Did you Have a Grow with us this year?
And just like that, another year of Have a Grow celebrations in Cymru have come to an end. We are always so thankful for the continued support for Have a Grow and love seeing groups returning year after year to shout about the wonderful work they are doing. We hope to see you all again next year for more green and growing events! Here a short round-up of some great events that were held across Cymru this year:
Lily, who works at Y Siop Fach Sero in the Rhondda Valleys said “we had a lovely few days celebrating Have a Grow at Y Siop. Our event was called ‘Sunnies & Salads’ where we invited members of the community to come and make their own recycled paper flowerpots and plant some sunflower or salad seeds to take home with them. Thanks to Social Farms & Gardens Cymru for organising this!”
Another of our members in Cymru who took part in Have a Grow this year, Cultivate in Powys, celebrated ‘All things beans’ at their event. They offered a tour of their no-dig market garden, different workshops and the opportunity to celebrate UK grown fava beans and peas with lots of tasty nibbles! Cultivate are one of the projects working with Social Farms & Gardens on our Tyfu Powys project. We were able to offer groups in Powys £200 towards their Have a Grow events, thanks to funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Supported by Powys County Council.
This year we were lucky enough to secure some funding that enabled us to offer groups in Cymru some eco-friendly Have a Grow marketing packs. This included some re-useable posters, bamboo pencils, paper flags, organic cotton tote bags and some re-useable bunting. We would like to thank Welshpool Printing Group for sourcing all of the eco-friendly and sustainable materials that allowed us to put these packs together.
Another project that took part this year was, The Feelgood Factory / Bryncynon Strategy, who celebrated Have a Grow with some live music, a visit from the local school children and some delicious salad wraps made from their own garden produce! We are currently working with The Feelgood Factory on our Camau Gwyrdd project (funded by the National Lottery Community Fund) so look forward to seeing lots of climate friendly activities going on very soon.
We would like to thank all of the groups that took the time to sign up and take part in Have a Grow this year - we always appreciate your support and enthusiasm to take part. All of the projects are fantastic! Would you like to take part in Have a Grow next year? Make sure you keep up to date with everything happening at Social Farms & Gardens by signing up to our newsletter and becoming a member (if you aren’t already!)