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...
Over the years big cities like Manchester and Liverpool (as well as many other major cities and towns in the area) have been at the centre of community growing, whether it is on a patch of waste ground or along the alleyways between terraced houses, allotment sites or big open spaces on the urban fringe.
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.
North West England
North West England
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| The Belle Vue Strawberry Gardens | Blackpool |
| The Fallowfield Secret Garden | Manchester |
| The Gateway Collective - North Park Community Garden | Bootle |
| The Nest Little Small Holding Farming and Education | Burnley |
| Townend Community Garden | Chapel en le Frith |
| United Response @ Potter's Den | Blackpool |
| Walkers Lane Allotment Association | St Helens |
| Walton Hall Park Community Wildlife Garden | Liverpool |
| Warslow Allotment Community Plot | Sale |
| Waterloo Community Garden and Waterloo Forest Garden | Liverpool |
| Weird Wednesdays/Marsden Heights Community College | Nelson |
| Wilmslow Community Market Garden | Wilmslow |
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
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.
The popular School Farms Conference is back in 2021. This year's theme is 'Growing People, Plants and Animals'. and will take place online over the 2nd – 3rd July 2021.
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...
Useful Case Studies
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...