For many people arriving to seek asylum in the UK, community growing spaces can offer vital and unique opportunities to find community, improve mental and physical health and to learn and share skills. These resources have been designed to encourage and support community growing groups to...
Community growing thrives in the West Country, not just in the obvious urban areas like Bristol, Exeter, Bath and Plymouth, but also in more rural areas like Cornwall. Use this page to stay up to date with what's happening at the city farms and community gardens near you.
You can see some of the partnership work FCFCG has done in the West Country, via the South West England Partnerships page.
See below for a map view or list of local community growing sites, as well as local news, events and case studies. Meanwhile, there are lots of useful information resources available for South West England community growers on our Resources page.
South West England
South West England
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| Lansdown Community Composting Club | Cheltenham |
| Bisley Community Composting scheme | Stroud |
| Stroud Valleys Project | Stroud |
| Ivy Wildlife Garden | Chippenham |
| Keeno Grows in Bedmo | Bristol |
| Patchway Green Spaces | Patchway |
| Teign Village Allotment Association | Newton Abbot |
| Daddy Daughter Farm | Bristol |
| Raking & Baking | Bristol |
| 10 Acre Wood | Wadebridge |
| Milton Abbey School Farm | Blandford Forum |
| Shearwater Farm - Westbury Leigh Primary School | Westbury |
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Latest news
The School Farm Awards 2018, held on Monday 2 July, celebrated and recognised the achievements of school farms, their schools and students from across the country. The Education Alliance partners were delighted to again to hold the Awards at the Royal Agricultural University, following a highly...
Upcoming events
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Dobies who, as well as offering discounts on their products for our members, are sponsoring a year’s worth of vital training for members of Social Farms & Gardens. This training will support members to grow a healthy community garden and a...
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...
