A place to grow food, community, and connection

Blackhills CSA is a community-supported agriculture (CSA) initiative based in rural Swansea. We're committed to regenerative land practices, food resilience, and creating a thriving space for people and nature. Everything we do is rooted in permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share.

 

Earth Care

Growing food in harmony with the land

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At Blackhills CSA, we grow nutrient-dense, seasonal vegetables using regenerative, no-dig methods that enrich the soil, support biodiversity, and work in rhythm with natural systems. Our veg box scheme connects people to the land and the seasons, while helping restore local ecosystems.

We’re also caretakers of a beautiful and evolving landscape that includes:

• A sensory garden designed for disabled access and wellbeing

• A walking labyrinth, planted as land art and a space for reflection

• Pollinator-friendly planting and living pathways that increase biodiversity

• Every aspect of our growing space is designed not just to produce food but to heal land and people together.

 

 

​People Care

A welcoming space for connection and wellbeing

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Blackhills is a place to slow down, get your hands in the soil and feel part of something meaningful. We offer weekly volunteer days, seasonal workshops, and nature-based wellbeing sessions for all ages and abilities. Whether you're growing, making, relaxing or just being- you are welcome.

We also host:

• Fermentation and food preservation workshops to reconnect with seasonal eating

• A wood-fired sauna, available to hire to support health and relaxation

• Activities that blend land-based learning with care, creativity, and community

• We’re here to support connection- to the land, to each other and to ourselves.

 

Fair Share

Sharing the harvest, the skills, and the space

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As a CSA, our members directly support the people growing their food- and in return receive a share of the harvest. This shared-risk model builds resilience and trust between farmers and community.  We also offer a tiered style payment system so that people on a higher wage can pay-it-forward for people on a lower wage. But fair share goes beyond food.

At Blackhills we:

• Keep our workshops low-cost or free to remove barriers to learning

• Redistribute surplus through community food and preservation sessions

• Offer meaningful volunteering opportunities for those seeking connection, skills or recovery

We believe everyone should have access to good food, green space, and community—and we’re building systems that make that possible.

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Join Us

Whether you're looking for a veg box, a place to volunteer, or a moment of peace on the land, Blackhills CSA is here for you. We're growing more than food - we're growing connection, resilience and happiness.

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Follow us on social media

Join a volunteer day

Sign up for a seasonal veg box

Relax in the sauna

Learn to ferment your own food

Everyone has a place here.​