Business skills for market gardeners

Event Date : February 20, 2025

Event Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Event Location : Online

Join the OGA for this webinar with Kate Collyns of Grown Green who will talk us through setting up the business side of an organic market garden – perfect for those wanting to set up!

An introduction to all the areas needed to start a sustainable market garden business, from finding land and funding to writing a business plan and registering with HMRC. A whistlestop tour of all the budgeting, paperwork and admin you’ll need to consider, plus discussion and questions at the end.

About Kate Collyns

Kate Collyns started her 2-acre organic market garden in Wiltshire in 2011, and now grows a range of veg for wholesale and retail on 4 acres. She published her first guide to starting a business, Gardening for Profit, in 2013; and an updated edition called How To Start a Market Garden is due out in October 2025.

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