Care farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices. Service users regularly attend these care farm as part of a structured care, rehabilitation, or special educational programme. Service users vary hugely, from older people living with dementia, to children and adults with learning...
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
East England
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| CDA Community Garden for St Albans | St Albans |
| Clay Farm Community Garden | Cambridge |
| Clinks Care Farm | Toft Monks |
| COFARM Foundation | Cambridge |
| Cottenham Community Allotment | Cambridge |
| Darwin Nurseries | Cambridge |
| Deben Community Farm | Melton |
| Dedham Therapy Farm CIC | Colchester |
| Depden Care Farm | Bury St Edmunds |
| Dig 4 Jaywick Community Gardens | Jaywick, Essex |
| Dig It Community Allotment | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Diss Community Farm | Diss |
Get Involved
Please contact our head office:
Tel: 0117 923 1800
Email: admin@farmgarden.org.uk
Latest news
Social Farms & Gardens are delighted to announce that The Prince of Wales has chosen to extend his Patronage of the charity. The Prince of Wales has always taken a keen interest in our work to support communities to farm, garden and grow together, and over the summer he accepted an...
Upcoming events
Start / End Date: Multiple dates
A series of specially themed webinars, network meetings, training and launch events for those delivering or interested in delivering, care farming services.
Start / End Date: 2nd - 3rd July 2021 (Online)
The popular School Farms Conference is back in 2021! This year's theme is 'Growing People, Plants and Animals'.
Start / End Date: 1st June 2021, 16:00 - 17:00
A chance for SF&G members - particularly new members - to gather virtually, build connections and share support ideas in a safe, encouraging environment.
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...