SF&G are delighted to have partnered with sustainable coffee brand GRIND to offer three grants of £1,300 each to support composting activities in community gardens.
Grind has just launched the UK’s first home compostable coffee pod, certified to decompose in...
Our work in Wales
Click here to view this page in Welsh.
We have a team of staff working in Wales to help communities farm, garden and grow together.
- If you interested in setting up a community garden, CSA, care farm, school farm or anything in between, join us as a member and get access to loads of great resources, training and networking opportunities including the Community Growing Resource Pack, Wales.
- See below for a map of Social Farms & Gardens members in Wales, 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.
We also run a number of programmes offering targeted support. Click on the boxes below to find out more.
Current Projects
Past Projects
Additional Information and advice on social gardening and farming in Wales
- Online information and advice useful for Welsh community growers, via our Resources page
- Videos about community growing in Wales
- Details and useful resources from the 2016 Wales Future Generation Growers conference
- Information on the Welsh Community Supported Agriculture Cluster
- The Green Care Quality Mark - suitable for a range of farm and garden sites delivering commissioned services for those with a defined need
You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.
If you are looking for members that offer commissioned health, social care or special education services (such as care farms), please follow this link.
Wales
Wales
| City / County | |
|---|---|
| Wild about Rogerstone / The Glade Community Garden | Newport |
| Wild Elements | Bangor |
| Woodland Skills Centre | Denbigh |
| Y Banwen | Ammanford |
| Y Fenter | The Venture | Wrecsam |
| Ysgol Bro Dinefwr Outdoor Learning Area | Ffairfach |
Get Involved
You can contact our Wales team using the details below:
Tel: 02920 225942
Email: All Wales Team
Wales Team
- Gary Mitchell, Joint Wales Manager
- Nicola Perkins, Joint Wales Manager
- Amy Hoidge Hughes, Wales Administrator (Maternity Leave)
- Nigel Leadbeater, Wales Administrator
- Meggie Rogers Ryall, Wales Communications Officer
- Lisa Williams, South Wales Development Worker
- Sarah Collick, North Wales Development Worker
- Lucie Taylor, CLAS Cymru Co-ordinator
- Katie Trent, CLAS Development Officer
- Anne-Marie Pope, Development Co-ordinator
- Alison Sheffield, Development & Project Co-ordinator
Latest news
This summer we’ve partnered with HelloFresh to support SF&G members to run activities that help educate consumers about food and encourage more sustainable habits. In July we awarded three community projects in Edinburgh, Sheffield and Birmingham with a grant of £1,500 each and one project...
Upcoming events
4th August 2022, 09:00 to 17:00
Clwynfyw Care Farm, Pembrokeshire
Orchard design & maintenance - the basics
4th August 2022, 16:00 - 17:00
Online
Our friendly online monthly member gathering - great for meeting other members and exchanging advice and tips.
28th July 2022, 09:00 to 17:00
Clwynfyw Care Farm, Pembrokeshire
Orchard design & maintenance - the basics
Useful Case Studies
Exploring Community Access to Farms & Land - Blaenau Gwent Case Study
Exploring Community Access to Farms & Land - Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay Case Study
Badgers Brook Allotment is in Brackla, Bridgend. It is a 40 plot site with ten disabled plots, three of which are used by organisations that support disabled people. Regenerated by the community and brought back from dereliction.