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

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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
Grow Community - Sopwell St Albans St Albans 68633
Growing Connections CIC Felixstowe Felixstowe 78959
Growing Roots St Albans St Albans 66378
Hadleigh Training Centre and Care Farm - The Salvation Army Benfleet Benfleet 65570
Haven Farm Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds 74149
Hensell Goat Rescue Care Farm Lincolnshire Alford Alford 79338
Herts & Essex Community Farm Harlow Harlow 60164
Hoofbeats Ltd Norwich Norwich 68213
Horham Dairy and Care Farm CIC Eye Eye 65444
Houghton & Wyton Parish Council Huntingdon Huntingdon 76338
Houghton Hall Park Houghton Regis Houghton Regis 63108
Human Roots Essex Essex 64308

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

July 12th, 12:00 - 4.30pm, Oxford City Farm

A great opportunity to visit Oxford City Farm, network and discuss with peers about working with primary aged nurture groups and teenager SEN groups.

 

May 2nd, 4.00-5:00pm, Online

Our free, monthly webinars for SF&G members to learn and connect

 

Online, accessible anytime 

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

 

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...