Derrybeg farm: sustainable agriculture managed by and for farm members
The aim of Derrybeg Farm is to integrate community and agriculture in a mixed, biodiverse, sustainable and environmentally responsible farm, managed for the benefit of everyone involved.
Are you interested in:
Good quality, organically grown and affordable local food, but don’t have time or space to grow your own?
Organic farming methods that increase biodiversity?
Investment in the local economy and community?
Supporting local employment?
Helping people who have not traditionally been involved in farming to work as farmers?
Food security for the locality in the future, especially as food prices rise in tandem with fuel prices?
Meeting other people in your locality who have similar interests?
Derrybeg farm provides all of these for the Celbridge / Maynooth / Leixlip / Lucan area.
Our ethos and values
We strive to:
Support mixed, biodiverse, organic and sustainable agriculture that respects the earth and the people involved.
Pioneer an economic model based on mutual benefit and shared risk and ensure that the farmers have a decent livelihood.
Encourage practical involvement of the farm community members on all levels.
Be transparent in all our affairs.
Make decisions through deliberation and to reach genuine consensus wherever possible.
Work towards social justice.
Be participatory, collaborative and egalitarian and respect everybody who takes part
Listen to all shades of opinion and all questions and doubts among our members.
Discuss differences and work to accommodate them and benefit from them.
Offer opportunities for learning about food and farming and for connection with the life of the earth.
Network with others to promote community-supported agriculture in other communities and farms and to share our learning (social, economic and farming).
Encourage members, in co-operation with the farmers, to use the farm for their individual and social activities and celebrations.
Develop a sense of community around the farm.
Achieve a financial situation where low income shall not exclude anyone.
Work co-operatively with other enterprises that share our principles
Derrybeg farm: sustainable agriculture managed by and for farm members
The aim of Derrybeg Farm is to integrate community and agriculture in a mixed, biodiverse, sustainable and environmentally responsible farm, managed for the benefit of everyone involved.
Are you interested in:
Good quality, organically grown and affordable local food, but don’t have time or space to grow your own?
Organic farming methods that increase biodiversity?
Investment in the local economy and community?
Supporting local employment?
Helping people who have not traditionally been involved in farming to work as farmers?
Food security for the locality in the future, especially as food prices rise in tandem with fuel prices?
Meeting other people in your locality who have similar interests?
Derrybeg farm provides all of these for the Celbridge / Maynooth / Leixlip / Lucan area.
Our ethos and values
We strive to:
Support mixed, biodiverse, organic and sustainable agriculture that respects the earth and the people involved.
Pioneer an economic model based on mutual benefit and shared risk and ensure that the farmers have a decent livelihood.
Encourage practical involvement of the farm community members on all levels.
Be transparent in all our affairs.
Make decisions through deliberation and to reach genuine consensus wherever possible.
Work towards social justice.
Be participatory, collaborative and egalitarian and respect everybody who takes part
Listen to all shades of opinion and all questions and doubts among our members.
Discuss differences and work to accommodate them and benefit from them.
Offer opportunities for learning about food and farming and for connection with the life of the earth.
Network with others to promote community-supported agriculture in other communities and farms and to share our learning (social, economic and farming).
Encourage members, in co-operation with the farmers, to use the farm for their individual and social activities and celebrations.
Develop a sense of community around the farm.
Achieve a financial situation where low income shall not exclude anyone.
Work co-operatively with other enterprises that share our principles
