Find out what's happening in Wales

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Wales has a long tradition of community growing that continues to this day. Our well-connected Wales team cover all aspects of community farming and gardening across the country, from accessing land to practical support.

Meet our members

Use the map or list to find out more about our member organisations and what they do in Wales. 

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Our work in Wales

Take a look at what we're working on across the country from Cardiff to Carmarthenshire. 

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Carmarthenshire Machinery Ring project

We're working with small-scale growers in Carmarthenshire on a 'library' of machinery to help production, biodiversity and soil health. 

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Camau Gwyrdd 

Camau Gwyrdd is a three-year project to help people in Wales take their first steps towards climate action. 

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GreenME project

Our role in the European GreenME partnership project is to gather case studies to provide evidence of Green Care interventions. 

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Assured Growing project

Working with Development Trusts Association Wales, we're helping small-scale growers upscale and supply the public plate. 

 

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Future Farms project

A partnership project to convert a Welsh county farm in Powys into four spaces for agroecological enterprises.

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Tyfu Powys 

We are working with community sites in Powys to support people to be active, healthy and learn new skills. 

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Food Systems Carmarthenshire 

A partnership project improving access to local, sustainable food in Carmarthenshire.

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Local Places for Nature project 

Working with Keep Wales Tidy, we are supporting the creation of new and sustainable community gardens in Wales. The project transforms spaces for people and nature and is funded by the Welsh Government. 

 

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Community Land Advisory Service

A specialist advice service, CLAS Cymru helps community green space projects with land and planning. 

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Lantra partnership project

We are supporting Lantra's Tyfu Cymru and Farming Connect programmes. 

 

 

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Wales Allotment Forum

The Wales Allotment Forum is a quarterly online meeting for people to discuss issues affecting allotment development.

> Find out more

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Productive Community Orchards 

We're working with The Orchard Project and CARE, seeking funding to support the ongoing development of productive community orchards across Wales.

 

 

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Edible Cardiff Network

An independent network supported by Social Farms & Gardens bringing together growers across the Welsh capital.

> Visit the website

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Have a Grow 2024

Have a Grow is our national celebration of all things community growing. A chance for members to show what they do and for new faces to 'have a grow!'

 

 

Past work

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Contact us

If you'd like to get involved or know more about our work across Wales, please email us at [email protected] 

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.

If you're looking for digital guides, toolkits and reports, please visit our resources page, or see our videos about community growing in Wales. 


Find members in Wales

Use the map or list below to find out more about our members in Wales. 

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Where to start the search. This can be an address, city or postcode. If searching in London, try "London N1" instead of "N1".
City / County City / Suburb Contact ID
Coast Allotment Project Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire 70453
Coastal Housing Group Neath Neath 48674
Coed Organic Cowbridge Cowbridge 50534
Coed y Morfa Community Allotment Denbighshire Denbighshire 74103
Coeden Fach Swansea Swansea 44721
Coleg Plas Dwbl - Ruskin Mill Clynderwen Clynderwen 65695
Colwyn Bay Conservation & Environment Federation Colwy Bay Colwy Bay 70888
Connecting Classrooms Neath /Monze, Zambia Neath Neath 73018
Craft Connect Wrexham CIC Wrexham Wrexham 75296
Creating Welhealth Cooperative (Farm: Ty Nant, Fferm Frwythau) Corwen Corwen 75300
Criafolen Permaculture Garden Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire 79561
criw compostio Machynlleth Machynlleth 75909

Latest news

Nature, mental health, and equity. Highlights from the kick-off meeting of the GreenME project

The pioneering GreenME project will study how exposure to nature can be integrated in healthcare systems to treat and improve mental health for all. It officially launched its...

Seven years ago the Green Care Coalition (GCC) was set up to promote the commissioning and use of Green Care services. The term Green Care is an umbrella term that covers;

  • Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
  • Care farming
  • Ecotherapy
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Upcoming events

Gardeniser Pro Training, 20th February - 7th May 2024, online & Carmarthenshire

Gardeniser Pro is a formal qualification for organising roles within a community garden, farm or growing space. A blended online and in-person course delivered by Social Farms & Gardens.

Have a Grow, 2024

Our annual, nationwide celebration of all things community growing! 

 

Online, accessible anytime 

An online course for people interested in setting up a care farm. Get an introduction to care farming and the basics of starting up. 

 

Useful Case Studies

Clynfyw Care Farm in Pembrokeshire set up a Community Benefit Society for the long-term future of the farm and the enterprises that depend on it.  A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.
 

A Community partnership took a 25-year lease on council land via a Community Asset Transfer, empowering the local community to make use of unused land. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales.

 

Maesgwyn Isaf Farm was donated to the Ecological Land Cooperative (ELC) and is now in community ownership for new entrants to farming and for the local community. A series of case studies exploring access to land for sustainable farming in Wales....