Kindling Trust
@kindlingtrust.bsky.social
Pioneering community of organic growers, good food activists, agroforestry farmers, passionate volunteers and community investors based in NW England
We have been preparing the new strawberry beds at Kindling Farm. Mowing, power harrowing and ploughing and then covering.
Because in a few weeks time we receive 4,000 strawberry plants. 🙂
We are SO excited!
#organic #farming #horticulture
Because in a few weeks time we receive 4,000 strawberry plants. 🙂
We are SO excited!
#organic #farming #horticulture
March 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We have been preparing the new strawberry beds at Kindling Farm. Mowing, power harrowing and ploughing and then covering.
Because in a few weeks time we receive 4,000 strawberry plants. 🙂
We are SO excited!
#organic #farming #horticulture
Because in a few weeks time we receive 4,000 strawberry plants. 🙂
We are SO excited!
#organic #farming #horticulture
We have had a very successful recruitment drive & now have 3 amazing people joining the farm. We've a hugely experienced Farm Manager, Community Engagement Worker and a Systems Coordinator.
All were stand out candidates & live locally, bringing added local knowledge & relationships to the Farm. 🙂
All were stand out candidates & live locally, bringing added local knowledge & relationships to the Farm. 🙂
March 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We have had a very successful recruitment drive & now have 3 amazing people joining the farm. We've a hugely experienced Farm Manager, Community Engagement Worker and a Systems Coordinator.
All were stand out candidates & live locally, bringing added local knowledge & relationships to the Farm. 🙂
All were stand out candidates & live locally, bringing added local knowledge & relationships to the Farm. 🙂
Are you free this Saturday, Sunday or Monday? Fancy a day outside, great company and good food? We still have places on our upcoming Kindling Farm volunteer days with a range of tasks to suit everyone.
To find out more and sign up visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
To find out more and sign up visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
March 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Are you free this Saturday, Sunday or Monday? Fancy a day outside, great company and good food? We still have places on our upcoming Kindling Farm volunteer days with a range of tasks to suit everyone.
To find out more and sign up visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
To find out more and sign up visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
“It make you feel part of the solution for a more sustainable life, teaming w/ wonderful like minded people. You leave feeling that your hard work during the day was totally worthwhile”
Join us on 8th, 9th or 10th March as we continue to prepare for the growing season: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
Join us on 8th, 9th or 10th March as we continue to prepare for the growing season: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
February 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“It make you feel part of the solution for a more sustainable life, teaming w/ wonderful like minded people. You leave feeling that your hard work during the day was totally worthwhile”
Join us on 8th, 9th or 10th March as we continue to prepare for the growing season: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
Join us on 8th, 9th or 10th March as we continue to prepare for the growing season: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
We have lots of exciting opportunities to join the Kindling team this year, both at Kindling Farm and Kindling Market Garden!
For more details visit:
🚜kindling.org.uk/news
#CommunityEngagement #agroforestry #marketgardening #Communitywork
For more details visit:
🚜kindling.org.uk/news
#CommunityEngagement #agroforestry #marketgardening #Communitywork
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We have lots of exciting opportunities to join the Kindling team this year, both at Kindling Farm and Kindling Market Garden!
For more details visit:
🚜kindling.org.uk/news
#CommunityEngagement #agroforestry #marketgardening #Communitywork
For more details visit:
🚜kindling.org.uk/news
#CommunityEngagement #agroforestry #marketgardening #Communitywork
Deadlines soon for 2 exciting jobs we've at Kindling Farm.
We are looking for someone to help us deliver our Community Engagement programme & an Admin Assistant.
Deadline for the P/T Admin Assistant is this Thursday 16th Jan, applications for our F/T Community Engagement Worker is Monday 20th Jan.
We are looking for someone to help us deliver our Community Engagement programme & an Admin Assistant.
Deadline for the P/T Admin Assistant is this Thursday 16th Jan, applications for our F/T Community Engagement Worker is Monday 20th Jan.
January 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Deadlines soon for 2 exciting jobs we've at Kindling Farm.
We are looking for someone to help us deliver our Community Engagement programme & an Admin Assistant.
Deadline for the P/T Admin Assistant is this Thursday 16th Jan, applications for our F/T Community Engagement Worker is Monday 20th Jan.
We are looking for someone to help us deliver our Community Engagement programme & an Admin Assistant.
Deadline for the P/T Admin Assistant is this Thursday 16th Jan, applications for our F/T Community Engagement Worker is Monday 20th Jan.
Just back from the revitalising Oxford Real Farming Conf (#ORFC25). We ran a workshop on lessons we've learnt in our 1st yr on Kindling Farm. We've come back a little less daunted w/ our workload & the farming decisions we need to make. So big thank you to ORFC!
Photo credit: Hugh Warwick & ORFC
Photo credit: Hugh Warwick & ORFC
January 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Just back from the revitalising Oxford Real Farming Conf (#ORFC25). We ran a workshop on lessons we've learnt in our 1st yr on Kindling Farm. We've come back a little less daunted w/ our workload & the farming decisions we need to make. So big thank you to ORFC!
