Welcome to our Wales page
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. We have appointed Katie Jones to be our development worker for Wales and have set up an office based in Cardiff. As the programme progresses we will be building up a team of sessional fieldworkers, creating information resources specifically for Wales and creating a map of city farms and community gardens across Wales.
News & Events
Horticulture Open Evening: FCFCG in conjunction with the Welsh
College of Horticulture is staging a Horticultural Open Evening July 4 (3pm-8.30pm)
at Swansea Community Farm, Fforestfach.
Whether you are a complete beginner and interested in ‘growing your own’, a
community growing project or interested in growing on a commercial scale, there
is training available that can help you to develop your skills.
Robert Mackey, Lecturer in Horticulture at the College to be at Swansea Community Farm in Fforestfach on the afternoon and evening of Friday July 4th to discuss training and education to support food growing within communities in Wales.
- In addition to large scale events and stories in this section, keep an eye out on our regularly updated Events Page listings for details of events, fairs and workshops taking place on city farms and community gardens in Wales.
Resources & Funding
Sustainable Funding Advice: Sustainable Funding Cymru, a new resource that provides practical information to voluntary and community organisations in Wales on how to develop a sustainable funding approach.
- FCFCG members can also find a comprehensive range of information resources and publications by logging into the Members Zone on this website and accessing our Resource Centre.
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.
Our Members in Wales
- If you would like to find more information about FCFCG's members in Wales, then use this link to our Online Database to find any city farms or community gardens in your area.
FCFCG contact for this region:
Katie Jones, Development Worker
22 Ninian Park Road, Riverside
Cardiff CF11 6JA
Tel: 02920 225942
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