Social Farms & Gardens in Wales currently runs three programmes, covering a wide area of work to support and promote community growing in Wales:
Tyfu Fyny translates as 'Growing Up' because it builds on our previous work through the Tyfu Pobl programme. Click on the following link for more details: Tyfu Fyny Programme for Wales. This new project (which is funded through Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Union) means SF&G will remain at the centre of community growing activity in Wales, supporting and advising both existing and emerging community growing projects, as well as helping share knowledge and skills. We support a variety of community growing models including: community farms/gardens/orchards, allotments, community supported agriculture and community-managed market gardens.
SF&G manages the Community Land Advisory Service in Wales (CLAS Cymru), which aims to help community growing groups, landowners - plus others involved in land access - to work together to make more land available for community growing. This five-year project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, provides specialist support and advice to hundreds of community growing projects and landowners, helping thousands of people to get growing.
Have A Grow Day is a community gardens open day for Wales. The first 'Have a Grow Day' took place in 2018 and it took place again at the beginning of June 2019. The day is a way of promoting and celebrating the work of community growing groups who help transform lives and neighbourhoods all over Wales. It's also a chance to raise some money through donations from visitors and even finding some new volunteers! Whether you’re involved as a visitor, volunteer or staff member, the idea is to spread the word and promote your local community garden or allotment, school garden or community supported agriculture scheme. If you're interested in finding out more please contact: wales@farmgarden.org.uk
Meanwhile, we've got plenty of information and advice on community gardening and farming in Wales, including:
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| Clynfyw Care Farm CIC | Boncath, Pembrokeshire |
| Coastal Housing Group | Neath |
| Coeden Fach | Swansea |
| Cyfleon Ltd | Aberdare |
| Cymdeithas Y Dalar | Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire |
| Cynllun Gardd Canolfan Felin Fach | Pwllheli, Gwynedd |
| Darland High School | Rossett, Wrexham |
| Derwen Cornel Farm | Rhuallt |
| DOMINO Therapeutic Recreation Project | Swansea |
| Down to Earth Project | Swansea |
| DWR Growing Healthy Futures | Caerphilly |
| EAQ Dyfi Donkeys | Machynlleth |
You can make general enquiries about our work in Wales by getting in contact with our main office in Cardiff: Tel: 02920 225942 or email: wales@farmgarden.org.uk
If you want to contact a member of the Wales team near you, then see below:
South Wales Office: 46 Ninian Park Road, Riverside, Cardiff CF11 6JA Tel: 02920 225942 Email: wales@farmgarden.org.uk
Nicola Perkins, Wales Manager: nicola@farmgarden.org.uk
Kristan Smart, Wales Administrator: wales@farmgarden.org.uk
Lisa Williams, South Wales Development Worker: lisa@farmgarden.org.uk
Mid Wales:
Gary Mitchell, Wales Manager: gary@farmgarden.org.uk
North Wales office: Llys Garth, Garth Rd, Bangor LL57 2RT.
Sarah Collick, North Wales Development Worker: sarah@farmgarden.org.uk
Sara Wynne-Pari, Enterprise and Marketing Advisor: sara@farmgarden.org.uk
All enqueries please contact the Cardiff office on 02920 225 942
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