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.
Barry school children help Food Vale to boost the Good Food Movement
Food Vale has released a video created in collaboration with Barry school children, introducing the public to the Food Vale Charter.
Food Vale Festival; a success!
Virtual attendees to the first ever Food Vale Festival were treated to a series of online events and inspiring stories from some of the Vale’s most sustainably minded food businesses.
Zero Waste Kitchen with Awesome.Wales
As part of our Food Vale Festival, we invited Amy from Awesome.Wales – The Vale’s first zero waste store – to share her tips on how to reduce waste in your household in a Twitter Takeover and Q&A session.
Cowbridge Market – a fundamental link in a healthy food chain during the pandemic
As part of the Food Vale Festival, we visited traders at Cowbridge Market to ask them about their experiences during the pandemic, and why buying local is important.
First Food Vale Festival takes place this March
The first ever Food Vale Festival will celebrate local businesses and highlight opportunities to improve local food systems. Individuals and businesses from across the Vale of Glamorgan are coming together this March to get involved with a new virtual food festival. […]
Food Vale has hired a new co-ordinator
Food Vale has hired a new co-ordinator; Louise Denham. Louise will help bring together organisations, businesses and communities to build a more sustainable local food system and improve the access, affordability and availability of good food across the Vale of Glamorgan.
Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen
Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen is situated on Penllyn Estate Farm, just off the A48 near Cowbridge. It offers customers the opportunity to buy high quality, seasonal food with an emphasis on Welsh produce.
Eat Out to Help Out in Wales
Eat Out to Help Out in Wales – food & drink businesses campaign for public to ‘Eat Independent, Support Local’.
Setting up a Food Service
Setting up a Food Service - Considerations by FareShare Cymru
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Vale Housing have dramatically changed their approach to advertising, scheme launch and service user delivery.
Food Vale showcases the innovation of local businesses
Local food Businesses across the Vale of Glamorgan have been forced to show resilience and adaptability over the past months in their bid to support their communities with safe and relevant food and drink services.
A Good Meal for Everybody, Every Day
As part of the Food Vale Steering group I truly believe a good meal for everybody, every day is something we should be aspiring to in the Vale.
Learning about food at home during the Covid -19 emergency
As many of us find ourselves with a new role of ‘home educator’ you may have found that food related activities have naturally gained an important role in the curriculum.
Healthy Eating on a Budget – Covid 19 and Beyond
If you feel you are developing symptoms of Covid-19, batch cooking some meals before you become too unwell can save you money and make it easier to eat nutritious meals to aid your recovery.
Tips and Hints – Covid 19 and Beyond
Beware of stories on social and print media of very specific diets or superfoods that claim to give protections against Coronavirus.
Healthy Eating Key Messages – Covid 19 and Beyond
There are no foods that ‘boost’ your immune system or will stop you from catching Covid-19. Eating a healthy balanced diet will make your immune system work at its best.
