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The Netherfield Centre for Sustainable Food and Farming
Netherfield Place Farm
Netherfield
Battle, East Sussex
TN33 9PY

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The Netherfield Centre was set up with the support of the European Community WARR Partnership Leader+ 2000-2006 Programme, supported by the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund of the EU, East Sussex County Council, Plumpton College,Esmee Fairburn Foundation, Common Cause Co-operative, Rother District Council and West Sussex County Council.

About Us

Plumpton College at Netherfield is sited on two working organic demonstration farms.
It is championing local food production on land that is farmed in an environmentally sustainable manner. The Centre is also attached to a model network of co-operating farms, The Wealden Farmers Network, who have a cold store and cutting room where we can offer training and work shadowing in butchery skills, on farm selection of finished stock, adding value to farm products, and marketing.

The Netherfield Centre is a joint venture between Common Cause
Co-operative and Plumpton College The Centre benefits from Plumpton College's many years of experience in education, training and practical agriculture. Plumpton is the first land based college to achieve Action
for Business Accreditation in the South East and offers a range of services to business including Business Management Training. The Netherfield Centre builds on Common Cause's work to support links between local food producers and consumers, the environment and the local economy.

The Netherfield Centre for Sustainable Food and Farming aims to assist farmers and growers to keep farming in a sustainable way.

We offer:

  • Training - including one day courses, butchery skills, work shadowing and demonstration farm visits

    Telephone and e-mail advice and on-farm visits

    Direction to advice, training, and grant giving organisations

    Support for diversification and local marketing

    Networking farmers and growers and producers and retail outlets


Who's Who  
Simon Bishop
Head of Plumpton College at Netherfield
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Topsy Jewell
Centre Co-ordinator
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Sharon Hamby
Adminstration
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Rebecca Butler
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