What we do
At the moment you can get involved by:
~Attending our Veg Growing Workshops at Slade Farm Organics
~Come along to our cooking classes with Cooking Together Wales
~Join our Community Food Network
~Join our Sustainable Food Economy Network
~Sign up to our newsletter here
Need food access? There are many community food projects in Bridgend offering accessible food options, Find out more here!
Currently we are:
- Hosting monthly community food network meetings with BAVO
- Involved with the Welsh Veg in School Pilot, introducing Welsh grown organic veg to primary schools in Bridgend.
- Running a Sustainable Food Business Network
- Working with B Leaf to distribute Surplus veg grown in Bridgend to community groups
- Planning our Apple Day at Bryngarw
- Working on a school's satelite farm project
Previously we have:
- Mapped food systems across Bridgend
- Hosted Stakeholder Workshop
- Hosted the Bridgend Food Summit.
- Worked with Food & Fun to introduce Bridgend grown veg to the scheme.
- Distributed community food grants.
- Community engagement sessions.
- Launched a county wide food survey
- County wide cooking classes
- Growing skills course for community groups
- Good Food Movement arts project
Yn flaenorol, rydym wedi:
- Mapio systemau bwyd ledled Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
- Cynnal gweithdy rhanddeiliaid
- Cynnal Uwchgynhadledd Bwyd Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
- Gweithio gyda Bwyd a Hwyl i gyflwyno llysiau sy’n cael eu tyfu ym Mhen-y-bont i’r cynllun
- Sesiynau ymgysylltu cymunedol
- Lansio arolwg bwyd ar draws y sir
Ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn:
- Cynnal cyfarfodydd rhwydwaith bwyd cymunedol misol gyda BAVO
- Cymryd rhan yn y Peilot Llysiau Cymreig mewn Ysgolion, gan gyflwyno brocoli organig Cymreig i ysgolion cynradd ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr
- Gweithio ar brosiect Cyflenwi a Dosbarthu Bwyd Cymunedol
- Lansio Rhwydwaith Busnes Bwyd Cynaliadwy a phrosiect Cydweithredol
Areas of expertise
Partnership & Collaboration
Food Vision & Action Plan
Awareness and Engagement
Good Food Procurement
Transforming Local Supply Chains