A community farm to grow in
Moss Lane Farm brings food growing, nature recovery, outdoor learning and volunteering together on Chat Moss — owned by, and open to, the community.
Something for everyone
Families, schools, volunteers and members — there's a way for everyone to take part in the life of the farm.
Families
VisitNature and growing activities to do at the farm and at home, plus events and workshops through the year.
Schools & Learners
LearnCurriculum-linked resources, farm visits, biodiversity surveys, digital badges and outdoor learning.
Volunteers
Get involvedRegistration, session booking, training and hours tracking for community growing and nature projects.
Members
SupportCommunity ownership updates, the membership portal, share offers and annual impact reports.
Food grown by the community
From market-garden beds to orchard and polytunnels, we grow good food while restoring the peatland soils of Chat Moss.
- Seasonal veg grown with regenerative methods
- Hands-on growing sessions every week
- Surplus shared with the local community
A place that gives back
Hedgerows, wetland and wildflower margins are bringing wildlife back to the moss — and a share of every harvest goes to people who need it.
- Biodiversity records logged on every visit
- Habitat creation across the site
- Produce shared with local groups and schools
A working farm, run by many hands
Twine at the ready in the market garden
1 / 10The farm at work
Real days on the moss — clearing, growing and harvesting, one session at a time.
Help us buy the farm for the community
Moss Lane Farm is becoming a community-owned asset. Every share and donation brings the land into community hands for good.
- £110k raised towards purchase
- Commercial Mortgage Secured
- Communitry Shares Offered
What your support grows
Transparent, real-time impact across Moss Lane Farm — updated by the team as the numbers come in.
Nature speaks to every sense
Rub a leaf between your fingers and the moss introduces itself. That's how learning starts at Moss Lane Farm — something picked, offered and shared, until the land stops being scenery and becomes a place you know.
“Here — smell this.” Every good visit to the farm starts the same way.
Wildlife, mapped by you
Every sighting logged in the Moss Lane Farm app lands on this map — live from the moss.
“Land cared for by many hands, for many generations.”
Moss Lane Farm is showcased as a community-owned asset — and, over time, will grow into a landscape-wide platform supporting the future of Chat Moss.
Be part of the farm
Visit, volunteer or become a member — help us grow a community-owned future for Chat Moss.
From the farm
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My Food Community supports good food champions to thrive
My Food Community alumna Jannine McMahon was invited to speak at the Oxford Farming Conference about her organic community farm in Salford.
The Secret Life Project – bringing biodiversity to life in schools
How connecting children to local landscapes like Chat Moss is helping them understand food, nature and their place within it — Jannine talks to School Food Matters.
From the ground up – Moss Lane Farm in The Lapwing
Moss Lane Farm features in the Winter 2025 issue of The Lapwing, in a piece on the Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers’ Group.
Plant Your Pants – Jannine’s blog for The Country Trust
Why healthy soil matters, and how Moss Lane Farm is getting involved in The Country Trust’s Plant Your Pants campaign.