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GREENMEADOW COMMUNITY FARM receives a top prize in the Netmums National Outdoor Play awards A MUCH-LOVED local attraction has scooped the runners-up prize in the prestigious Netmums Outdoor Play...
View ArticleGrow your own courses
The growing season is on full swing and there are lots of Growing the Future courses going on throughout Wales to help you learn… Throughout Wales there are still spaces available on the hands-on ‘Grow...
View ArticleSuccessful CLAS Cymru ‘Back to the Land’ event
CLAS Cymru welcomed 26 people (attendees and speakers) to our first official event in North Wales. Lucie Taylor (CLAS Cymru co-ordinator) welcomed attendees and gave a brief overview of CLAS Cymru and...
View ArticleCaerhys Organic Community Agriculture
Watch the new video about Caerhys Organic Community Agriculture (COCA).
View ArticleWebinar: Public access to maps of public sector land
Tuesday June 17th 10am – 11am The Community Land Advisory Service in England and Land Technologies invite you to an online discussion about making maps of land owned by the public sector, publicly...
View ArticleNight Out/Noson Allan scheme
If you host events or are thinking about holding an event on your site to get the community together or to reward your volunteers, you may like to consider organising for professional performers to...
View ArticleDoes your project have a story?
Does your project have something you want to shout about? Have you run a successful open day event? Are you using an innovative way of growing? Do you just want to let more people know you’re out...
View ArticleAre you interested in being part of a mentoring project organised by FCFCG?
We’re looking for established community growing projects and new community growers to let us know whether they’d be interested to participate in a Welsh mentoring network. We’re looking for people to...
View ArticleFCFCG Wales Newsletter June 2014
Newsletter Clychlythyr June 2014 Mehefin 2014 Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter Croeso i’r rhifyn Mehefin o ein cylchlythyr In this edition: Tyfu Pobl News General Jobs Mid Wales North...
View ArticleWoofers needed in North Wales
Two woofers or similar type volunteers needed urgently for FlintShare CSA in North Wales near Mold. Accommodation and food provided. Some experience of veg growing preferable as you will be spending...
View ArticleProtected: Reaching your market – Handouts
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View ArticleNews and events from Clynfyw Farm
Clynfyw Farm are hosting a number of events – check out their website for more information. Events include: Friday 11th July–Coffee morning in aid of Alzheimers Society–Ceredigon Branch Saturday 19th...
View ArticleGwirVol Youth Led Grant / Grantiau Dan Arweiniad Pobl Ifanc GwirVol
Neges gyflym wrth Banel Grant Ieuenctid CAVS, i ddweud bod y Grantiau Dan Arweiniad Pobl Ifanc GwirVol 2014/15 ar agor. Grantiau Dan Arweiniad Pobl Ifanc GwirVol Mae cyfanswm o £4,000 ar gael i grwpiau...
View ArticleSelling to local communities
Today’s post is from Mark Jones at the Rural Regeneration Unit. “If you are interested in selling glut produce through a local Community Food Co-op (a volunteer led buying group) please let me know and...
View ArticleFree soil conditioner in Flintshire
Flintshire County Council has its own open windrow composting site. They have gained PAS 100 status for their soil conditioner and currently supply a local Organic Farm. However, they are over-run with...
View ArticleUK’s first aquaponics solar greenhouse
FCFCG has teamed up with Aquaponics UK and Humble by Nature, a rural education centre owned by broadcaster Kate Humble, to launch the UK’s first ever aquaponics solar greenhouse today. The launch of...
View ArticlePeople’s Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme
The People’s Postcode Trust has announced that its small grants programme has will re-open for applications on the 7th July 2014. Through its small grants programme, the Trust offers grants of between...
View ArticleTwo new part time roles with Cwm Harry at Moelyci, N Wales
Two new part time roles with Cwm Harry at Moelyci, N Wales Moelyci Environmental Enterprise and Education Moelyci – a 390 acre farm outside of Bangor – has been a pioneering environmental centre for...
View ArticleYour organisation could be part of our thriving garden and working allotment
Barry Community Garden & Allotments have just introduced a group membership scheme where companies, charities and other organisation can have full access to the project with their own set of keys...
View ArticleAre you Reaching Your Market?
On Friday 18th July at Y Plas Machynlleth, Fiona Trappe, a marketing expert in both the commercial and third sectors delivered a full day’s training on how community growing projects can effectively...
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