Care farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices. Service users regularly attend these care farm as part of a structured care, rehabilitation, or special educational programme. Service users vary hugely, from older people living with dementia, to children and adults with learning...
With the UK's second biggest city in Birmingham and plenty of other big urban areas, the West Midlands is an important region for SF&G and community growing in the UK.
See below for a map view or list of Social Farms & Gardens members in this region, 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.
West Midlands
West Midlands
| Organisation Name | City / County |
|---|---|
| Goscote Greenacres Community Garden | Walsall |
| Gosford Community Garden | Coventry |
| Green Saplings CIC | Worcester |
| Greenmoor Allotment Association Community Garden | Nuneaton |
| Growing Together (Friends of Mary Stevens Park) | Stourbridge |
| Handsworth Association of Schools | Birmingham |
| Hartshill School | Nuneaton |
| Hawbush Community Gardens | West Midlands |
| Haygrove Community Gardens | Ross-on-Wye |
| HEART (Hilltop Equine & Rural Therapies) | Herefordshire |
| Highbury Orchard Community CIC | Birmingham |
| Highfield Activities Community Garden | Uttoxeter |
Get Involved
For details of our work in the West Midlands, email: admin@farmgarden.org.uk
Latest news
Social Farms & Gardens are delighted to announce that The Prince of Wales has chosen to extend his Patronage of the charity. The Prince of Wales has always taken a keen interest in our work to support communities to farm, garden and grow together, and over the summer he accepted an...
Upcoming events
Start / End Date: 2nd - 3rd July 2021 (Online)
The popular School Farms Conference is back in 2021! This year's theme is 'Growing People, Plants and Animals'.
Start / End Date: 1st June 2021, 16:00 - 17:00
A chance for SF&G members - particularly new members - to gather virtually, build connections and share support ideas in a safe, encouraging environment.
Start / End Date: 11th May 2021, 13:30 -14:30
One of our monthly webinars for Social Farms & Gardens members to learn, share experiences and hear the amazing work fellow members are doing.
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...