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...
Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Coventry...There are lots of big towns and cities in the East Midlands each with their own social farming, gardening and growing needs and that makes it an important region for Social Farms & Gardens.
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.
You can find out more about the Nottingham Growing Network (NGN), supported by SF&G. NGN is a networking initiative that aims to build links between community growing groups in the Nottingham area, who share an interest in gardening with respect and care for the environment.
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 Midlands
East Midlands
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| Waterloo Community Gardens CIO | Great Oxendon |
| WELLIES Project | Ashbourne |
| Wild and Free Forest School | Nottingham |
| Wilforf Roots | Nottingham |
| Windmill Community Garden (Nottingham) | Nottingham |
| WoodLarks | Nottingham |
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: 11th May 2021, 13:30 -14:30
One of our monthly webinars for Social Farms & Gardens members to learn, share experiences and hear the amazing work fellow members are doing.
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'.
Useful Case Studies
Feel Good Gardens values local food and community, getting outdoors, enjoying the seasons, understanding more about nature, and welcoming everybody to site regardless of age, gender, race or disability.
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...