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...
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 | |
|---|---|
| Deben Community Farm | Melton |
| Depden Care Farm | Bury St Edmunds |
| Dig 4 Jaywick Community Gardens | Jaywick, Essex |
| Dig It Community Allotment | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Diss Community Farm | Diss |
| Dunton Community Garden Group | Near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |
| East Coast College | Great Yarmouth |
| Edfords Care Farm | Mautby |
| Edible High Town | Luton |
| Empty Common Community Garden | Cambridge |
| Farcet Community Allotment | Farcet |
| Farley Hill Food Growing Hub- Groundwork East | Luton |
Get Involved
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Tel: 0117 923 1800
Email: admin@farmgarden.org.uk
Latest news
Over the past few weeks our COVID-19 member impact survey has already collected a huge number of responses from our members across Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. The responses received so far indicate that across the country members have been profoundly impacted by the lockdown and social...
Upcoming events
We have added a monthly webinar to the package of benefits that Social Farms & Gardens members can access with their free membership.
These aren’t just for COVID-19 issues, we’ll be tackling a whole range of subjects relevant to our members, and hope the format will allow our...
Start / End Date: Multiple dates
CEVAS (Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme) offers training for individuals who are working – or plan to work – with groups of school children, young people or clients with additional needs.
A series of specially themed webinars, network meetings, training courses and launch events delivered by the Growing Care Farming project, part of the Government Programme for Children & Nature programme.
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...