Down to Earth Stroud support people in growing and harvesting their own fruit and vegetables. Our aim is to increase access to, and availability of fresh, nutritious and healthy food and encourage reconnection with the land.
We provide a range of services including gardening and we run several community projects across Gloucestershire.
Coming Soon
Our new CSA is going very well. Our aim is to use the site as a training area for those wanting to work in growing organic crops or work in a CSA / farming type of environment.
We’ve written two courses to this end – an Entry Level and an Intermediate Level, both being run through the awarding body NOCN.
The intermediate courses starts in January with planned breaks and the Entry level in February.
Make a donation and support our community projects:
What’s Happening?
Gardening Services
We provide private gardening services and subsidised schemes across Gloucestershire. We are always looking for capable gardeners to join us, preferably with experience in using petrol tools. If you are interested, get in touch!
The Fruit Exchange
We’re back in our fifth(!) year using up surplus produce and coordinating exchanges across Gloucestershire. Find out more about the project and where to take your surplus here…
Stroud Seed Bank
Seed bank seed is available now! Back for its third year the successful Stroud Community Seed Bank is looking for volunteer seed savers. For our first ever catalogue and a lot more info, click here…
Vale Hospital Allotments
Our allotments, orchard and ground improvements are coming along nicely! We’re installing our second round of raised bed allotments in 2018. Find out more here…
From The Blog
Isotope Chillies – Liam Lansdown Interview
At Down to Earth, we’re always interested in innovative growers who take it upon themselves to save seeds that go beyond the mainstream. The fruit and vegetables in our supermarkets have become all the more homogenised, and nutritious food often arrives with [...]
From Dream to Reality: How to Start and Monetize a Small Farm
From Dream to Reality: How to Start and Monetize a Small Farm Starting a small farm is not an easy task, but it can be a rewarding experience. With the right knowledge and preparation, anyone can turn their dream of owning [...]
Selsley Growing scheme June update
Such a lovely place to work and a really friendly group of people.The plots are really looking green and interesting now with so many of the crops we’ve plantedcoming into fruit. Potatoes flowering, beans and peas coming along nicely, parsnips, leeks, onions, garlic [...]