You don’t have to be a member of the LWA to be involved in Groundspring but there are lots of great benefits! Think you might be able to join the LWA but not sure? Check out the membership page or email .