FfFfDGC ar Waith: Sut rydym yn plannu hedyn i dyfu cymuned

Mae ein hastudiaethau achos yn llawn ysbrydoliaeth ynghylch sut mae FfFfDGC wedi helpu tyfwyr cymunedol ledled y DU i gyflawni mwy, gweithio’n well a dod yn fwy cynaliadwy.

Nid ydym yn cymryd y clod am frwdfrydedd a gweledigaeth pobl leol, na’u gwaith caled wrth ddatblygu safleoedd cymunedol sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth mawr i fywydau pobl.

Ond, rydym yn cymryd y clod am helpu i wneud i’r gwaith gwych hwn ddigwydd trwy gynnig arbenigedd wedi’i feithrin gan fwy na 35 sy’n bodoli; trwy gynhyrchu adnoddau gwybodaeth sy’n mynd i wraidd y problemau y mae tyfwyr cymunedol yn eu hwynebu; trwy gynnal digwyddiadau a hyfforddiant sy’n helpu pobl i ddod o hyd i’r ffordd orau o wneud pethau. A thrwy sicrhau bod y rhai sy’n gwneud penderfyniadau ledled y DU yn cael gwybod am waith gwych ein haelodau.

Felly darllenwch ymlaen i gael eich ysbrydoli! 

  • Clynfyw Care Farm in Pembrokeshire set up a Community Benefit Society for the long-term future of the farm and the enterprises that depend on it.  A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.
     

    Wales
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  • A Community partnership took a 25-year lease on council land via a Community Asset Transfer, empowering the local community to make use of unused land. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.

     

    Wales
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  • Maesgwyn Isaf Farm was donated to the Ecological Land Cooperative (ELC) and is now in community ownership for new entrants to farming and for the local community. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales....

    Wales
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  • Carmarthenshire Food Network and Bwyd Sir Gâr Food are reconnecting more people in Carmarthenshire with the land and environment around them. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.

    Wales
    wales
  • Find out what Blaenau Gwent Council is doing to support community food growing and land-based environmental projects. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.

    Wales
    wales
  • A Swansea hospital set up a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm on its land with a local grower - the first of its kind in the UK. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.

    Wales
    wales
  • Welcoming children from cities and disadvantaged communities into the heart of the British Countryside.

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  • The Growing Project is a unique and creative inter-organisational relationship offering therapeutic community growing experiences that bring together different people, supporting them in difficult times to grow, learn and work together.

    West Midlands
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  • The Oasis Community Gardens is now a beautiful location in the heart of a disadvantaged housing estate. Many projects are working together on the site which also includes Community Centre with activities and projects for all ages.

    Yorkshire and Humberside
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  • The Oasis Community Gardens is now a beautiful location in the heart of a disadvantaged housing estate. Many projects are working together on the site which also includes Community Centre with activities and projects for all ages.

    East Midlands
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  • A 4.5 acre former mill site, now a community garden and wider biopark, this project is a great example of growing community and environmental help by using permaculture practices and building good relationships with local council.

    Northern Ireland
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  • Lackan Cottage Farm is a permaculture smallholding near the beautiful Mourne Mountains in Co. Down run by Steve and Claire Golemboski-Byrne, and has been running for 2 years. 

    Northern Ireland
    northern-ireland
  • Castlecaufield Horticultural Society are more well known for hosting their popular annual horticultural show, running the walled garden, and their lively street planting which makes the village such a lovely place to visit. In recent weeks (March 2020...

    Northern Ireland
    northern-ireland
  • The Stormont Estate Workplace Allotment project was developed as a pilot project. It is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland 

    Northern Ireland
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  • Grow was established by a small group of local residents from North Belfast in October 2008.  Their motivation initially was to create a space for people to connect through growing, particularly targeting those who were experiencing mental ill-health...

    Northern Ireland
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  • Alley Garden in West Belfast - the West Belfast Partnership Board opened the newly greened alleyway behind La Salle Gardens off the Falls Road. The West Belfast Partnership Board (WBPB) teamed up with Springvale Learning to transform the alleyway...

    Northern Ireland
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  • Blossoms at Larne Lough specialises in using Nature-based Therapy to increase health & wellbeing and decrease stress. It is run from a purpose-built therapy garden on the shore of Larne Lough.

    Northern Ireland
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  • Common Ground N.I. has the mission of connecting individuals, groups and communities with nature for the benefit of humanity and for reciprocal benefits to nature.

    Northern Ireland
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  • PLOT 22 is an award-winning, volunteer-driven community allotment working with isolated groups, strengthening community connections through gardening, food growing and cooking shared meals at our centrally located community allotment.

