The region around East Anglia has its fare share of community growing activity. Use this page to stay up to date with what's happening at the city farms and community gardens near you.

See below for a map view or list of Social Farms & Gardens members in this region, as well as local news, events and case studies. There are also lots of useful information resources available for social farmers, gardeners and growers on our Resources page.  

If you are looking for members that offer commissioned health, social care or special education services (such as care farms), please follow this link.

 

East England

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Where to start the search. This can be an address, city or postcode. If searching in London, try "London N1" instead of "N1".
City / County City / Suburb Contact ID
Ace Music Therapy CIC Chelmsford Chelmsford 75292
ActivLives Ipswich Ipswich 44687
Angelica’s Rainbow Norwich Norwich 65661
Anglia Care Farm Bottisham Bottisham 65585
Animal Edge Millbrook Millbrook 78617
Appleseed Social Enterprise Trimley Trimley 65531
Basils Farm Dunstable Dunstable 67425
Belsize Allotments Peterborough Peterborough 64480
Beyond The Wall Eye Eye 66036
Biggleswade Community Garden Biggleswade Biggleswade 76823
Boost Felixstowe Ltd Felixstowe Felixstowe 70260
Brambles Therapeutic Care Farm Bungay Bungay 65400

Latest news

Nature, mental health, and equity. Highlights from the kick-off meeting of the GreenME project

The pioneering GreenME project will study how exposure to nature can be integrated in healthcare systems to treat and improve mental health for all. It officially launched its...

Seven years ago the Green Care Coalition (GCC) was set up to promote the commissioning and use of Green Care services. The term Green Care is an umbrella term that covers;

  • Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
  • Care farming
  • Ecotherapy
  • Animal Assisted Services...

Upcoming events

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An online course for people interested in setting up a care farm. Get an introduction to care farming and the basics of starting up. 

 

Online, accessible anytime 

An online course for new and established care farmers. Take a detailed look at care farming and developing good practice on your farm.

 

Useful Case Studies

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...

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...

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...