Five Acre Community Farm

Five Acre Community Farm Community Supported Agriculture project based at Garden Organic in Ryton between Coventry and Rugby. Visiting at other times possible by arrangement

We rent five acres of land at the back of Ryton Gardens to grow vegetables through out the year. You can join as a member for £2 a month, come to social events and visit the farm. Members also have to option to subscribe to a share of the harvest every week. Using polytunnels to extend the seasons we supply local, organic veg 50 weeks of the year. We all share in the risks and rewards of the farm:

if the veg grows less well we get less in our share but if there is a glut we each have the option to take more. Any unwanted surplus is sold on to cover costs.

We are at the river festival at Fargo this weekend. We have had a visit from the lord mayor and his wife Pauline, a gre...
06/06/2026

We are at the river festival at Fargo this weekend. We have had a visit from the lord mayor and his wife Pauline, a great helper of the farm who has helped either delivering leaflets and crocheting veg.

We are at today at their makers market. Come along and say hello 🙂🥬🥬🥬
10/05/2026

We are at today at their makers market. Come along and say hello 🙂🥬🥬🥬

07/05/2026

interesting comment on the value of small farms just like ours.

We have a stall at the food festival in Rugby today. We are in the garden at St Andrew’s Church till 3pm. This week we ...
25/04/2026

We have a stall at the food festival in Rugby today. We are in the garden at St Andrew’s Church till 3pm. This week we had a team from Biffa volunteer at the farm and we have been admiring the pak choi that should be ready for the next harvest

Away from the farm today at Shire Hall. I might be the only farmer in the room.
11/03/2026

Away from the farm today at Shire Hall. I might be the only farmer in the room.

Harvesting leeks with our new grower Georgia and spring is on the way with the marabel flowering
27/02/2026

Harvesting leeks with our new grower Georgia and spring is on the way with the marabel flowering

24/02/2026
A sunny morning sowing seeds on the farm
14/02/2026

A sunny morning sowing seeds on the farm

We need more small growers for food security and to keep us in touch with where our food comes from The hardest part is ...
18/12/2025

We need more small growers for food security and to keep us in touch with where our food comes from The hardest part is often finding land that isn't acquired by large land owners before it get to the open market or out priced by speculative investors. This is a step in the right direction.

Ellis and Kris of Wild Tor Organics wanted just a few acres to grow food and raise their family. It took them four years to find land. They trained, volunteered, worked, caretakers and site managers, all while dreaming of an acre or two of their own.

Land prices made it almost impossible: less than an acre selling for £50,000, small plots snapped up as “amenity land”. Food growers priced out before they even begin.

Small agroecological farms grow food for local people, care for soil & biodiversity & build resilient livelihoods. But without land, none of that can happen.

84% of fruit and 46% of vegetables eaten in the UK are grown abroad. We need more food grown locally. But growers need access to land to do it.

Ellis and Kris eventually found 10 acres and founded Wild Tor Organics. They now live and farm there with their daughter Olwen, still in a precarious position, but making it work.

How many dedicated small farmers never make it this far? How much land stays unused because people don’t know how to share it safely?

That’s why Landmatch England exists: to connect people looking for land and landowners through trust, local knowledge and support.

If you are looking for land to produce food or you have land to offer, join us at https://landmatchengland.org.uk - our website is now live!

And sign up for our launch event on 21st January 2026, a free webinar explaining our story so far, how the service works and practical experience on land sharing. Bring your questions!

Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-landmatch-england-tickets-1974903999024

Thanks to Wild Tor Organics for allowing us to feature the story of how they found land through the Ecological Land Cooperative so we can highlight the difficulties around land access to explain why our service is so needed.

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Coventry

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Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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