Photo credit: Hugh Warwick & ORFC
Photo credit: Hugh Warwick & ORFC
Thank you to everyone who came to our lunchtime farm deep dive on Kindling Farm's 1st year. Apologies to those of you who couldn't get in. #orfc25
January 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to our lunchtime farm deep dive on Kindling Farm's 1st year. Apologies to those of you who couldn't get in. #orfc25
Really looking forward to #ORFC25. We are speaking at 1pm in the Council Chamber today. Just a quick Deep Dive sharing lessons from our 1st year on Kindling Farm.
January 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Really looking forward to #ORFC25. We are speaking at 1pm in the Council Chamber today. Just a quick Deep Dive sharing lessons from our 1st year on Kindling Farm.
Here is a quick reminder of our 2025 volunteer days.
We have days focused on everything from tree planting and making nest boxes, to putting up polytunnels and servicing the tractors.
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteering #volunteer
We have days focused on everything from tree planting and making nest boxes, to putting up polytunnels and servicing the tractors.
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteering #volunteer
January 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here is a quick reminder of our 2025 volunteer days.
We have days focused on everything from tree planting and making nest boxes, to putting up polytunnels and servicing the tractors.
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteering #volunteer
We have days focused on everything from tree planting and making nest boxes, to putting up polytunnels and servicing the tractors.
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteering #volunteer
2025 goals? More exercise, meet new people, get outside more? Why not join us on 25th or 26th January? We'll be tree planting & maintaining our hedgerows.
Gr8 sense of achievement, great company & lovely food guaranteed 🙂
To find out more: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
#newyearsresolution #volunteer
Gr8 sense of achievement, great company & lovely food guaranteed 🙂
To find out more: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
#newyearsresolution #volunteer
January 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
2025 goals? More exercise, meet new people, get outside more? Why not join us on 25th or 26th January? We'll be tree planting & maintaining our hedgerows.
Gr8 sense of achievement, great company & lovely food guaranteed 🙂
To find out more: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
#newyearsresolution #volunteer
Gr8 sense of achievement, great company & lovely food guaranteed 🙂
To find out more: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
#newyearsresolution #volunteer
Today we are sending out all the certificates and thank you cards to those of you who have supported our Crowdfunder as a seasonal gift to a loved one.
We have been humbled by the level of support and really moved by your messages. So a heart felt thank you from Kindling Farm.
We have been humbled by the level of support and really moved by your messages. So a heart felt thank you from Kindling Farm.
December 18, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Today we are sending out all the certificates and thank you cards to those of you who have supported our Crowdfunder as a seasonal gift to a loved one.
We have been humbled by the level of support and really moved by your messages. So a heart felt thank you from Kindling Farm.
We have been humbled by the level of support and really moved by your messages. So a heart felt thank you from Kindling Farm.
We've had a fantastic response this past yr from our supporters contributing 445.5 #volunteer days in 2024. Equal to 2 f/t staff members & smashes 2023's tally of 199 volunteer days.
To help out & get rewarded w/ lunch, sense of achievement & great company visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
To help out & get rewarded w/ lunch, sense of achievement & great company visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
December 15, 2024 at 4:21 PM
We've had a fantastic response this past yr from our supporters contributing 445.5 #volunteer days in 2024. Equal to 2 f/t staff members & smashes 2023's tally of 199 volunteer days.
To help out & get rewarded w/ lunch, sense of achievement & great company visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
To help out & get rewarded w/ lunch, sense of achievement & great company visit: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking
Kindling Farm are Recruiting! 🙂
We looking for a P/t Admin Assistant to join us at Kindling Farm in the New Year. Visit: kindling.org.uk/news to find out more and download our job description. Deadline for applications: 16th January 5pm. #jobopportunity #MerseysideJobs #charityjobs
We looking for a P/t Admin Assistant to join us at Kindling Farm in the New Year. Visit: kindling.org.uk/news to find out more and download our job description. Deadline for applications: 16th January 5pm. #jobopportunity #MerseysideJobs #charityjobs
December 12, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Kindling Farm are Recruiting! 🙂
We looking for a P/t Admin Assistant to join us at Kindling Farm in the New Year. Visit: kindling.org.uk/news to find out more and download our job description. Deadline for applications: 16th January 5pm. #jobopportunity #MerseysideJobs #charityjobs
We looking for a P/t Admin Assistant to join us at Kindling Farm in the New Year. Visit: kindling.org.uk/news to find out more and download our job description. Deadline for applications: 16th January 5pm. #jobopportunity #MerseysideJobs #charityjobs
We have just announced the dates for our first few 2025 volunteer days on Kindling Farm. We have days focused on everything from tree planting and making nest boxes, to putting up polytunnels and servicing the tractors.
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteer
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteer
December 11, 2024 at 10:39 AM
We have just announced the dates for our first few 2025 volunteer days on Kindling Farm. We have days focused on everything from tree planting and making nest boxes, to putting up polytunnels and servicing the tractors.
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteer
Find out more and to sign up at: kindling.org.uk/EventBooking #volunteer
Helen had a rare night off the Farm last night thanks to the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation & the UK Social Enterprise Awards.
