Established in 2011, Pennine Cropshare is now a successful, not-for-profit vegetable bag scheme that distributes mainly UK-grown good to collection points across Calderdale, Burnley and Pendle. Join founder and director Jenny Slaughter who'll talk about setting up the food initiative, along with the challenges they faced and have overcome.

• An overview of starting up a local veg scheme including the funds they needed and how they got them
• Insights into the barriers faced when setting up/running a veg bag scheme, and how they overcame them
• Information about Pennine Cropshare’s social aims via its initiatives with local communities.

• Practical information about establishing a small-scale veg bag scheme that benefits local communities

If you’ve registered for this event, our study visit to a successful Greater Manchester-based urban market garden may also interest you. See our list of events for further details.