Wales
On this page you will find regularly updated information on all the latest news, events, training opportunities and funding programmes specifically for Wales. You can also find contact details for the regional development staff dedicated to advising and supporting community managed farms and gardens.
FCFCG has secured a Big Lottery Wales grant to run the Growing Together in Wales programme, which aims to promote, develop and support community farming and gardening in Wales. For more details download the leaflet below:
FCFCG Wales Leaflet (English)
Wales News & Events
Regularly updated with news of interest to city farms and community gardens in Wales, plus details of training and networking events.
- Community Grown Food Action Plan Launched
- Wales map launched by Welsh Assembly Rural Affairs minister at the Senedd in Cardiff
Wales Funding
Funding opportunities for farming and gardening community groups in Wales. Includes long term funding and grants schemes. FCFCG in Wales also provides regular e-bulletins with funding information to its members.
Latest Update:
- Fact Sheet: Sources of funding
- Wales Travel Bursaries
- Sustainable Funding Cymru
Wales Training
Access To Farms
Are you a farmer who is interested in hosting educational visits for schools and the public?
CEVAS (Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme) is a training scheme which includes health and safety, links to the school curriculum and how to communicate with young people, leading to a recognized qualification.
More than 30 farmers in attended courses in Wales last winter. Visit the CEVAS page on this website to find out more details about CEVAS and the Access to Farms Partnership.
Wales Publications
Wales Map
A unique map featuring community gardens, farms and associated was launched at the Senedd in Cardiff in June 2010 by the Welsh Assembly's Minister for Rural Affairs Elin Jones AM. You can download a Welsh or English language version using the links below (please note these are quite large documents of more than 5Mb in size):
Charging for School and Educational Visits
Deciding how much to charge for services can be difficult for city farms and community gardens, particularly those just getting off the ground. The Growing Together in Wales programme has produced a short document which gives useful guidelines on how much some existing community farms and gardens charge to deliver school visits and other educational activities. You can download the document using the link below:
Education visitor feesWales Fieldworkers
FCFCG has recently recruited fieldworkers throughout Wales to provide expertise, advise and support to communities looking to develop community farms and garden and to provide greater support for existing community farms and gardens. All Fieldworkers are based on FCFCG member projects in Wales.
Wales Contact
FCFCG contact for this region:
Katie Jones, Development Co-ordinator
22 Ninian Park Road, Riverside
Cardiff CF11 6JA
Tel: 02920 225942
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