    South East England
    south-east-england
  • Feel Good Gardens values local food and community, getting outdoors, enjoying the seasons, understanding more about nature, and welcoming everybody to site regardless of age, gender, race or disability.

    East Midlands
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  • Glenfinart Walled Garden is community owned and run by volunteers, many of whom have health issues.

    Scotland
    scotland
  • Badgers Brook Allotment is in Brackla, Bridgend. It is a 40 plot site with ten disabled plots, three of which are used by organisations that support disabled people. Regenerated by the community and brought back from dereliction.

    Wales
    wales
  • Beyond The Wall provides horticultural and hospitality training and work experience within a beautiful Victorian walled garden near Eye, Suffolk. Clients with learning and/or other extra needs learn life skills, form friendships and develop new...

    East England
    east-england
  • Old bathtubs have been reused on allotments for years but this project entails building a raised wooden surround for the bathtub - transforming it into a contained growing space at a height that is easily accessible for children, the elderly or...

    East England
    east-england
  • Chyan Community Field, an organic forest farm with community access, has been running since 2002. In that time, the group have transformed a disused, over-grown 2.2 acre Cornish field into a shining example of vegan organic growing, wildlife gardening...

    South West England
    south-west-england
  • Kentish Town City Farm (KTCF) was the first City Farm in the UK. Founded in 1972, this four-acre project has livestock and horses, a riding school, gardening space, a wildlife area, orchard and a focus for education and community work with thousands...

    London
    london
  • Based in the heart of the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Woodland Skills Centre team run a range of courses in traditional crafts, bushcraft courses, family holidays and courses for youth and community groups as well as...

    Wales
    wales
  • A forgotten and derelict space on North Street in Bedminster has been turned into a community 'pocket park'.

    South West England
    south-west-england
  • Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses (BCPG) is an independent environmental charity operating from a former municipal greenhouse site in the centre of Lambeth’s Brockwell Park. The site is now a vibrant community garden comprising a series of...

    London
    london
  • Starting from scratch in June 2018, Winchburgh is now a fresh food destination. Winchburgh Community Growing Group are growing food for the whole community all over the village – and they don’t even have a site yet!

    Scotland
    scotland
  • REAP, which stands for Rural Environmental Action Project, works in the North East of Scotland to raise environmental awareness, tackle economic inequality and engage in social enterprise. SF&G spoke to Ann Davidson, who has been part of this...

    Scotland
    scotland
  • TheHorseCourse is a busy Equine-Assisted Interventions Centre based on an ex-dairy farm in Weymouth. Harriet Laurie, founder, explains what TheHorseCourse offers people who are struggling and for whom other more mainstream therapeutic approaches may...

    South West England
    south-west-england
  • Scotswood Garden works with nature to create a great place for people and wildlife to enjoy. The garden is about community, whether in Scotswood and Benwell or the wider area, and they welcome people of all ages and backgrounds to get involved in the...

    North East England
    north-east-england
  • From summer 2017- spring 2018,Social Farms and Gardens with support from Central Green Scotland Network Trust and The Big Lottery ran a pilot mentoring project. The aim was to explore paying experienced member projects with established skills and...

    Scotland
    scotland
  • ‘The Back Garden’ was established in 2010 by Annex Communities, on securing a 15-year lease on a piece of waste land owned by the Glasgow West Housing Association (GWHA) and accessing funding from the Climate Challenge Fund. Thereafter, a group of...

    Scotland
    scotland
  • The Northern Ireland team working with the Belfast Food Network recently made a fruitful connection between a social and therapeutic horticulture project and a local café, strengthening local supply chain connections, and bringing lovely fresh veg...

    Northern Ireland
    northern-ireland
  • Our members benefit from Community Learning Exchange in Scotland

    We have been ensuring community growers benefit from The Community Learning Exchange (CLE) - a peer learning project facilitated by the Scottish Community Alliance which...

    Scotland
    scotland
  • Our member groups provide the inspiration for these videos, created as part of our Tyfu Pobl programme in Wales but of interest to viewers across the UK, which shows our members in action and illustrate how our support has helped in their development...

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  • Visioning growth

    Green Isle Growers, based in Machynlleth in Mid Wales, is thriving with help from Social Farms & Gardens (previously Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens), which has given funding advice, held a visioning...

    Wales
    wales
  • Shoots Of Success In Scotland

    Getting hold of fresh fruit and vegetables at truly affordable prices can be a real challenge in deprived neighbourhoods. With support and guidance from our Scotland team, Tullibody Community Garden has tackled...

    Scotland
    scotland
  • Rooted In Hull

    Our work with groups in Hull has not only nurtured a network of community gardens, but also paved the way for a pioneering mobile city farm, which aims to become a unique micro-farming enterprise. Find out how Social Farms...

    Yorkshire and Humberside
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