"It was so energising to see so many amazing social enterprises working hard to create a better world"
Thank you @EsmeeFairbairn & @SocialEnt_UK
#SocEntAwards24 #SocEnt
"It was so energising to see so many amazing social enterprises working hard to create a better world"
Thank you @EsmeeFairbairn & @SocialEnt_UK
#SocEntAwards24 #SocEnt
December 5, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Helen had a rare night off the Farm last night thanks to the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation & the UK Social Enterprise Awards.
"It was so energising to see so many amazing social enterprises working hard to create a better world"
Thank you @EsmeeFairbairn & @SocialEnt_UK
#SocEntAwards24 #SocEnt
"It was so energising to see so many amazing social enterprises working hard to create a better world"
Thank you @EsmeeFairbairn & @SocialEnt_UK
#SocEntAwards24 #SocEnt
It all looks like a bit of a muddy mess at the moment, But come the summer these ponds and scrapes at Kindling Farm will be buzzing with dragonflies and swallows. #Biodiversity #ponds #wildlifefriendly #farming
December 5, 2024 at 12:55 PM
It all looks like a bit of a muddy mess at the moment, But come the summer these ponds and scrapes at Kindling Farm will be buzzing with dragonflies and swallows. #Biodiversity #ponds #wildlifefriendly #farming
Work at Kindling Farm to create wet meadow scrapes for waders and open up our stream for water voles is going well. It looks pretty brutal at this stage, but once its all been landscaped, reseeded and the hazel hedge takes hold this Spring it will be all worth it.
December 3, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Work at Kindling Farm to create wet meadow scrapes for waders and open up our stream for water voles is going well. It looks pretty brutal at this stage, but once its all been landscaped, reseeded and the hazel hedge takes hold this Spring it will be all worth it.
Kindling Farm has 7 large ponds across the farm & tomorrow contractors start work reprofiling the pond edges, scrub clearance, scrape creation to encourage more wildlife. All part of the Farmland Species Recovery Project w/ Merseyside Env' Advisory Service. #biodiversity #farm #wildlife
December 1, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Kindling Farm has 7 large ponds across the farm & tomorrow contractors start work reprofiling the pond edges, scrub clearance, scrape creation to encourage more wildlife. All part of the Farmland Species Recovery Project w/ Merseyside Env' Advisory Service. #biodiversity #farm #wildlife
Today Helen is modelling 5 layers of clothes and an electric blanket in the Kindling Farm office. The house is pretty cold and damp, despite all the work we did on it over the summer, but it takes a lot to dampens Helen's mood.
November 29, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Today Helen is modelling 5 layers of clothes and an electric blanket in the Kindling Farm office. The house is pretty cold and damp, despite all the work we did on it over the summer, but it takes a lot to dampens Helen's mood.
With our first growing season around the corner we are really grateful for these hard frosts. A wet mild winter would give us a really bad start to the season, with pests and weeds having a head start on us.
November 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM
With our first growing season around the corner we are really grateful for these hard frosts. A wet mild winter would give us a really bad start to the season, with pests and weeds having a head start on us.
Kindling Farm had a landmark meeting w/ Unicorn Grocery yesterday exploring crops we'll be growing for them. Unicorn has been supportin us for years & to be sitting w/ the veg buying team over a spreadsheet of crops, varieties & sale volumes was a pretty incredible feeling & a long awaited moment.
November 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Kindling Farm had a landmark meeting w/ Unicorn Grocery yesterday exploring crops we'll be growing for them. Unicorn has been supportin us for years & to be sitting w/ the veg buying team over a spreadsheet of crops, varieties & sale volumes was a pretty incredible feeling & a long awaited moment.
Usually reporting back on Kindling Farm's volunteer weekends focuses on the number of trees we've planted or how much painting we've done, but the wkends are as much about community building, new friendships & fascinating conversations. Here are two dozen of us having a good chat over today's lunch.
November 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Usually reporting back on Kindling Farm's volunteer weekends focuses on the number of trees we've planted or how much painting we've done, but the wkends are as much about community building, new friendships & fascinating conversations. Here are two dozen of us having a good chat over today's lunch.
We're Crowdfunding!
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
November 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM
We're Crowdfunding!
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
We've got ambitious plans for Kindling Farm in 2025 and beyond, but current financial hurdles to start out in farming means we are asking for your support.
Any help is hugely welcomed, learn more here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kindlingfarm #crowdfunding #crowdfunder
First frost of the year & Kindling Farm is looking gorgeous.
Up at first light with the buzzards, hares and geese marking out for a big wood chip delivery for the apple trees. #organic #agroforestry #farming
Up at first light with the buzzards, hares and geese marking out for a big wood chip delivery for the apple trees. #organic #agroforestry #farming
November 13, 2024 at 8:53 AM
First frost of the year & Kindling Farm is looking gorgeous.
Up at first light with the buzzards, hares and geese marking out for a big wood chip delivery for the apple trees. #organic #agroforestry #farming
Up at first light with the buzzards, hares and geese marking out for a big wood chip delivery for the apple trees. #organic #agroforestry #farming