About us

Diss Community Farm is, effectively, a shared allotment where members come to work and take home a box of whatever is harvested that day. We share our crops amongst ourselves and do not sell them. We value and enjoy good, local vegetables and soft fruit grown without chemicals.

Currently our principal work day is Thursday, from about 10 am until about 1 pm. When we need to put in more work, some of us come on other days too. Some members simply come when they can, especially if they are in full time work.

We use a field in Winfarthing, a few miles north of Diss,  It is owned by a local farmer who is part of the group, and is extremely helpful eg supplying us with straw and pig manure for compost. and free water.

We are very informal, with most decision-making taking place during the coffee break during our work days.   We do have an Annual General Meeting in the Autumn, where we make plans for the following year. We have an email group and a Whatsapp group for communicating eg what needs to be harvested or urgent tasks to be done.

We  expect members to commit to coming regularly, most weeks if possible, but this is not rigid. If you don’t turn up one week, you miss out on that day’s vegetable share.

We obviously welcome experienced gardeners, but novices are equally welcome, as there are always tasks for every level of experience and strength, and people with experience to show you what is needed. The work ranges from heavy digging to light picking.

Very little money is involved. We all contribute annually, once we have estimated the costs for the year. For 2025/26 that will be £85, or roughly £1.60 per week, for which you get wonderful, fresh produce every week, wheelbarrow loads at peak harvest times, but not much during the spring. We are currently working on this to grow more winter and spring crops.

How to join

We are actively seeking a few new members, who share our vision, and are willing to commit to work with us regularly, We would invite you to join us on a trial basis for a few weeks to see if we like each other, before making a commitment and paying the annual subscription.

The subscription runs from our AGM, each October, and if you join part way through the year then you need only pay a proportion for the remaining part of the year.

If you think you want to join, contact Gary Alexander, on 07766-711999, or garyalexand[at]gmail.com for more details