News
New project provides access to fresh veg for families supported by SPLICE and T-GRAINS.
Slade Farm has been working with SPLICE Child and Family Project in Pyle to create 12% accessible shares in their CSA scheme for the season.
Vale citizens unite to shape a sustainable local food plan
Twenty-five citizens from across the Vale of Glamorgan – representing local food producers, food poverty project leaders, independent businesses, food activities and community food growers – came together last week to put forward their ideas for a sustainable local food system in the Vale.
Come and join Food Vale’s first ever Network Meeting!
Come and join Food Vale’s first ever Network Meeting to talk about the future of our food systems in the Vale.
Top 10 places to buy local in the Vale this summer
We’re lucky in the Vale to have a number of great places to buy your ingredients locally. So if you’re cooking al fresco this summer, why not buy local and enjoy your food full of flavour.
Opening of the Penarth Food Pod
A new pay-as-you feel FoodPod has opened in St. Lukes, Penarth, which will help local residents access affordable food.
Food Vale works in partnership to improve access to a good meal for everyone, everyday
Food Vale is working closely with the Health Board and a number of partners including Vale Foodbank and Vale of Glamorgan Council, to understand the barriers people living in the Vale face in feeding themselves or their families.
Vale-grown tea takes to the shelves at Fortnum and Mason
Tea that has been grown, harvested and processed in the Vale of Glamorgan is now gracing the shelves of one of the most iconic food and drink retailers in the world – Fortnum and Mason.
Food Vale partner Cywain celebrates 3 years!
It’s been 3 years since the start of the Cywain project and to celebrate they have put together this infographic which demonstrates the support they have offered food & drink producers across Wales!
Celebrating community growing projects in the Vale
As part of the Ffres! Festival of Veg – Wales’s first Festival of Veg – Food Vale has launched a series of videos celebrating community growing projects in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Coed Garden
Coed garden is a project based near Cowbridge, including a community garden and forest garden.
Plant Llantwit
Plant Lantwit is a community action group which aims to revive waste ground by planting trees and hedgerows.
Penarth Growing Community
Penarth Growing Community was established in 2020 by Gwyrddio Penarth Greening (GPG) to encourage and establish community growing in Penarth.