Fresh Start Land Partnerships Service is now well underway with many interested parties registering with the service and offering exciting new business opportunities to both entrepreneurs and land owners alike.

Watch this space  – on July 29th we will be announcing the first batch of new opportunities available to those have registered their interest with us. If you would like to get involved either as someone who has a business opportunity to offer or someone who is looking for an opportunity, please go to our  Land Partnerships Service page for the registration form and more details on how the service works.

Are you looking to start up your own horticulture business or do you want to expand your existing business skills? If so, then the Fresh Start Horticulture Academy could be what you need. Fresh Start is delighted to announce that it will be running an academy in the southwest designed to support the next generation of farmers and growers , land managers and land based businesses through the development of a strong innovative business approach. Applications have now opened – please click the button below for an application form:

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After a successful period of consultation with industry professionals and a detailed analysis of the needs in the sector, Fresh Start is delighted to announce the launch of its new Land Partnerships Service on 1^st June 2016.

The bespoke service has been developed to draw together entrepreneurs looking for land and joint ventures with business owners or land agents with an opportunity or land to offer. We are confident that this exciting initiative will fill a gap and enable new businesses to thrive with new agreements forged between like minded individuals who just needed a means of tracking down the right business partner.

We look forward to the service growing from its initial pilot endeavour and would encourage anyone interested to find out more about our Land Partnerships Service on our website or register for free now by using our contact page. We would like to take the opportunity to express our thanks to our funders, The Prince’s Countryside Fund and The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust for their support and encouragement in getting this project up and running.

Bookings Still Being Taken

Fresh Start Land Enterprise workshop is  coming to Dartington Hall in Devon on 18th May 2016. Two highly successful workshops have already taken place this year at which Fresh Start introduced the 5 step approach to creating innovative land partnerships.  The workshops are recommended if you are also interested in our matching service as they are a great introduction to  new ways of thinking about land partnerships and provide an opportunity to meet those who have already tried a different approach.  Booking is still open but hurry to avoid disappointment . Go to our contact page and leave us your details.

The Prince’s Countryside Fund has teamed up with Land Rover to offer five young people the use of a Land Rover Discovery Sport for a year to support their rural career. In order to be eligible for funding entrants must be aged between 21 and 35 and pursuing a career in farming or a related profession.  The car can be used for either professional or community use. Please follow the link for further information.  Land Rover Bursary

Fresh Start Land Enterprise is excited to announce another new date for its workshops to introduce its land partnerships 5 step approach. Along with two dates already confirmed, the third workshop will be held at Dartington Hall in Devon on 18th May 2016.  Booking is now open so go to our contact page and leave us your details. Watch out for two more venues to be confirmed shortly.

Fresh Start Land Enterprise is excited to announce two dates for its workshops to introduce its land partnerships 5 step approach. The first workshop will be held at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society at the Great Yorkshire Showground on 2nd March 2016 and the second will be held in Abingdon at the Earth Trust on 22nd March 2016. Booking is now open so go to our contact page http://freshstartlandenterprise.org.uk/contact-us/  and leave us your details. Watch out for two more venues to be confirmed shortly.

Fresh Start Land Enterprise is delighted to welcome a new member of the team, Christine Hope, who will be the Assistant Project Manager working alongside Alison Rickett in the delivery of all of our projects. With a background in farm diversification and strategic management and setting up and running her own businesses, Christine’s expertise will be invaluable in helping to deliver our academies and workshops around the country and she will be the lead on the mentoring service and assisting with the new matching service. We look forward to working with her and for you all to start meeting her at events from the New Year.

The new horticulture academy has been confirmed for Tyntesfield in Bristol to run during early 2016. Applications will be invited shortly with further details available soon.