If you are in need of support and guidance around any issues related to Covid 19 then we recommend referring to this resource by the NICVA, who have created a dedicated Covid -19 hub page on their website below.
The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
If there is anything not covered in this that you seek support with please email patricia@farmgarden.org.uk.
For our full Coronavirus COVID - 19 support page click here
SF&G is uniquely placed to gather evidence about what works and what is needed. We have had a staff member in Northern Ireland since 2011, and since then we have worked with many of the new and established community growing projects in Northern Ireland. During the past five years we have:
Our 'Growing Resilience: Digging Deeper' project aims to increase social capital and resilience in the community growing sector.
The Outdoor Wellbeing Network for Northern Ireland helps to develop and promote green care in Northern Ireland.
You can also get useful information via the SF&G Northern Ireland Facebook page: 
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| The Cabbage Patchers | Newry |
| The Friends of Antrim Castle Gardens | Antrim |
| The Koram Centre | Strabane |
| The Quarries Farm | Bangor |
| The Waters and the Wild | Belfast |
| The Well Garden | Carrickfergus |
| Walled Garden | Dungannon |
| Willowbank Organic Producers Ltd | Dungannon |
If you want to know more about our work in Northern Ireland or want information as a community grower yourself, you can contact:
Northern Ireland Development Coordinator - Patricia Wallace patricia@farmgarden.org.uk
Growing Resilience Project Officer - Miriam Turley miriam@farmgarden.org.uk
Growing Resilience Project Coordinator (Derry/Londonderry) - Conor O'Kane conor@farmgarden.org.uk
We work with Community Gardens Ireland (CG Ireland), a voluntary organisation that was created in 2011 as an online support network. Visit their website.
We know that this will be a very difficult time for our members and for all those working in the sector. We know also that many of our members are looking for guidance on the Coronavirus outbreak.
We will be sourcing and sharing useful resources, links, and advice regularly on this page...
This year Social Farms & Gardens are celebrating 40 years of farming, gardening and growing together.
2020 will be packed full of activities to celebrate the 40th. From monthly events UK wide including the European Federation of City Farms Conference and Growing Care Farming...
Postponed - we hope to reschedule for a date in the Autumn
Every year Social Farms & Gardens organises a get together for community growing projects in Northern Ireland to meet each other, share skills and have fun together.
The Northern Ireland team working with the Belfast Food Network recently made a fruitful connection between a social and therapeutic horticulture project and a local café, strengthening local supply chain connections, and bringing lovely fresh veg...
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...